by theartist | Jan 12, 2020 | Advice, Tutorials
I sometimes get asked about the brushes I use, so I thought I’d write a post about them. I have to say first however, that every painter will feel differently about their brushes, and every brush has a different feel depending on what paint is used and what...
by theartist | Jan 3, 2020 | Tutorials
Over the years I’ve written quite a few posts about using watercolour paints. I love to share what I’ve learnt over the years of using this medium as it isn’t always obvious how to use it and I’ve made more than my fair share of...
by theartist | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of the year when it’s good to start thinking about what you’ve achieved in the year gone by and what your plans are for the coming year (in between cleaning, wrapping and cooking of course!) 2019 has been a busy one for me, and...
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...
