Painter Award Jason Carlisle Painted Lady, oil on canvas, 3912⁄ x55in. (100x140cm). ‘Painted Lady was completed earlier this year and shows a previous partner, Victoria Parkes, and the mother of my 26-year-old daughter,’ explains Jason. ‘My last few paintings have been full torso with an emphasis on perspective and compositional elements to reflect the personality of the sitter. Deciding on the next painting is constantly on my mind and much of the preliminary work is in the form of words. I discussed my ideas with Victoria, who was happy to sit for me. A few hours of rapid sketching and lots of photos became the basis of the work. A later final sitting working on the face completed the piece to a level I was happy with.’ Find out more about Jason and his working methods in next month’s issue of Leisure Painter.
Leisure Painter Open 2017 at Patchings Art Centre was once again a huge success. The skill and creativity of the amateur artists chosen for exhibition were outstanding, and the diversity of the paintings on show in the Pavilion Gallery created a spectacular exhibition.