New Painting, help required. What are they doing?
When the hardest thing about creating new painting is finding a good title!
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Architecture
Painting the Haymarket.
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
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Can you Guess what this painting is?
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
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Stepping out of my comfort zone – Brush with Fame
Last Sunday I took part in “Brush with Fame” It was the launch of Bucks Open Studios and participating artists were asked to take part. I volunteered as I felt I needed a challenge. Painting a portrait in 4 hours. For a landscape painter who normally takes days, it was not going to be easy.
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Proud of Manchester
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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Brush With Fame
Will be taking part in Brush with Fame event on Sunday 28th May. Come along and see artists have a brush with fame and work under timed conditions. So, no pressure there then? Part of the Bucks Open Studios promotions, here are the details. I haven’t done any portraits for a while so more that
Painting Piccadilly Circus in Time Lapse
Painting Piccadilly Circus took a while. Complicated paintings aren’t the work of a few moments.They take many hours, over a period of days.The beauty of Time lapse photography is its ability to capture this process. Belying the time taken from white page to finished art. Like this painting of Piccadilly Circus. The way the liquid
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Painting colour into Manchester Central Library
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
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Finding Art inspiration from a Neglected Bike
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
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