I thought I'd have a ago at some Jean Haines style painting today by painting a shell ginger flower. The flowers are white on the outside and...
Month: July 2019
Jean Haines’ Atmospheric Watercolours – Book Review
It's back to the watery world of Jean Haines with this chunky 176-page whopper. This book is very much focussed on technique rather than on...
The Essence Of Watercolour, Hazel Soan – Book Review
Next up is The Essence Of Watercolour by Hazel Soan. It's a 128 page paperback. This was a really quick read. I got through it in one evening....
Birthday Book Stash
I got all these nine new art instruction books for my birthday. It may take some time but I'll definitely be reading them all and posting reviews...
A Miserable Night In Torquay
I still have three new books sitting on the shelf and it would be very easy for me to stop painting for a month while I read them all. But then I...
Expressive Painting, Joseph Stoddard – Book Review
My birthday's coming up and I have loads of new art instruction books to look through. First up is this 128 page volume by Joseph Stoddard, which...
Hondo
I thought it was about time I did another Western silhouette painting as they're always popular. Today's painting is based on a still from Hondo, a...