Contemporary Art Fairs are a great way to see art Whatever stage you’re at from the complete novice to art expert they are an effective way to immerse yourself in a vast array of different styles and abilities. From Graduate artwork, to established artists. From the daring to the traditional, there is enough variety to […]
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Part 1 ended with my “finished” Landscape Artist of the Year Painting Under the circumstances I felt I had done well – although I would have preferred to do more. I had achieved my goal of finishing in time in the 2016 Landscape Artist of the Year competition. By now, I’d seen where the Wildcards
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In 2016 I made my TV debut on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the year After all the preparation, I was finally in Kent and ready for the 2016 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. The day began early as we arrived at Scotney Castle by 7am on a grey and drizzly morning. We
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Landscape Painting often involves plein air sketching. That translates as “painting outside” to the average person. I have done landscape paintings and sketched outside in the past and will do so in the future. But there’s nothing quite like painting in the studio. Especially when you work in watercolour and it’s wet and windy outside.
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Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year is in it’s second year. A finished painting in 4 hours, when I normally take 15+, no pressure there then!
This is how I prepared after being selected to take a place in one of the pods. Although what happened is still pretty hush, hush so you’ll need to watch it it you want to find out if it worked.!
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Distinctive style can start in the most insignificant of ways. You never know when a small action can be the start of something great. There are moments in everyone’s life that are catalysts resulting in massive change. Sometimes, we’re aware of their existence and potential. Other times we just go through the motions of the
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