artists activities

I’m on the road again – Painting in Norfolk

Meadows at Loddon, painting

I have been back to Norfolk again, Yes, i’m on the road again! A self-contained cottage and some new brushes, A while ago, before covid appeared, I was invited to participate in Paint out Norfolk 2020. Then everything was put on hold during lockdown when one by one, all my plans were cancelled, and lockdown

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Freedom to Go Painting – Yes it’s Legal again!

Original painting of Stone Bay

At last – we are free to go out painting again! How I’ve missed it, Now I know why they say – you don’t truly value freedom, until you lose it! The freedom to go painting,  ‘plein air painting’ is the most fun you can have in the open air, and yet still be legal! Since

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Inspiration – What is it? Where does it come from?

River Stour work in progress

Inspiration – What is it? Where does it come from? and more importantly – Where does it go? This is the $1000 question for many artists!  I have been fortunate, in never having to ask this question, Why is that? What do I do differently than many other artists.  Firstly, I don’t go to my

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Lockdown and Beyond my Strategy

River Stour at Grove Ferry

lockdown and beyond my strategy for coping! Being creative through art can be life changing! Lockdown and beyond my strategy. With all that is happening in the world right now, having a creative skill has been keeping me sane. OK, so some days I just can’t bring myself to do anything useful. On other days,

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Latest paintings – Lockdown inspiration Ideas

Grand Canal Venice, painting

My Latest paintings – Lockdown inspiration Ideas My Latest paintings After I had painted a selection of views from upstairs windows and in the garden, see my earlier post, my thoughts turned once again to my time painting in Venice, and what a special time that was. So I decided to work up some larger

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Lockdown creativity, what’s it all about?

Interior oil painting, original Lockdown creativity

Lockdown Creativity what’s that! Lockdown Creativity oil paintings! What have you been doing under this ‘lockdown’? I’ve used the Lockdown to  create unique original paintings, for sale, yet have found it to be really challenging on some days, with a vivid imagination working overtime, trying to come to terms with all the troubles we are

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Isolation Excitement – Creative Ideas

Canal in Venice painting Isolation excitement creative ideas

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

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