London Landscapes are full of surprises. One thing I love about the London Landscape is the way the city varies as you walk around. Cities like London never stand still. As one part dies back a new structure is built over the remains. Some features like The Tower have stood the test of time, surviving […]
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Inspiration for London Art is easy to find. Just go on a trip and walk around the city and you’ll find inspiration. Like when I went to Kings Cross Station. I’ve been meaning to create some Kings Cross London Art for a while. I’d never been there until April of this year when I went
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10 Questions to Help you Find the Right Art for your Home The Right work of Art can make a room and the wrong piece of art can ruin it. We’ve all been to places with art that makes us cringe due to it’s inappropriateness. Art needs to set the right tone for the space
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Choosing Contemporary art for a room can be difficult. 1. Where you want the art to go. Contemporary art in a bedroom has to appeal to a different set of criteria than art you’d want in a study or dining room. 2. Will the Art be on its own? or will it be placed alongside
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A perfect painting can be wrecked in seconds. Knowing when to stop painting is a dilemma. If you’ve created anything from scratch you’ll know that you can be progressing well with a creation. Everything is working out well until.. You do a little bit too much, then panic sets in. You try and salvage the
Knowing when to Stop Painting – Painting Admiralty Arch . Read More »
I’ve been blogging for a while now and 2 years ago I did a 30 day blog challenge run by Sarah and Paul Arrow at Sarkemedia. I’ve tried to repeat the process again with varying results. This month I’m trying again and, in a post to help motivate and inspire us Sarah shared some of
Drinking Straw Art! Read More »
Towering Shard As we begin 2017, I wanted to share some of the photographs I’ve taken that haven’t made it into paintings, yet. They may do at some point, who knows, you’ll have to wait and see. So I’m introducing a “Photo of the month”. The Shard towers over London and seems an appropriate
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On the last day of the year, I’m sharing 12 paintings One for each month of 2016 to sum up the year. January – Not your usual Wedding Month. But I’ve always done my own thing, and, yes, I did get married in January. A good few years ago now though. This is one of
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How’s the excitement level in your household? Ours is pretty high, even with Christmas over, everyone is looking forward to the new year. As if that wasn’t enough, I’ve had some more big news about my Art. Artists and Illustrators Magazine hold an annual competition. This year’s is called Artist of the Year 2017. Well,
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