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'Intermission' vector graphics exercise
Frankly, I don't what possessed me, but I decided to recreate 1970s cinema intermission screens as vector graphics with the rule that...

Richard Littler
Aug 241 min read


Bacon Hitchcock
Painting exercise. 'Dial B for Bacon'. A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock in the style of Francis Bacon.

Richard Littler
Aug 61 min read


Francis Bacon Francis Bacon
A painting of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) in the style of Francis Bacon (1909-1992)

Richard Littler
Aug 51 min read


Pop Selfie
A self-portrait in the style of Peter Blake.

Richard Littler
Jul 251 min read


Noir-ish Photography Experiment
Aiming for that 1940s, noir look (with my office lamp as the only light source). "The Black Sunflower Murders" "The Day the Sun Turned...

Richard Littler
Jul 171 min read



Richard Littler
Jul 170 min read



Richard Littler
Jul 160 min read


Sketch & Paint Exercise
From a photo reference, chosen mainly because I liked the greenish skin tone palette.

Richard Littler
Jul 101 min read


Pulp Experiment
Is it too late for me to become a mid-century commercial artist who illustrates cheap, pulp paperbacks and lurid magazine covers? Process...

Richard Littler
Jul 21 min read


Camera Test
Testing out the Nikon P1100's fully manual capabilities.

Richard Littler
Jul 11 min read


'Linocut Selfie'
I couldn't sleep, so whiled away the early hours finishing off this linocut style selfie.

Richard Littler
Jun 151 min read


16th Century Signet Design
I'm a bit obsessed with late-Elizabethan and early-Jacobean woodcuts and engravings at the moment, so began designing my own signet...

Richard Littler
Jun 11 min read


Sunday Morning Ghost
Grainy, gritty, ghostly Sunday morning sketch.

Richard Littler
May 181 min read


Paint Test (Caravaggio Palette)
As an experiment, I sampled often-used colours from several Caravaggio paintings and used them to paint this. Naturally, the result is a...

Richard Littler
May 161 min read


Still Life (Ritalin Blister Sheet)
Still life. In more ways than one... I painted it for entry in a local art exhibition (but it was not accepted).

Richard Littler
May 161 min read


Shakespeare Painting Exercise
I've been reading a lot about William Shakespeare and late-1500s, early-1600s culture recently. As a casual painting exercise, so thought...

Richard Littler
May 141 min read


Easter Egg
This is my first attempt at painting a religious subject, so I hope you like it.

Richard Littler
Apr 221 min read


Eggy Dog Painting
In a bid to attract more followers online, I looked at which post images do well. People seem to like a) pets b) food, so I strategically...

Richard Littler
Apr 111 min read


Mr Punch Sketch
Just a quick paint/sketch of Mr Punch for something I'm working on.

Richard Littler
Apr 91 min read


Self-portrait (with insomnia)
I've always endured phases of insomnia, but it seems to have got worse recently. I'm used to nights of interrupted sleep, but for the...

Richard Littler
Mar 301 min read
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