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Can you Kon Mari your studio?
Materials
This time of year always sparks a desire to freshen things up a little; often accompanied by a need to declutter and tidy my home and art studio. This year I've been accompanied by the #sparkjoy approach to decluttering of Marie Kondo who…

Barbara Rae sketchbooks to inspire
Discovering Artists, SketchbookThis week I have been looking again at the sketchbook work of Barbara Rae * - if you don't know her work you are in for a treat!
Which materials are right for the job?
Finding the right materials to work in sketchbooks can be a search.…

Peter Lanyon Soaring Flight
Books and Exhibitions, Discovering Artists"It is impossible for me to make painting that has no reference to the very powerful landscape in which I live" spoke Peter Lanyon in 1963.
He was painting at a time when American Abstract Expressionism was taking over the contemporary art…

Find your secret starting point
Art Adventures, Discovering Artists, Inspiration, Sketchbook, uncategorizedAlmost a decade ago I was a frustrated artist. At home with two small children I just never had the time to pursue what I wanted, and I couldn't see anyway I could make it possible. It was simply beyond the realm of my possibilities; no time…