I don’t think there is ever a week that goes by that I don’t do some work in my sketchbooks. They are a valuable resource to me – as long as I have these beginnings of ideas worked out on paper, I will never be short of inspiration for larger pieces. I aim to paint a...
At the moment I have a great desire to be painting with no agenda other than to enjoy the materials, to see what will happen, to not worry about painting a finished piece, to just be laying down layers of colour shape. There can be a sense of ’I should be doing this...
Like many artists, I am always searching for the perfect paint brush. Having bought many inexpensive brushes in the past which have lasted no time at all it really has been a false economy. (I am pretty hard on my paintbrushes as tend to use a ‘scrubbing’ motion a lot...
My journey into oil painting continues. Rather than fussing about, I decided to start from scratch – as if I knew nothing (I knew very little). I found this website with tutorials (I purchased the course but then found the tutorials are actually on his website for...
There is a new assistant in my studio this week. He doesn’t say much, just stares into space a lot really but I am hoping he will be a good help. I am really keen to learn more about anatomy in relation to art and developing portraits so alongside little old...
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