by theartist | Jul 7, 2019 | About me, Portraits
When people ask me what I prefer to paint it’s people, always people. I’m not making life easy for myself as I’ve found in the past few years of working as an artist that if you want to paint portraits, people much prefer having their animals...
by theartist | Jun 17, 2019 | Lessons
I’m coming to the end of teaching summer lessons shortly, and I’m thinking about planning for September classes in Yateley. It would be really helpful, if you’d like to take some lessons with me some time, if you can reply and tell me what lessons you’d like to...
by theartist | May 28, 2019 | Advice
Summer is coming and it’s a great excuse to get out of the studio and into the big wide world to capture what’s going on around you. Here are some tips about sketching outside. Why sketch outside? Working from life is very different to working from...
by theartist | May 25, 2019 | News and updates, Oil paintings, Portraits
It’s been a very busy year so far. I spent the first two months completing several large paintings and preparing for Surrey Contemporary Art Fair. My intention was to create statement pieces that celebrate colour. Next came the fair itself, a fantastic...
by theartist | May 3, 2019 | Advice, Studio
It needn’t be daunting asking an artist to undertake a commission, we love to talk about our work and to make something that’s right for you. I’ll talk a bit about the process and hope it helps. What is a commission? A commission is when you ask an...
by theartist | Apr 8, 2019 | Exhibitions
I thoroughly enjoyed my first art fair experience at Surrey Contemporary Art Fair in March, though it was exhausting. The mental effort involved in being brave and putting myself out there, as well as organising things I needed whilst being inexperienced as a visitor...
