Harj Bains

A small collection of sketches from my ongoing life drawing practice,

Study of the sculpture 'Peasant woman nursing a baby' by Aimé-Jules Dalou. 2025

9x12 Oil on Canvas Paper.

For Sale, email if interested

A quick study of a stone bust at the National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.

2024

9×12 Oil on Canvas Paper

Dallas On Sofa

Ipad sketch (Procreate)

Christmas 2024

Study done at the Musee Des Beaux-Arts Montreal

Ipad painting (Procreate)

2024

Portrait of our wonderful companion Jollie

2024

20x20in

Oil on Acrylic primed board

Dallas 2024

24×24in Acrylic on board

2024

Digital Paint

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Me basking in my blue.

Marisol - Poolaw

2024

Digital Paint

A study of an iconic sculpture from the Marisol exhibition at the Musee de Beaux Arts, Montreal.

Prints available on request

2024

Digital Paint

Part of the 2024 ‘Emerging Artists’ Exhibition at the Montreal Museum and Arts Center

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An exploration of a hand form rotated on a single axis. Referencing my animation background.

You can find an animated version here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0fS_khJSfR/

2022

Digital Paint

Part of the 2024 ‘Emerging Artists’ Exhibition at the Montreal Museum and Arts Center

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2023

Digital Paint

Part of the 2024 ‘Emerging Artists’ Exhibition at the Montreal Museum and Arts Center

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This piece is based on a cast copy of Michelangelo’s ‘Lorenzo De ‘Medici’ sculpture that resides in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.

2022

Digital Paint

Part of the 2024 ‘Emerging Artists’ Exhibition at the Montreal Museum and Arts Center

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A small color and movement study of a dynamic Judo throw.

Tajine Study

2024

Digital Paint

Examining the texture and arrangement of Tajines in a local St Henri Persian Cafe.

Prints available on request

2022

Digital Paint

Part of the 2024 ‘Emerging Artists’ Exhibition at the Montreal Museum and Arts Center

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Me being smug with a bird of paradise plant I found discarded roadside. Happy to report we’re both still thriving.

2022

Digital Paint

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This started out as a pretty faithful sculpture study, but as I worked on it more, it developed into it’s own scene, going beyond what was in the original piece.

2022

Digital Paint

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A very unfortunate fire in St Henri, Montreal displaced over a dozen families. A historic apartment building burnt down in the night. This piece is a somber reflection on the immediate aftermath.

2022

Digital Paint

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This piece was an exploration of the dynamism of a Judo throw with a focus on the essential.