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Latest blog posts from Boogie Street

A Day of Glazing
Tynemouth (work in Progress)I've been staring at this painting for a week or two, worrying over the jarring effects of red, green and blue in one picture. Today, I took it back to the Club and repainted the sea, using Payne's grey and white with a little cadmium violet. Not only did that provide...
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Published 3 days ago

The Barley Mow, Newcastle
The Barley Mow, Newcastle (Oil on canvas, 16 x 16 ins)Conscious of my increasing tendency to stop short of completion, I decided to push on today and get this painting finished. It's now on the wall of the Club's studio, hoping to win the prize in this month's themed competition, "Townscapes".I...
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Published 4 days ago

Wayne Thiebaud: Interview
I sometimes wonder if my early interest in becoming an illustrator and cartoonist might account for my preferences in painters. Both Edward Hopper and Wayne Thiebaud, the subject of this video, began their careers as illustrator/cartoonist. Maybe it's something to do with the clarity of image and...
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Published 7 days ago

Hailstones and Blossom
Outside the sky has turned darkest grey and for the first time that I can recall, we're having thunder and hailstones. Inside, I'm warm and surrounded by the scent of grapefruit blossom.Thirty years ago I picked up a pip from the office floor and pushed it into one of my plant pots. The...
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Published a week ago

Continuing the Small One
St James's Park (work in progress)I wonder how interesting it is for you to see me post these images which change almost imperceptibly? I worked on this for three hours, breaking off for unlimited cups of coffee (the Club's system has changed - 50p for any number of cups, instead of 30p a cup)...
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Published a week ago

A Small One to Get Me Going
St James's Park (work in progress)Work on the Barley Mow painting is getting so fiddly that I needed something to get me into a rhythm at the Club today. This little painting - which isn't finished yet - was sufficient to free me up and let me move on to the Barley Mow, which I left like this...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Self Portraits

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Published 2 weeks ago

From Dillons First Floor Window
From Dillons First Floor Window (Oil on board) (Private Collection)In her comment on the previous post, Serena asked if I had a photograph of the painting derived from the drawing. Well, I do, and here it is. I see that the numbers in the crowd increased as the painting took shape! Maybe it was...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Old Drawings #22
From Dillon's First Floor Window (charcoal on cartridge paper)I've been distracted somewhat over the past week, and haven't been able to put the time in on my painting or my blogging. I hope this distraction has passed.I reckon this drawing was done in 1994 when I was really starting to get into...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Gallery Grump
Theatre Royal, Grey Street (Private Collection)Grey Street is one of the finest in Newcastle, designed by John Dobson in the Georgian style and apparently voted 'Best street in the UK' in 2002 by BBC Radio 4 listeners. I've always thought that it would be a suitable site for a good commercial...
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Published 3 weeks ago

More Barley Mow Progress
Barley Mow (work in progress)Another two or three hours at the Club and the Barley Mow (incidentally, it's pronounced Mao) is moving along quite well. I sat and pondered the profusion of chimney stacks, but came to the conclusion that I like the way they flicker across the surface. The many...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Women in Art
Women In Art - The most amazing home videos are here
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Published 4 weeks ago