Well this is something new. I'm writing up a painting before I've taken a photo because it's being left to dry overnight and seems to still be...
Author: Steve
Daniella Taking A Break
So, yeah, tonight was the night to christen the art studio. But, what with one thing and another, it wasn't until about 7pm that I finally got the...
The New Studio
Two posts tonight. Let's do this one first. The big news is that I've moved into my art studio and it's ready for me to use. Local firm AF...
Rejection
The news just came through. After not making it to Portrait Artist Of The Year or into a pod on Landscape Artist Of The Year, I've completed the...
Jerry Garcia
I had a chance to do some painting today, so thought I'd better take it. This was painted in the garden, but the original drawing went down at my...
Landscape Artist Of The Year Dates
Work continues on the art studio. An electrician is out there at the moment, sorting the fuse box, light switches, mains sockets and internal and...
Art Studio Getting There
There's been a lot of garden action today. The walls, roof, doors and windows have all gone up. The builders will be back again tomorrow to...
Hoodoo In The Chinle Formation
Afternoon all. First, the obligatory opening paragraph for this time of year. A big hello if you're here trying to decide whether to invite me...
Art Studio Foundations
The builders have been round today to put in the foundations for my art studio. I was only expecting them to put in the piles but they've also put...
Tree Looking Over Queendown Warren
Hello there, and a big hello if you're here trying to decide whether to invite me into one of the pods for Landscape Artist Of The Year. The...
Thea In Artgraf
Yeah, too much other stuff going on in my life at the moment for me to be able to fully immerse myself in watercolours but I had a creative thought...
An England XI
So now I have a complete England XI. Properly balanced too: two opening batsmen, a wicket keeper and a five man bowling attack that includes two...
Mike Brearley
Another cricket portrait has been long overdue and I've finally come up with one. I wanted my cricket portraits to make up a balanced England XI...
Zaza II
So, as promised yesterday, I had another go at painting Zaza using the Artgraf colours. I've used exactly the same pose but have made a change to...
Zaza
I'm back on the Artgraf paints today for a number of reasons. It's pouring with rain outside for a start. And I'm a little bit distracted by the...
The South Wind
Yesterday was a day off but I'm back painting again today. I'm still not feeling up to painting some dead serious watercolours with my usual...
Bowerman’s Nose, Dartmoor
Similar subject matter to yesterday but this time it's on Dartmoor rather than Bodmin Moor. This is a stack of granite called Bowerman's Nose. ...
Dragon Path
Preparation of the site for my art studio is now complete, touch wood, so I can go back to painting even if I'm still feeling a little stressed. I...
Pulp Fiction
I have a day's respite today from preparing for the art studio and thought I'd better dust off some cobwebs and get back to my artwork. After...
Site Clearance
After some long manic days, managed to clear a site for my art studio to be built on. It's a huge relief to reach this stage as the company...