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The more I work on the David painting the more I appreciate the devine genius of Michelangelo. I know he was part of the revival of classic sculpture and there may well have been classical sculptors with his talent but that just doesn’t take away … Continue reading →

Well after about 4 hours work I have decided to call it a day. I have just about exhausted my artistic powers, such as they are, for one day. David is slowly coming together and I have to say it is shaping up really well. Of course I’m now facing … Continue reading →

Well this is perhaps the most ambitious painting I have ever tried – no strike that it is. This is a painting about perfection in almost every sense, the subject is perfection produced by a devine and so I have to rise to the challenge – not much … Continue reading →

Well I’m still working on the Duchess of Cambridge portraits and I’m not sure about this so far – however I’ve taken it as far as I can today – need to sleep on it. Anyway, I’ve been reading some of the really bitchy reviews of the official portra… Continue reading →

Well I seem to be trying to paint icons at the moment. This portrait was inspired by the lukewarm reception for the first official portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus – just how hard would it… Continue reading →

As there seems to be a bit of controversy over the new official portrait of the Countess of Strathearn I thought I’d have a go and see what I could produce. Here is just a sample of what I have produced so farSimon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonma… Continue reading →

Well that is enough of Batman, for a while at least – I suspect there is more to come from that source. No this time I’m looking at creating a painting of possibly the biggest icon of the modern era. I wonder how this is going to turn out?Simon Ma… Continue reading →

Well I have started to develop the final and most important character of the painting – Batman. This is based on the underpainting I do for all my paintings – it looked so good that I thought I should keep a copy.Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.sim… Continue reading →

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I have started on what is my most ambitious painting, a Dark Knight Rises montage of the three main characters, Batman, Cat woman and Bain. The biggest problem I am facing is how to make it unique rather than a pastiche of the PR shots for the fil… Continue reading →