Paintings from Nature with Passion
How to brighten up your life or home! Yes I mean it, a simple visit to see an artist in their studio. It 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 […]
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How to sell your art online? How to sell your art online? Several years ago I decided not to try and get my works accepted by traditional galleries, but instead to try and sell them myself, directly, via online shops. This means I retain full control over each sale, including customer communications, the standard of
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Where to find my best paintings? Hello again. Yes I’m often asked this question and I hand out my card so people can look up my web site. There they check out my latest work. But there’s a catch! When the weather is good I spend as much time as possible out doors in
Where to find my best Paintings? My best kept secret Uncovered! Read More »
Ok, so It’s exhibition season again! When we like to get out and about mixing it up at Exhibition Previews, meeting the artists and seeing what’s new! My first exhibition this year starts on Monday 3rd April for one week only. I am sharing with a couple of exciting local artists, Gesina Triggs and Vivien
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I wish I could draw or paint Yes – I probably hear this more than anything else. The correct reply should be – If you really wanted to, you could learn to do it. I mean that – I sincerely believe everyone can do it If they really want to. I wish I could
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Who thought still life was dead Did you wonder if still life was old fashioned? For a long time, I did!For many years I just thought it was old fashioned and not for me. How wrong could I have been? Were you one who thought Still life was dead Ask yourself, What does a warm weather
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Hello again. What do Artists do all day 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. I also painted ‘en plein air’ and a few large (1/2
Meet up with your favourite artist! This is my New Year’s resolution! It could be yours as well? Meet up with your favourite artist! What do we gain from meeting Artists? – Some insight into the way they work, We can learn what motivates artists to keep creating, We can discover what it is we
OK It’s that Open Studios time of year again. Open Studios – See the artist – 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
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Meet an Artist – 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 have all had
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