Paintings from Nature with Passion
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 […]
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
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
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,
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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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
Who thought Still Life was dead I thought it was “So Last Century” Read More »
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
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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From beginner to skilled Artist – 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
From beginner to skilled Artist – In easy steps – I’ll show you how! Read More »