by theartist | May 18, 2020 | News and updates, Portraits
One of the best things about lockdown has been taking part in online events that you wouldn’t normally get a chance to do, artistically speaking. One of these is Portrait Artist of the Week, streamed from Sky’s Artist of the Year Facebook page. It’s...
by theartist | Apr 20, 2020 | Advice, Drawing tutorials, Oil tutorials, Still life, Tutorials, Watercolour tutorials
Choosing what to paint or draw for a still life can feel overwhelming, however it’s such great practice for observation, composition and deciding what to include and leave out of a picture. It’s also a great way to practice rendering tone, texture and...
by theartist | Apr 19, 2020 | News and updates, Studio
I hope you are well. I’m getting used to our new normal bit by bit, though I find it’s hard to really relax into a routine. I must say I’ve been enjoying slowing down and watching Spring spring up…walks are precious, planting seeds gives...
by theartist | Mar 25, 2020 | Lessons, News and updates, Studio
Well, a lot has changed since my last blog post when I was busy teaching regularly and travelling to London once a week to study oil painting. It all changed over the past week or so and all my groups and teaching have now been cancelled, along with the course. But we...
by theartist | Jan 31, 2020 | Oil paintings, Still life, Studio
I’m taking a course at the moment at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in London, led by Daniel Shadbolt. Daniel is a great teacher, I attended a workshop with him in the summer and thought it would be good to go back for more sustained tuition. The course...
by theartist | Jan 31, 2020 | Oil paintings
I’ve just finished this one I think, although as an art teacher said, “Paintings are never finished, only abandoned”. I’m not entirely sure that’s true however as there’s definitely such a thing as overworking! Anyway. I thought...
