Technique

Jan 225 min read

How I paint in watercolour

I'll preface this blog right here by clarifying that this is my method of painting. I've not had much formal training and this is just...

Sep 4, 20233 min read

Feedback you can use

As an artist one of the reasons I show my work is to get constructive feedback. I want to get better at creating and I can do the practising

Feb 7, 20232 min read

Is a silhouette enough?

I really hope the answer is "yes"! Last year I began with a series of abstract paintings - a challenge which I found very difficult and...

Sep 18, 20224 min read

Shady dealings

I've wanted to paint this view for some time but was struggling with the composition. I walk along here regularly and I've painted a...

Sep 7, 20225 min read

Outside my comfort zone

For the second year I participated in the Warwickshire Open Studios Plein Air event in Jephson Gardens. I realised just how much I'd...

Sep 2, 20222 min read

Daring to imagine

At the recent Art In The Park I picked up some great tips by talking to other artists. One of the more thought-provoking was Sue Southorn...

Aug 8, 20224 min read

Painter's photography

It would be lovely to paint plein air all the time but the English weather doesn't always permit. Personally it also limits the subjects...

Jul 2, 20223 min read

The halfway house and getting to done

Here we are halfway through a painting. This is a quirky bedroom in a guest house in Edinburgh. We'd just got up and I liked the light,...

May 22, 20223 min read

The long hard critical look

I like this painting very much - its the kind of scene which defines a lot of my work - everyday life in a town which many people could...