by theartist | Nov 2, 2019 | Oil paintings, Portraits, Reviews and recommendations
This week members of the life drawing society I belong to were able to take part in a workshop by Alex Tzavaras painting a portrait from life using oils. We used the Zorn palette, a very simplified set of colours that work well for skin tones: titanium white, ivory...
by theartist | Oct 25, 2019 | News and updates
Today I ventured out early by train to Newbury in West Berkshire to the launch event of West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios. The launch event marked the opening of applications for participating artists who will open their studios to visitors in May 2020....
by theartist | Oct 17, 2019 | Inspiration
I’ve been teaching and working in art groups quite a lot over the last few months, and it always bothers me how people stop themselves from making art, telling themselves they’re rubbish or repeating things they were told by teachers years ago. What is...
by theartist | Sep 29, 2019 | Studio
It’s Strictly season again and I’m hooked right in already. Loving a dancing show feels kind of weird to me as I’ve never been good at dancing myself, though I love music of all different types, and I’ve certainly never been a sequin and...
by theartist | Sep 22, 2019 | News and updates, Oil paintings
I was excited to have my painting ‘Dream’ featured in Artists and Illustrators magazine this month (October 2019 edition). I was interviewed about my painting for the ‘Fresh Paint’ section of the magazine, and my interview was made into the...
by theartist | Sep 11, 2019 | Art history and gallery visits
I watched a documentary some time ago about Paula Rego ‘Secrets and Stories’ and was struck by her strength and talent and story-telling. So when I found out about the ‘Obedience and Defiance’ show in Milton Keynes I was very keen to go along...
