Tiny! What a lovely concept Tammie thought of for this week's drawing challenge. Thank you so much Tammie. I'm a big fan and a big collector of tiny things. I love to stage found tiny things around the studio as inspiration while
Robert just looked at me, smiled and said, "Has it been your kind of day today?" I must admit it that it was! I got to paint all day today. That was a treat. I bought 8 beautiful old maps from
Everything at the moment is lush and fruiting. Everything here is green and damp and deep summer fragrant. A few days ago there was a blue moon. I walked in the meadow, looking thru the pine trees at the giant
Finally! I know! I do take my time, don't I? Well I'll tell you something. My father bought an engraver years and years ago with the idea of engraving his name, contact details etc, on his electronics at about the time he
I think that I can just about draw myself anything, (this statement is open to debate
Ah, the richness of raw pigments. Are you like me, an alchemist at heart? I'm not talking about turning lead into gold
Hello everybody, I'm just back from a few days in Somerset and ready to begin our practical classes. I will give you all the information I have so you can try a few new art forms, and I will link
I first met my friend Nathan Ford last year in the painting tent. I stood back in awe of his collaborative canvas, a brilliant idea, (one I've gently borrowed more than once; for which I hope he'll forgive me), and drew
Hello everybody. I'm just back from two days at Art in Action 2015 and trying to formulate words in my mind, which is too full of incredible art, ideas and new disciplines all vying for attention, all wanting a share of
Last week I had a brilliant Twitter chat with some members of my writing gang Wordsmith Studio. We've been good social media friends since we came together three years ago. There was a thought that I might show how I make