Serendipity, Clocks and Pandas
Serendipity is a curious thing. I discovered how during a painting demonstration when my painting of a clock face took on a life of it’s own.
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Abstracts
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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Architectural Abstract Paintings – Greenwich bound.
Did you know Abstract paintings are often based on reality? Most people see abstract paintings as a series of random marks, but if you spend any time looking you’ll realise many are more representational than you imagine. You could argue that any form of painting is an abstract in that it has taken an object
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Developing an distinctive style – The Painting that started it all
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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Claret and Moonlight – Painting Giveaway
To celebrate my recent successes I’m giving away an original painting. All you need to do to enter is to sign up for my newsletter and give me an address where to send the print if you’re one of the lucky winners. I’ve decided to extend the deadline for the competition to 31st August, 2015
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Easter Cross Patterns
An Easter Cross pattern painting. This is an old piece I did during my more abstract days but since it’s Easter I thought it would be relevant today. Visually, I think it works. Whether it works as a concept I’m less convinced? At the time, as I say, I was in an abstract phase. I was
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Tram by Manchester Central Library – New Artwork
A busy Saturday in Manchester. Passengers waiting for the tram. A moment in time held in the finished painting of the tramstop outside Manchester Central Library. Now for the tricky bit… Deciding what to call it! Waiting for a tram?Tram stop? For a long while “Catching a tram from the Library” was a working title
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What’s on my Easel today?
Something different this week. I’m motivated to work more on the abstract for a while so I’m back to the Gherkin for inspiration. The pencil stage has taken me a while but I’m hoping to have it finished for the weekend. We shall see… This is the pencil stage… And a close up of the
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How to Use Abstract Painting to Calm Nerves.
With less than 24 hours to my London debut on The Mall I was a little nervous… Fear affects us all and participating in my first exhibition in London is something new for me. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I know it’s going to be a long day and probably very warm, if
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