Leaves and petals flourish alike, and show off in their Sunday best. Each are unaware they accentuate the other, just concentrating on the rays gently caressing any exposed surface. Sunday Best (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my […]
Gentle breezes lift leaves and petals. Different shades and surfaces catching the eye as light rests on unseen elements. Unseen Elements (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Reaching, arching and lifting sweet faces as the spring light glows. All colours bolder and brighter with new season energy. Sweet Faces (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Buds of promise stretch and unfurl. No-one can foresee their true potential until they decide to bask their petals under those sunny rays. Buds of Promise (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are the finished canvases in the nine-piece […]
Every bud, petal and leaf is posing in their best sun-attracting angle, colours brilliant in the light. Captivating as the white petals maybe, it’s the yolk-yellow masses that steal the sunbeds around this pool. Yolk Yellows (mixed media on canvas) […]
The first 30 Day Creative Gathering of 2023 has commenced! This tiny painting is one of a series of nine that make up a whole image. Watch the next eight blog posts to see how they all come together… Here’s […]
Lacy petal fronds timidly fluttering, those orange eyes gazing bashfully at passers by, unaware of their absolute, transfixing beauty. Transfixing Beauty (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm) available
To listen to the audio version of this post read by the author click here. Back in early October an anonymous Iranian artist poured red dye into the fountains in Fatemi Square in Tehran to make the pool of water look […]
Hello:) I am looking for artists to interview/film in their own studios, to create a final blog which groups all the interviews. All artists are welcome to submit their interest by email to: [email protected] In the email please include a […]
Bright bursting blooms spring out in cheeriness, like a surprise bouquet on your doorstep. Pink smiles peek out from leaves unfurling in the sunshine, waiting and wanting to brighten your day. Surprise! (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm)
My most recent online life drawing session from the School of Painting, St Ives focused on the folded line, and was fabulously lead by Tom Rickman. I love the way material can drape a form to show the inner shape, yet never seem […]
Last month’s life drawing session from the School of Painting was focused on the work of Whistler. I felt especially lucky this time as Julie, the model has gone to the trouble of making her dress specifically for this class – how […]
I recently took a two-day online course with the School of Painting on Bonnard and The Electric Light, taught by Alice Mumford. My knowledge of Bonnard was scant and it was so interesting to learn about his paintings and techniques. The role of […]
I believe that there is always room to learn more, no matter what field one chooses, or how many hours one puts in. This blog highlights the art courses I’ve been learning from.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this online life drawing session with the School of Painting – but then that adds to the anticipation of learning new things doesn’t it? The class focused on Picasso’s style of painting his figures […]
I experienced a way of life drawing I haven’t used in a long time during a recent online session with the School of Painting, St Ives. the session focused on shape and shadow, influenced by images from classic cinematic scenes. As […]
The latest online life drawing session run by Gary Long at the School of Painting, St Ives was a real treat! The model was dressed and posed in the style of some of Egon Schiele’s clothed models, a true privilege. Gary Long introduced me […]
Continuing on my slow-sketching charcoal journey from the sketchbook completed earlier in the year (read the blog post here), I commenced this one from where I left off in Lochbay on the B886 here on the Isle of Skye. The air […]
Flowers are falling, raining their fragrance-filled essence onto all who pass. Will they be filled with the magic sparkle of these frolicking pearls of passion? Frolicking Pearls of Passion (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm)
Feeling blue? Park your bike, and come on through my door to be uplifted into another world of petalled optimism. Petalled Optimism (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm)
Continuing the life drawing theme from yesterday, here are life drawings in charcoal. I have a passion for wind instruments and loved drawing a cello. It was also a privilege to have witnessed a life model courageous enough to show […]
I dove into my recorded programme archive today to find the BBC Life Drawing Live which was shown in May. Lesson learned, it’s easier to draw from when one can watch the pose cam, but with the pause button and […]
I tuned into the BBC iPlayer for a Life Drawing Live session which was streamed live earlier this month across two channels (one showing the poses from one still camera, and the other showing the artists drawing as well as the models) […]
A moment of rest before setting off on my merry way, cheerfully bringing cheer to all that spy my trailing pretties. Trailing Pretties (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm)
So there was I, hair and make up done, sat there batting my eyelashes to all the passers by. Then a breeze ruffled my carefully coiffured foliage, encouraging any willing departees to feel the air beneath them and take flight […]
