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These demonstrations show my abilities from late 2006, and I've improved since then.
Please see the Amelie's Progress Gallery >> to see more recent work.

Original Image Style Description
A delicate layered painting of the Capitolio building
in Cuba. This will be quick to complete.

Simulation: black and white pencils on coloured chalks.

A colourful depiction of Times Square in New York.
This will take me only a few minutes to complete.

Simulation: bright, slapdash mixed acrylics.

A wacky re-interpretation of Vermeer's classic.
This can take me up to 10 minutes to complete.

Simulation: bright, poorly mixed acrylics.

A quick sketch of the Swiss Re building
in London (otherwise known as the Gherkin).
For a better version, please see my City
Series gallery. This sketch might take me
around 10 minutes to complete.

Simulation: graphite pencil with shading.

A portrait of my old friend Glen. This might
take me as long as an hour to complete.

Simulation: coloured pencils with hatching.

A portrait of John Cass, from Imperial College.
This is just a very quick sketch of John, and
should only take me a few minutes to complete.

Simulation: coloured pencils, outlines only.

A pleasing painting of Madrid rooftops, which
appeared in the Metro newspaper. This painting
can take up to an hour for me to finish.

Simulation: acrylic paints.

A quick portrait of Paul O'Grady. Not brilliant,
but not a bad likeness. This should take me about
five minutes to finish.

Simulation: charcoal and chalk.

Another portrait of Paul O'Grady, to show
the differences in the various styles I use.
This one takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Simulation: coloured pencils with hatching.

A quick sketch of the Pearl Tower in Shanghai,
which should be done in minutes. There's a bigger
and better version in my City Series gallery.

Simulation: pencil outline sketch.

The Painting Fool. © Machine Creations Ltd.
A computer program that aspires to be an artist.
I sell prints and take commissions.