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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sunday is portrait day. Another #allaprima portrait with a first time model.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#inktober2026. day 6 #ogre Starting to regret the crosshatching thing now.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#inktober2026. #miniature. This is Tiny. I call him that because he’s my newt.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Having a go at #inktober2026. Aiming to learn some Crumb-like crosshatching in the course of the month.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oil on Board. A3. Long form portrait session on Sunday. First time model Mya. A bit messy because I forgot my brushes. #allaprima #oilportrait

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Rusty at life drawing. Tried out a long form life session yesterday. Oil on canvas Quite unhappy with the face. I digitally painted in a background to allow the figure to pop. This canvas will be recycled.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can’t think of a better way of spending a Sunday than a long form portrait. This is my #allaprima painting of Mya who was a first-time model and was great to paint.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

20 min iPad portrait from life at local portrait group.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Still addicted to long form portrait sessions. Managing to get more done in the time. Also managed to mix more paint. Reasonable likeness. #allaprima #oilportrait

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Some 10 minute portraits done from life today. Ten mins is not very long to solve a likeness.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For some reason, I enjoy doing portraits (which I can’t ever sell) rather than something more commercial. Here’s the latest.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Bit more work on the portrait of Antonio.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My completed #oilportrait of Liah. Done from life (4 hr session). Quite happy with how this feels.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Addicted to these long pose live portrait sessions. Getting a finished painting within the time is challenging but a lot of fun.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A bunch of 20 min portraits done from life today. Messing about with looser mark-making. This was a subglasses-special.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Another Sunday and another long form live portrait session. Once again I used transparent red oxide as the underpainting colour - which seems to yield less ashy portraits. Finally managed to produce a decent mostly finished painting in the time.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Me copying a Mick Inkpen drawing. My first attempt at this sort of art. (In physical media).

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A little bit more work on the portrait I did on Sunday. Not crazy about my paint application but like the feel of this one.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Enjoyed painting this in a real-life portrait session. Didn’t quite get to finish it in the time but happy with the outcome. #allaprima #oilportrait

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Started new painting: Man watching World Cup is being persuaded by women to do household repairs.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Intending to do some #tonedpaper portraits. Hoping that non digital portraits will force me to be a bit more careful in the initial block-out. Subject choice is from my favourite TV show. #andor #bix

Toned paper drawing. Portrait of actor Ardria Arjona from Andor.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Oil on board. A4. My very fast oil portrait of Lucy reading.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Some of my iPad portraits. Some famous people, some not.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

About once a month, a bunch of us meet in a pub to do quick portraits of each other. This was today’s batch.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Did a little more to the portrait of Clayton. #allaprima. Such a great sitter.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Study of some lemons. Trying hard to get accurate colour. Looking at the bounce lighting and the subsurface scattering.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

One of the most challenging things to do as artist, is a long form portrait with a live sitter. Did that today in Sheffield. Not sure if I got a perfect likeness but enjoyed the process.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

This weekend my studio is open for visitors. Come along and say hello. (Sheffield, UK).

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Currently enjoying painting these little 6”x6” canvases. I can work faster and I am less worried about getting everything right.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

20 min portrait using instant coffee as a pigment.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Another all-day portrait event: Painting a model over a 5 hour session. This time I messed-up. I didn’t spot the weakness in the painting. This is a cleaned-up version with tweaks to the drawing. #allaprima

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Oil on mini-canvas. 6”x6” painting of a sleeping Horace the cat.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Playing with Pocket Procreate. Which is like Procreate, but for the iPhone. And you draw with your finger. The imprecision ends up looking a bit like oil paint.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Ooh - local gallery is using my Venice painting on their poster.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My still life oil painting of some sardines. An experiment in trying to avoid using blending and too little paint. Thicker paint and more economical marks. #allaprima

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Digital portrait of local artist Bob. Done from life, but with a fix up pass.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It’s always a good time for a #mementomori This one just raw umber and solvent.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Every month I go to an all-day portrait session. With a model, proper lighting and about 5 hours of painting time. Pretty happy with the likeness this time. #oilportrait #allaprima

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Another oil painting. Not sure if I like the background. Might change it. Experimenting with more deliberate brushwork.

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Little 12”x12” oil on canvas. A view of Staithes in North Yorkshire. # oillandscape

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GlynWilliamsArtist @glynwilliamsartist.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

In 2021, I decided to start painting. I think this was the first thing I painted.

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