I was reading this post tonight and was so fascinated by it that I had to share it here. The author talks through various compositional armatures...
Posts that are not about paintings
Threads
I've set myself up on Threads today. Here's a link to me. I was intending to post up most of my artwork to date there but only managed to get...
Essential Techniques Of Landscape Drawing, Suzanne Brooker – Book Review
So here's the book I got for Fathers' Day and have just spent three days reading. It's a 196 page hardback book, with reassuringly thick, shiny...
Coloured Pencil Primary Mixing Swatches
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...
Green Retreats
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...
Results Of The H1 2023 Artistic Actuary Poll
Thanks to everyone that responded to my latest poll. I've had eighteen responses but things have gone quiet now, so I think it's time for me to...
RIP Jazzy John Romita Snr, 1930–2023
Contemporary Watercolour On The Go, Marion Rivolier – Book Review
Now this is a book I've had my eye on for a while. It's been up near the top of my Amazon wishlist and every time I've looked at the list I've...
The H1 2023 Artistic Actuary Poll
Right, I've built up enough material to put out another poll on which of my paintings people people like. As usual, it only takes a couple of...
Capturing Light, Catherine Beale – Book Review
What with all the doors and windows in the house being replaced this week, I've had too much on to be thinking about to be able to do any painting....
Coloured Pencil Full Swatch
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...
Preparation
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: –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Six More PAOTY Rejections
Ok, if you insist, here are another six portraits that didn't get their artists onto Portrait Artist Of The Year. There's not just talent on...
PAOTY Rejections
I'm finally getting an art studio built in the garden in May but for this to happen, I have until 10 April to prepare the site for it by...