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
Is it staring me in the face?
I had a simple and strong concept for the painting, and that has gone the way I wanted it to. I had a colour scheme for… Read More »Is it staring me in the face?
Legacies
As I am writing this, it’s just been announced with shock to all hearing it that the American singer Prince has died at the relatively… Read More »Legacies
Faces in the sky carrying on the tradition
Wanting to give my youngest nephew something special for his birthday last week I decided I’d give him a painting, something personal that I had created which… Read More »Faces in the sky carrying on the tradition
The ease of being with old friends
This week has not gone as planned at all. I had presumed I would spend the majority of it painting the special painting that I… Read More »The ease of being with old friends
Ebbs and flows
I left the special picture that I am currently working on last weekend knowing that I was raring to go on it, I was at the… Read More »Ebbs and flows
Twelve unknowns into one
A couple of weeks ago I had a follow on email from a woman that related to a previous email from someone else some time… Read More »Twelve unknowns into one
A book at bedtime adds to it
The painting I am currently working on has a mystical feel to it, and I will continue to work towards it having a magical and ethereal… Read More »A book at bedtime adds to it
Easter thoughts carried through
Knowing it was the long Easter weekend coming up and that I was having a nice break away with friends I wanted to get on with… Read More »Easter thoughts carried through
Why I’ve found spring cleaning is important
I’m a tidy person, although not to the degree of obsession. Everything in the house has a place and I can lay my hands on… Read More »Why I’ve found spring cleaning is important
Steampunk introductions into intriguing characters
Last week I took along three more paintings to be hung at the Moonstone Gallery as I had arranged with the owner the day before. It… Read More »Steampunk introductions into intriguing characters
Blog birthday – Nine years !
Little did I think nine years ago that I would still be writing my blog, happily chatting about art, life and how they are intertwined…… Read More »Blog birthday – Nine years !