Correcting Painting Disasters
Paintings go wrong from time to time. Correcting a painting disaster isn’t always as hard as it seems. you just need a little courage and a willingness to experiment.
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13 reasons why you should buy Original Art.
Debating whether to buy Original Art or a Print? The decision to buy original art is a big step for many. It’s easy to feel that getting a print will be a better option for you or that buying a picture is a waste of money. Here are some suggestions that should help you to
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Map Painting – Experimental Art
Enjoying the weather? Maybe you’ve been on a walk? Maps are fascinating, aren’t they? This week I’ve been playing – actually it’s this month. This particular painting was started before Bucks Open Studios in June. It started with a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum and a fascination with some old maps of London.
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H-Van Painting in London
Finally the H van painting I promised you is here. It feels like I’ve been working on this one forever!I started it on the first Sunday of Bucks Open Studios all those weeks ago. Here’s where it began, with the squaring up. (Tracedown paper is so much quicker) If you look very carefully, you can
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Big Ben Painting – Experiments with gold leaf
Coming around to a Big Ben Painting took me a while. Almost as soon as I started the London paintings, people have asked me about Big Ben. I’ve been shying away from it. Back in April I was running a workshop and one of the students had brought in some gold leaf (amongst other things)
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Serendipity in Art
Serendipity in art or the role of happy accidents.
Sure, you can know what you’re doing, study methods and plan meticulously. You can control the paint to within an inch of it’s life. You can be skilled enough to make the paintings seem lively, but too much control can often lead to lifeless work.
Watercolour, more than any 2 D medium is often transported by painting accidents.
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From Ear worm to Inspiring Architecture Painting
Ever get an earworm? I’m convinced most come from some subconscious association. Like this week’s painting, when I was looking at 2 of my favourite London buildings. I often play with angles when I’m taking my reference photographs, and, in this one, the buildings seem to lean on each other. When I noticed the Cheesegrater
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Walkie Talkie Building. Painting Lombard Street.
The Walkie Talkie Building… Also known as 20 Fenchurch Street as seen from Lombard Street. A while ago I painted a Golden Locust trade sign. Created in the days when reading was a rare skill, and images were the traditional method for advertising a company. There’s an interesting history of them here. I took several
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The Boris Bike Conundrum – Painting decisions?
The Boris Bike is everywhere in London. The Boris Bike,you cannot miss them, unless
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