I’ve not been able to blog for a while – I’ll explain why on the next post, but just to let you know and maybe keep you intrigued until then (cos I’d hate you to get bored!) I’ll then tell you the connections between what I’ve recently learnt about being unnoticed and noticed at the […]
I went to an art workshop yesterday. I go to them regularly and always get something from the experience. The tutors are different in their approach and subject matter but they’re invariably happy to pass on tips about their painting techniques. This workshop was no different. The guy who did it though, was worried that […]
It seems that if I’m not being creative painting a picture, I’m being creative putting words together to describe how I’m creative with producing my artwork. So, since I’ve finished the erotic landscape now, I’ve been busy over the weekend thinking about what I’m going to write about myself for a new book I’m going […]
Today is my first blog birthday! Yay!!! A whole year of blogging – Wow! I never realised when I first started how much I would enjoy it and what friends I would make through it. And what a lovely way to celebrate it by finishing dj kirkby’s erotic painting! And she’s as delighted with it […]
Whilst painting dj kirkbys erotic landscape I’ve been thinking about the use of light and dark in a painting. For me, a painting is far more interesting if it has deep darks and bright lights. But sometimes that can detract from the subject matter, and the painting just becomes a study in sunshine and shadows, […]