Listening to colour theory podcast by Ed Charbonneau (artist whose main focus is on painting and faculty member in the fine arts department at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design). This podcast is amazing and recently listened to one […]
Moving with stealth, stems and petals all surging forward with gentle momentum. It looks like slow progress to the naked eye, but as anyone observing a duck or swan knows, there’s a lot of nature’s paddling under the cover of […]
Chuckling together as they all aim for a shimmer in the sunlight. Their petals tangle and they gently disengage, shaking as they giddily giggle. Fun times. Fun Times (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in […]
All shades of blue wisp and waft, turning this way and that, as the leaves let them have their turn in the spotlight. Spotlight (mixed media on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Softly coloured flower-hearts peek from their petalled enclaves. Look carefully. There’s more to these than first meets the eye. Petalled Enclaves (mixed media painting on canvas) available Starting off a new 9-part composition today. You’ll see the complete image evolve […]
Do you like butter? I think you do. Can you forecast that with flowers other than buttercups? I’d say that these spring blooms hold strong for prediction. Spring Blooms (mixed media on canvas) available Here are all my finished paintings […]
And as if by magic, all the colours ring true, happily bouncing along together. Happily Bouncing (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Sleepy petals wake and beam their smiles, allowing the sun to work it’s magic, bestowing brilliance to all around. Beaming Smiles (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Leaves and petals flourish alike, and show off in their Sunday best. Each are unaware they accentuate the other, just concentrating on the rays gently caressing any exposed surface. Sunday Best (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my […]
Gentle breezes lift leaves and petals. Different shades and surfaces catching the eye as light rests on unseen elements. Unseen Elements (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Reaching, arching and lifting sweet faces as the spring light glows. All colours bolder and brighter with new season energy. Sweet Faces (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the nine-piece composition so far:
Buds of promise stretch and unfurl. No-one can foresee their true potential until they decide to bask their petals under those sunny rays. Buds of Promise (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are the finished canvases in the nine-piece […]
Every bud, petal and leaf is posing in their best sun-attracting angle, colours brilliant in the light. Captivating as the white petals maybe, it’s the yolk-yellow masses that steal the sunbeds around this pool. Yolk Yellows (mixed media on canvas) […]
The first 30 Day Creative Gathering of 2023 has commenced! This tiny painting is one of a series of nine that make up a whole image. Watch the next eight blog posts to see how they all come together… Here’s […]
I am currently working towards an exhibition with an artist friend. It will be held in CornerHouse – a community arts centre in Tolworth and I am grateful for the opportunity to have something focused to work towards. Our exhibition […]
Lacy petal fronds timidly fluttering, those orange eyes gazing bashfully at passers by, unaware of their absolute, transfixing beauty. Transfixing Beauty (mixed media painting on canvas, 50x50cm) available
Last week I watched ‘The Magnificent Seven’ for the first time in over thirty years. In fact, I was only half watching it as I was also making some small gouache paintings and occasionally looking up. Before the action gets […]
Environmental factors that influence painting are numerous. In a converted factory made out of concrete, this is the time of year to wrestle with refrigeration. At the moment I can just about paint, because it’s not so bad if I’m […]
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Sometimes it is just hard to focus. Trying to experiment and develop feels like the hardest thing to do as pressures, emotions, and other commitments block and scrambles one’s progress. I don’t feel inspired, I don’t feel driven. It is […]
Delighted to be included in ‘We Called Yesterday Today’ – Cupola Contemporary Art Christmas show. And very happy that my painting ‘Query’ is in the publicity! Opening tomorrow evening from 7:30. Welcome to Sheffield event listing
