Continuing our lesson from last month where we explore the strong case for the observation of nature as a basis for a painters training.

Abstract art is totally non-objective and non-representational.

Getting started at anything new can be daunting and starting out as an artist is no different. If you have the passion to create you...

Artists throughout the millennium have sought to illuminate their message through illusion and trickery of the eye and mind. The artist...

I love oil paint because it never ceases to amaze and intrigue me. With each brush stroke there is something new to experience. Its long...

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO LEARN TO PAINT. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CREATE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS. When I started I had no knowledge...

How do you creating an artists space at home? So you are thinking about creating a studio or artist space at home for the artist in you....

The history of colour is long and complex. All of antiquity has played a part in the multi facets of its story. Colour straddles the...

The announcement of the 2013 winner of the Archibald Prize led me to ask the question – what is portraiture? The artworks making up the...

If  like me you struggle to make sense of all the different styles of painting,  let’s take things back to basics. Starting with...

The world loves Monet and his peers – bringing colour and light into the world – an optic sensation. Like all great movements, the French...

Over the coming weeks I will explore the strong case for the observation of nature as a basis for a painters training.   From Giotto to...

With all my years of teaching and painting experience, there still remains a fascination for the use of under painting. By under painting...

Are you having trouble deciding on the subject for your next work of art? Feeling lost and uninspired? You’re not alone, it happens to...

A few weeks ago we discussed Realism, as a style of art and now we take a look at a sub-branch of realism; photorealism. The term...

Continuing on our quest to unravel and demystify the different styles of art we come to Realism. Generally defined, Realism is the...

Painting can have a positive effect on your mind, body and spirit. The participation and involvement increases your focus and attention,...

Rembrandt – the master alchemist unconsciously playing with  smoke and mirrors Releasing himself to the process of the paint and its...

On her Facebook page last week Ellen posed the question ‘What type of Art do you like? That turned out to be a tricky question for me. I...

Every year I make a New Year’s resolution along these lines: get fit, become more organised, clean the kitchen floor every day regardless...