Gear

My Jackson’s order finally made it through yesterday so I was almost ready to start using the charcoals but first I set out to the shops. I...

Right.  The post has arrived and I'm pretty sure that I won't be getting any more birthday presents for another year, so it's time for me to share...

I got a new art book for Fathers' Day.  The review is coming very soon, maybe tomorrow.  I'm keeping the book a secret for now, but as something it...

My art studio is well and truly complete following the placement this afternoon of a huge glass window unit that had some scratches in it.  And now...

It's all go at the moment.  We've got someone coming in on Tuesday to replace all the doors and windows in the house, which means not much time for...

Some more gear arrived in the this this morning, so I'm taking a day off painting to prepare some surfaces for future paintings.  I have here: –...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This week I've been thinking about the colours in my watercolour palette.  My 2022 palette included three Daniel Smith primatek colours as special...

For my second and final set of swatches today, I turned to the supergranulators.  Now being the owner of three sets of Schmincke supergranulators,...

It's a new year and I want to be out painting as soon as possible so that I can get a set of paintings worth including in an entry to Landscape...

Happy holidays everyone! I thought I'd put up here all the new art gear I've been gifted today as it's a bit of a sneak preview of what to expect...

Before having my first go with the shire supergranulators, I thought I'd swatch both of my supergranulating sets.  This is in the back of an old...