Ok. So reviewing yesterday's efforts much more work needed on the old drawing skills. Today - a quick #chromamagic demo on how much you can achieve with only a few colors and shapes and no fancy brushwork. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorflowers #floralart #art

Tried a watercolor version of last week’s model. A little rusty but not too shabby I think #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorportrait

A little Boston brownstone flavor after our trip to the big city last week. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #bostonpainting #boston #cityscape #watercolorcityscape

Smashing Pumpkins! An in progress ChromaMagic powered value study (with magic five munsell value mode) with @paulfoxton.bsky.social and @micheleclamp.com Stream: www.youtube.com/live/N2X4qrh... #oil #painting #chromamagic

We took a trip on the train out to the big city today to see Mr Winslow Homer, and Mr John Copley. A little 🧵 of some snaps I took with @micheleclamp.com 👇 #painting #museum #art

Fabulous time at Post Road Art Center's portrait class yesterday. So much more enjoyable than photos. Tough though. This was the best of the bunch. #portraitclass #portraits #contecrayon #postroadartcenter #drawing #lifedrawing #lifeclass

Magic and Chroma are extremely happy right now. Happy Christmas to everyone.

A Festive Friday Foxton today with ChromaMagic

Doing all the drawings is making me break free a little in my painting sessions. Here I'm doing a big no-no - painting into the paint when almost dry to leave blossoms and marks. I'm liking the effect. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorportrait #watercolortechniques

Hoo boy! Onto the Sargents and a very different way of drawing. Will take some time to get into these. Viscountess Astor. #dailysketch #mastersketch #portraitsketch

Yesterday was a reference generation day photographing some simple flowers ready for lessons in modelling form. Tried a quick, loose, yellow carnation at the end with only two colors for the bloom. A nice effect I think. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorflowers #carnationpainting

The final Holbein (that I have). And a fine one to end on - Willima Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury. Nice to draw someone with some miles on the clock. #portraitsketch #mastersketch #sketchcopy

Elizabeth, Lady Vaux. Wife of the previous portrait. Probably had to put up with a lot. #dailysketch #portraitsketch #mastersketch

Beards, shmeards. Nice shifty look in the eyes with this Holbein. Thomas, 2nd Baron Vaux 1510-1556. Done while gallery sitting. #dailysketch #mastersketch #portraitsketch

Gallery sitting today so some time for some Holbein drawing. Henry Howard - Early of Surrey. Husband to the lady in the previous drawing. #dailysketch #mastersketch #portraitsketch

No drawing today but some work on a flower lesson focusing on simplification and form. Slightly overworked as I think through the best way to demo #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorflowers #flowerpainting #watercolorlessons

Frances, Countess of Surrey 1517-1577. Holbein sketch copy. Proportions very hard in this as there's so little form. #mastersketch #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Really enjoyed this one. A lot of the ladies have a hint of double chin. Fashionable? #dailysketch #mastersketch #holbeinsketch #portraitsketch

The Lady Parker Holbein copy today. Very tricky this one as there's very little to it. #mastersketch #sketchcopy #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Always wanting to be the center of attention our Magipuss.

Chromamagic to the fore in today's @paulfoxton.bsky.social Friday live

Back to the beards. Holbein once more. Starting to get those nuances of likeness more reliably. #mastersketch #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Another clean-shaven dude which I appreciate. Holbein copy. #mastersketch #dailysketch #portraitsketch

No beard today which I definitely prefer. Another Holbein. #dailysketch #mastersketch #portraitsketch

The interns have decided we need a ChromaMagic chip of the year. This year it is 7.5PB 5/14!!!

Another day, another Holbein. At some point I'll revisit all of these and probably get demoralized as to how little improvement there's been. #mastersketch25 #mastersketch #dailysketch #portraitsketch

While I'm here here are all the Holbein sketches for Todd Casey's #mastersketch25 (There were two paintings as well but it spoils the collage)

The interns. Hard at work as always for all you ChromaMagic needs.

I'm enjoying the Holbeins so I'm carrying on for now. They only take 30 mins or so and I do them with my morning coffee. Good start to the day. #dailysketch #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch

Day 30 and the last day of #mastersketch25 Didn't think I'd make it through the whole month and, frankly, I haven't done as much drawing for a while. Good times and thanks to Todd Casey #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Second to last of the Holbeins and a nice one today. Left facing and not an ethereal young lady or a bearded dude. #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Another tricky one that looks simple. Mostly line (partly why I like Holbein drawings) which leaves you very little room for error. #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US. But still the sketches go on. Finally one facing to the left for a change. #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Day 26 of #mastersketch25 Feeling like I'm on a bit of a plateau here. Still finding things that my judgement is out on various things but not finding a way through. #dailysketch #portraitsketch

All paintings are up and on display. Looks like a fabulous space too. #newenglandwatercolor #watercolor #newenglandwatercolorsociety

A painting for a change. Part of a @paulfoxton.bsky.social workshop. This was done with a little stubby palette knife which I've not done before. Gives some lovely texture. #oilpainting #valuestudy #paletteknife #stilllife

Day 25 of #mastersketch25. Only 5 more but still plenty of Holbeins left in the bag. #portraitsketch #dailysketch. Rather enjoyed this one. A somewhat sturdier person which makes a change from the delicate ladies.

Day 24 of #mastersketch25 It's been a loooong month. I am finding I look forward to doing the daily drawing much more than I did at the start. It's nice to get something 'real' done first thing. Another Holbein - looking to the right! #dailysketch #portraitsketch

The proportions are definitely right on this one. Another simple one that I like #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

It seems that a lot of these Holbein drawings have people facing towards the right. Very awkward for me as a right hander. I'm going to hazard a guess that Holbein was left handed. #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Very clean this one and looks simple but wasn't. Probably now my favorite so far of the Holbeins. #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Day 20 of #mastersketch25 and I'm back to the solid graphite for today's Holbein. It gets nice darks but the mechanical pencil has a better, more delicate line. #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Another pared down Holbein drawing copy but definitely starting to have more character. One of my faves I think this. #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Mostly using the mechanical here. It gives a lighter value to get those subtle skin changes. Another Holbein #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Probably not visible right now but I'm sensing a change now we're 17 days in. The process is easier and I'm focusing on what's important to render. Another Holbein for #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Day 16 in the #mastersketch25 already! Over half way. One thing that's come out of this is me appreciating even more how good Holbein is. #dailysketch #portraitsketch

On with the Holbeins. Concentrating on the feature relationships and am slowly honing things. Still retaining some life in the lines though I hope #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch

Slowing down a little. Doing one of these each day really hammers home where you need to slow down and pay attention. Every angle counts. #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Ditched the mechanical pencil for this for a solid graphite one. Like them both really. Another Holbein. Day 13 of #mastersketch25 #dailysketch #portraitsketch

Ok - a little better with the proportions today I think. Another Holbein. This one I think is the husband of yesterday's lady. #mastersketch25 #portraitsketch #dailysketch