Paintings with Passion
Hello again, While it’s cold and windy outside, it is a good time to review my activity last year and to make plans for the year ahead. In 2016 I painted just over 100 works mainly in oils, ‘en plein air’ but a few large (1/2 imperial sheet size) watercolours, just to keep my hand […]
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OK – You can start with a £1 sketch book and a 4b pencil. Yes that’s it, starting on the path to learn a new and valuable skill, can be Quick and Simple! Unlike other skills such as music, you don’t need to start with a one to one tutor, or even an art class.
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Every time I go out doors to draw or paint I meet passers by who take a quick furtive look at my work and say “I can’t Draw” or “I wish I could Draw” or “I can’t draw but I do like Painting”, and then they say “It must be so relaxing”! I wouldn’t mind
How to get creative – for less than £5 – I can show you the way! Read More »
Would you like to learn how to improve your drawing skills? I taught myself how to draw, many years ago after realising that my paintings were not improving. You see, – I had no real urge to draw but just wanted to paint and I was in a hurry! Does this ring a bell with
Learn to Draw – In easy steps – To impress your friends! Read More »
What a Summer it’s been! Hot dry days and cold rainy days in equal measure! But this isn’t a weather report, so here is some of my recent work, from my visit to Wexford, Ireland and then some ‘Open Studio’ news. My visit to Wexford Ireland was to take part in “Art In The Open“. This
News from the Studio – Sun and Rain, Wexford Ireland, and Open Studios Read More »
Wow! What a Question! Why do I Paint? “Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.” Rene Magritte Because I have to! – Because of the excitement if I succeed! – I think its the same thrill that drives an athlete, the feeling that they can always do a little better. That’s the same
Why do I paint? – What inspires me? Read More »
It will soon be Exhibition time again and I have been busy ‘preparing’ new works for the various exhibitions I’ll be taking part in. See the list of exhibitions here. The first and hardest task is to select the works which would best be displayed in frames, and those which would suit being mounted and
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In Pt 1 click here I explained how I go about the planning of a painting and the importance of deciding about the composition and placing of tonal values, ie: where the darkest darks and the lightest lights will be positioned. You wouldn’t believe the number of times I’ve seen someone take out a photo from
How I Plan a Painting Pt 2 – the finished work! Read More »
For many years I have admired the work of the old master, Claude Lorrain, or to give him his proper name, Claude Gellee. He was born in either 1604/5 no one is quite sure, in Champagne in the Duchy of Lorraine. (Isn’t that the best place to be born)? He was a French painter, engraver
My Heroes in Art 2 – Claude Lorrain 1604/5 – 1682 Read More »
The people who usually ask this question, often have little or no concept of studying in order to learn a craft skill or a profession. It’s a discipline they have never endured or understood. They think that artists are born with magical powers, a gift of God! Of course in reality, we’ve had to learn
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