New Painting, help required. What are they doing?
When the hardest thing about creating new painting is finding a good title!
New Painting, help required. What are they doing? Read More »
When the hardest thing about creating new painting is finding a good title!
New Painting, help required. What are they doing? Read More »
Painting the Haymarket I love iconic architecture, but some places are iconic in different ways. The Gherkin, Lloyds and the Shard are buildings that are distinctive in shape. They are relatively simple and easy to find a “classic view” and show the whole of the architecture. Somewhere like London’s Haymarket demands a different approach. When
Painting the Haymarket. Read More »
Mystery abounds with this painting Do you love to get back to normal? You know how it is, when life is hectic and you long for routine in familiar surroundings? It’s been a crazy month, I’ve been creating art but I have not been blogging about it. Back in the studio, at last! I’ve been
Can you Guess what this painting is? Read More »
Manchester is often on my mind. All month I’ve been working on paintings inspired by the city. Focusing on my home city already, it’s impossible for me not to say something about the atrocious attack on Monday. My thoughts and prayers are obviously with those directly involved. No words I can say will ever be
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To some, painting colour and Manchester don’t combine. They see Manchester as a grey and wet place and, like most English cities, it can be. Graphite images reflect that perception. But if you look carefully you’ll find colour, even on dull days. Recently I’ve been taking risks with painting colours. With inks that can get
Painting colour into Manchester Central Library Read More »
Finding Art inspiration is a constant challenge. Wherever I go I’m always looking for new things to paint and draw. I’ve learnt that finding art inspiration is not a case of sitting and waiting for it to appear. It’s capturing the ideas when they come. Art inspiration is elusive. Which is why I always have
Finding Art inspiration from a Neglected Bike Read More »