I’ve finished off the first of the mystery paintings with the new theme. I’m happy with it and love the message I want to get across through it. So, now I’m ready to do the second painting. But like all novelists, songwriters, know, its the second (book, or album) that’s the tricky one!! I had a […]
Whilst in Derby yesterday I decided to compound my current thoughts regarding my latest mystery painting by visiting the particular gallery that I would really like to have my paintings hanging in. I noticed as I walked through the door that they had got new artists exhibiting with them since my last visit, so I […]
The new mystery painting is coming on nicely, its about 90% finished.. But, it’s the last ten percent that brings a painting together. And the slowest part of the painting process. Because its not just about the last bits that want finishing off, its about pulling the whole painting together as a harmonious whole. Its making sure […]
Since I came up with the exciting new idea a couple of weeks ago for a theme of paintings that inspires, excites, and fulfils some of my passions in life, I’ve been busy working on the first one. Its currently about 70% done and is coming on nicely. I don’t want to disclose what it is […]
Wow…. My Blog is Ten Years old today…!! It was on 6th March 2007 that I first started writing this blog about my life as an artist and the art I’ve created over the years. I started writing about two or three blog posts then but its slightly lessened in recent years in that I try to […]
Since I do so many commissions, and have done over many years I know that I can paint anything that anyone asks me to do, whether its a landscape, a pet portrait, a big cat, a person naked or clothed, or a seascape. I can paint it in oils, acrylics, watercolours, pencil, pen and ink, […]
