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Four ideas to help you make a better painting
In the studio, Inspiration, PaintingWe all want to make better paintings, get absorbed in the process of creating art and then stand back and discover a masterpiece. Often it doesn't work quite like that! We can get swamped in the middle stages and easily lose our way, or even…

Stuck in the middle with you!
Art Adventures, In the studio, Painting
Right, I’ve got to the middle stages of a painting, and I’m stuck…
These days my paintings begin with no fixed idea of outcome. I may make early choices about colour or bold shapes to get the surface active, but as the layers build…

Using black and white for stronger paintings
Art Adventures, In the studio, PaintingMaking two paintings just using black and white as a tonal painting exercise seemed a natural progression of my new contrast project, even if it is way outside my normal colour comfort zone.
What did I hope to learn?
Our eyes see high contrast…

"I wish I could draw"
uncategorizedAsk any grown-up and they have often decided that they are either creative or not. Sometimes this happens even younger; from childhood we start to build our own self-image. I wonder what it would take to change that perception?
Guests to…

Prints made by 200+ people
PrintingAs I was preparing for the recent Open House event I knew that one of the things people enjoy about it is the chance to find out more about the way an artist approaches their work. I always have sketchbooks on show, this time I also wanted to…