Roy P Awbery produces original fine art paintings in acrylic and water colours across a variety of different genres - life’s too short to be pigeon-holed!
Commission enquiries are always welcomed.
Roy P Awbery produces original fine art paintings in acrylic and water colours across a variety of different genres - life’s too short to be pigeon-holed!
Commission enquiries are always welcomed.
Before 27th December 2018 I had never picked up a paintbrush. Bored and looking for something to do I found a water colour starter set that my wife had bought for me for Christmas a couple of years previous and began to paint. The first picture was of a cottage in a nearby village - it wasn’t great! The next day I decided to have another go and, rather ambitiously, tried to paint the Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims, France. Again, it wasn’t great. So, I decided to set myself a task and a challenge. I would paint every day for 30 days and every day I would paint something different regardless of how the previous day’s attempt went. During this 30 day period I watched hundreds of online videos and read lots of books and blogs so that I could learn about techniques and then try to put them into practice. The result: my paintings progressed rapidly and, after 30 continuous days, painting became something of a habit. Today, I’m still painting everyday but I’m no longer completing one piece each day as my artwork has become more complex and larger and I now have regular commissions that require a lot more time and effort. I’m truly amazed that my art has taken off the way it has and even ended up on BBC radio recently to discuss my success.
I thought it might be interesting to show where I’ve progressed from so below is a selection of some of my early paintings. Feel free to let me have your thoughts and comments via the contact page. Better yet, why not have a go at the 30 day challenge yourself -I’d love to see your progress.
First water colour painting on day 1
My first attempt at painting in water colour. Definitely in need of some refinement! And so the 30 day challenge to paint every day is born.
Second water colour painting on day 2
Not one to refrain from a challenge I decided to try to replicate a cathedral in water colour. Perspective was definitely a bit off but it’s progress on day 1.
Third painting in acrylic on day 3
Aiming to paint something different every day, and introducing one of my other hobbies, astronomy, I had a go at painting an exaggerated view of the Milky Way.
