Happy New Year
Firstly find the time to paint, give it as much importance as other things you do. Plan in advance what you are going to paint, start thinking about it, collect ideas in a sketch or scrap book. If you have only allocated yourself a morning or afternoon to paint you…
A gift of a painting!
I think there’s nothing better than giving the gift of a painting or a print. Sitting down and painting something needs a fair bit of prep, but if you have planned your time and finished your work, had your prints made, then well done. Framing a piece can be troublesome.....…
Cards!
All of the exhibitions I take part in allow card sales as part of the display. Whether hand making mini versions or professionally printing this is another string to your bow, a small income stream and spreads the word about you as an artist.I often use up cut offs, trial…
The beauty of prints!
Not everyone can afford to buy an original painting. They can afford a good quality print. Sometimes a limited edition makes it even more special. More and more artists are selling framed, limited edition signed prints of their artwork. This isn’t a new practise but is becoming much more common.…
Brentor Autumn Arriving.
After a weekend of teaching Autumn Colour I was keen to paint the same scene in Acrylic, to capture the turning of the season from summer to autumn. This painting epitomises that point in the year. I put a base of warm orange on the canvas as a starting point.…
Religious icons
I recently went to Perugia for a few days and in their National gallery I saw an exhibition of Icon and religious paintings. Wow how beautiful, I’m not religious but I can appreciate the skill, talent and beauty of this work. What really turned me on was the decay, the…
Autumn Courses
Here we are at the end of October and the colours of Autumn are upon us. We have hosted a weekend and five day course with the dominating theme of autumn. Emphasising the importance of using transparent colours we focused on the gorgeous colours of fallen leaves. The aim to…
Calamansac – Cornwall
Enjoying the Painting course - fab location! Who could wish for more... amazing colour and beautiful weather - we are having a great time. Exploring the wood, creating textures, movement, drama, tone. First move “composition” explore, focus, zoom!
Amalfi
An opportunity to snap up the last room on our trip! Now Full! June 2nd - June 9th 2019 - A rare opportunity to join us on this painting holiday in Amalfi. Due to a cancellation 1or 2 places have become available. This course was so popular it was fully…
Featured holiday of the month! Corfu 2019!
Painting on the beautiful island of Corfu. Sun sea and most important Plenty to PAINT! One of our favourite painting locations, staying on Voltana Beach, yards from the sea ( so tempting ) our sixth visit! 7 days in the sun a painting opportunity at every turn! Sea views, the…