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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…

Secret Art Prize: the story behind the painting
Art Adventures, PaintingExciting news that my painting 'Breakwater' has been long-listed for the Secret Art Prize run by Curious Duke gallery. UPDATE: Voting has now closed
As always with a gallery display, this just shows the final painting and I know you like…

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…

Keeping the hope
In the studio, Inspiration, PaintingAnyone who says painting is easy has clearly never tried. Each mark is the result of a myriad different decisions, some are conscious and some are led by intuition. Which builds through knowledge and practice. One of the hardest things when…