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Male Art

The Male figurative artwork which I have painted over the past few years tells a story in my approach to painting. From the simplisity and graphic style of earlier paintings, I found that it took some bravery to break free of the restrictions of my linework. It was around 2007 that things began to loosen up more and in 2009 I believe that the Male subject became more daring in that I was more willing to contrast dark and light and use colour more boldly. Current work is beginning to employ the use of fine textures which I have more recently reserved for landscape paintings.

  • 16.03.2010 • Queen Of Swords-King Of Clubs

    • When I recently decided to paint another painting celebrating celebrity culture in the middle of my Klimt influenced phase, I just knew it had to be Boy George. George gets a lot of bad press at times but I think the planet is a better place with George on it. This painting is currently about 80% completed, please check back soon to see the finalised artwork.

  • 28.02.2010 • Scot’s Pine

    • Figurative art, Scottish painting artist Joe Hendry paints in his Glasow Studio original art and Limited Edition Prints available

  • 2.03.2010 • Untitled Male Art

    • Another sneak preview of some male art in progress. I can see several versions of this painting, or how I would like it to be, in my head. How this translates onto canvas is another story. Watch this space.

  • 6.03.2010 • Male Klimt Art

    • This male painting is mixed media of acrylic, ink, pastel and charcoal. This artwork is currently in progress and i was tempted not to use the current “Klimt” influence I am expressing on him but decided to do so as the painting progressed.

  • 28.02.2010 • Ray Of Light II

    • I am fond of these paintings because of the way in which the atmosphere in them was created. They also seem to achieve a certain ambiguity and leaves what is happenijng in the mind of the subject to the viewer.

  • 29.01.2010 • Page Of Chalices

    • New Figurative male Kilt Art for 2010. This painting has been quite exciting to work on both from the execution and also there has been a cross over from the current Goddess paintings.

  • 26.02.2010 • Another Daydream

    • I initially painted this image in a different colour palette and although I was very happy with the painting, I wanted to paint it again as I could see a different version of it in my head. This was the result. The strength of the light and shadow was exaggerated and the atmosphere of the scene was changed considerably.

  • 20.02.2010 • Male Figurative Painting “Narcissus”

    • Painted in 2009, this 3 x 2 ft acrylic on cotton canvas male art was one of a series of darker toned male canvases. This piece was painted in the run up to the solo exhibition at Glasgow’s ArtDeCaf (now Braewell Galleries). During this time I noticed after painting that subconsciously I had painted the male canvases in a dark palette and the female paintings were all in lighter colours.

  • 29.01.2010 • Boy’s Don’t Cry

    • One thing I have noticed about this artwork is that it makes people want to vocalise how they feel and what they think about the subject, which I have always found interesting.

  • 25.01.2010 • Ray Of Light

    • This artwork was painted entirely with flat head brushes. It is more usual for me when painting to conceal brush strokes somewhat but the opposite was happening here to create texture and atmosphere in this painting. The “figure painted in front of a window” theme began for me in 2009 and it is a subject which i hope to investigate further.

  • 19.01.2010 • Solo

    • Painting this artwork was quite an event as
    it went through several stages of
    development and I found myself terrified
    of overworking it. Many artists don’t
    know when to stop sometimes and I
    am certainly no exception.