Paintings with Passion
How to Cope with isolation! Isolation Excitement, creative ideas! I am a ‘plein air’ artist, which means that unlike most other artists, I prefer to work out doors, on location. So you can imagine my disappointment to wake up and be told we have to self isolate, to stay safe. Shock, Horror, it took a […]
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Still life painting is an excellent way of using all my skills of observation, when it is too cold to venture outside to paint! Still life painting in cold weather. My friends and I meet up in each other’s studios where we set up still life subjects. We also paint each other, for a change,
Still life and cold weather creativity! Read More »
Yes I mean it, a simple visit to see an artist in their studio, may just change your life in a good way! Think about it, most artists spend their life creating original one off pieces which rarely see the light of day in a public place or gallery. So unless you are a keen
How to brighten up your life or home – Visit an Artist in their Studio? Read More »
For a long time, I did! I just thought it was old fashioned and not for me. How wrong could I have been? Ask yourself, What does a warm weather ‘plein air painter’ do in winter? When it is too cold to work out of doors, of course I retreat to the studio and work
Who thought Still Life was dead? I thought it was “So Last Century” Read More »
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
What do Artists do all day? Read More »
OK It’s that Open Studios time of year again. The time when many artists throw open their doors and welcome all comers. It is an opportunity to show much more work than would be possible in a gallery, also the artist may choose to show older works, which help to illustrate their personal development, their
Open Studios – See the Artist in their studio – Get the most out of your visit! Read More »
Are you trying to improve your drawings or paintings? Do you have some questions you would like to ask an artist, but never get the opportunity? or you feel too embarrassed to ask? Yes I’ve been there as well, remember no one is born with these skills, we’ve all had to learn them, step by
Meet an Artist – Ask him or her the Questions you need answered – Read More »
What is the ONE BIG IDEA – that HIDDEN SECRET, you need to know, in order to start that mysterious journey from being a sometime sketcher, to a skilled artist. It has nothing to do with shaky lines, or lots of rubbing out, or even lack of confidence, or not understanding colours, or problems with
From beginner to skilled Artist – In easy steps – I’ll show you how! Read More »
The Norfolk Broads are renowned for their early morning mists, beautiful lakes and rivers (known as broads), windmills, trees, wildlife, boats and sailing craft of many shapes and sizes, boathouses, low bridges, old stone ruins, and a few human ruins, sorry – I mean artists, setting up their easels all over the place to capture
Painting the Norfolk Broads – A forgotten National Park, or an Artist’s Paradise? 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 »