Kristian Purcell @kristianpurcell

My painting of Vivien Leigh on her birthday

'Did ever raven sing so like a lark" (Vivien Leigh), 2025. Oil on canvas, 70x60cm.

05.11.2025 20:08 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A photograph of a drawing.Folds, in charcoal and matte pencil

Folds, in charcoal and matte pencil

#drawing

02.11.2025 18:08 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Art exhibition poster, Bedford School Staff & Friends PV 6.30-8 7th Nov

Bedford School Staff & Friends exhibition, PV 6.30-8 7th Nov

Show runs until 12 December

02.11.2025 16:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Painted sketch in blues and browns

An old oil sketch from 2017 that was inspired by an image of Marie Doro, it led to another painting that wa far more realistic.
Private collection.

#tbt #painting

30.10.2025 11:31 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love these theatre paintings of Sickert’s.

25.10.2025 21:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Work in progress. Where to go next? Balancing detail and looseness, monochrome/colour.

#painting

25.10.2025 13:44 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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24.10.2025 18:09 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Painting of a woman holding a white cloth around her

Sometimes I like to little studies of old master works to challenge myself. This is a copy of Odalisque, 1839, by Francesco Hayez I have been working on this on and off since last year and was determined to finish it. Learnt a little from this experience, especially with glazing. #painting

24.10.2025 18:09 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

A favourite corner of a painting if mine

24.10.2025 13:06 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Isn’t it just!

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This is quite a read!

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22.10.2025 18:14 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well, he’s certainly out of my league price wise… I’m a few hundred quid, he’s a few hundred grand!

21.10.2025 20:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ha! I wish!

21.10.2025 20:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Agree.
Much better. 2 9s or a 10 is a luxury with our available midfield 343 maximises our quality in the right places. Agyemang is a decent Left Forward with his pace and effort.

21.10.2025 20:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The whole day was a good reminder of how limited digital images are when it comes to painting, especially contemporary work with varied textures and layers. The Victor Man works had such a physical presence, incredible.

21.10.2025 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Evju is making some incredible work, the show is at Kristin Helljegjerde in Tanner Street near Londin Bridge

21.10.2025 19:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yep. If Warne had played 2 in midfield and 2 at the back he’d be crucified. I was looking forward to move beyond the back 3 but you need an alternative way of keeping possession. But aside from that the passing is so so bad.

21.10.2025 19:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dom Dietrich had just gone through the duel stats. Absolutely awful.

21.10.2025 19:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0