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paintingkenilworth
Jan 22, 20245 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...
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paintingkenilworth
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
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paintingkenilworth
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...
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paintingkenilworth
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...
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paintingkenilworth
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...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Bored on the beach
I was brought up less than 5 miles from the seaside - beach towns which suffered the ravages of 1980s Britain. Where once were boating...
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paintingkenilworth
May 24, 20226 min read
Chubby sticks to watercolour: 50 years of daubing
Like all children I learned to draw and paint at school. I remember the big wax crayons (were they know as chubby sticks outside the...
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paintingkenilworth
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...
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paintingkenilworth
May 13, 20222 min read
Cloudy Halkidiki
It's easy to pack the sketchbook, brush roll, watercolour box and a few other bits and pieces and occasionally they'll be useful on...
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paintingkenilworth
May 12, 20224 min read
The Lazy Painter's sketchbook
Sketchbooks are part of the artist's armoury - I just don't know how to use one properly
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paintingkenilworth
Apr 23, 20225 min read
Plein Air for the first time
2021 was a year of firsts in my painting - art markets, new materials, exhibiting ... and plein air painting.
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paintingkenilworth
Apr 22, 20224 min read
A painting without drawing (jumping in and hoping to swim)
I don't really have a plan for my painting. Retirement is wonderful for spontaneity so I will decide that today is a painting day and...
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paintingkenilworth
Apr 14, 20223 min read
The death of Etsy
I never meant to sell my work. When I retired I planned to pick up an old hobby and enjoy spending time improving my skills. I joined a...
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