Caught up in limbo
I’m having a strange week of waiting. Which always means I lose a bit of momentum, but I also know its part of the process when an artist does a commission… Read More »Caught up in limbo
A country in shock
It seems that the whole country is in shock at the moment at the Referendum results. Even those who voted for the outcome I don’t… Read More »A country in shock
Why you should never draw everything you see
Although I can’t yet talk about what the subject matter is that I am drawing for the client, I will talk in more general terms… Read More »Why you should never draw everything you see
Pen and ink love affair
I’m loving doing this large commission for my current client. I’m loving doing black pen and ink drawings again on white cartridge paper. I’m loving… Read More »Pen and ink love affair
Revisiting old friends
I love to hear where my paintings are hanging when they go off out into the world to their new owners, and occasionally I hear… Read More »Revisiting old friends
Web hosting offer
I’m not sure if this is anything that you may be interested in but I though I’d mention it to you incase it was. I’ve… Read More »Web hosting offer
Its nice to be trusted to that extent
I received a cheque in the post this morning. I was expecting it to come at some point this week. It was from a client… Read More »Its nice to be trusted to that extent
How to draw people who aren’t there!
As often happens in life, with my batch theory of things happening together, and also don’t happen together, I realise as I write this that… Read More »How to draw people who aren’t there!
Colour blindness
Chatting over a drink at the weekend with a couple of friends, the guy mentioned a job he was offered some years ago that he really wanted… Read More »Colour blindness
Chasing the electrified dream
Well, this one has taken its time to get here. I thought it would be an easy one, but in the end it wasn’t… but… Read More »Chasing the electrified dream
Chinese love affair
Occasionally checking up on clients past and present, I decided to send a friendly email this week to the guy who commissioned the oil painting “Man… Read More »Chinese love affair
Seven plus seven plus seven equals two plus two
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being nominated for the Artists Daisy Chain Challenge on Facebook, of posting seven of my paintings in seven days and nominating a new artist… Read More »Seven plus seven plus seven equals two plus two
My tips on how to successfully unblock an old technical pen
Like a lot of artists I’ve collected and gathered a lot of artist materials over the years. Some are old favourites that I still use, like… Read More »My tips on how to successfully unblock an old technical pen
Fantasy profiling
Two people I saw separately over the weekend made equally lovely comments about my painting “The life of an artist explained” that they had both… Read More »Fantasy profiling