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Go for it!
Clive,
I am glad you took in the spirit it was intended. I love Uglows work. I think figurative work doesn't have to be classically realist to be successful.
However, I do not feel you have to abandon the quest for good "artistic underpinnings". Explore color, especially Chinese and Japanese painting and tapestries etc. They are able to organize multiple colors harmoniously in one painting. Their mastery of color is second to none.
Try to work from models when at all possible, even if you have to bribe your son. This will give your work more originality and a more personal style.
Really push your work in that direction. You may have trouble with this particular pose as a flatter style needs poses more like an Egyptian and with minimal foreshortening. Play with your perspectives and spaces. You are lucky, you do not have to worry about clients. As far as I am concerned, they are one of the biggest drags on artistic freedom and development.
Have fun! I can't wait to see your future posts.
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