Try this idea on: Quantity not quality. It's more effective to be producing more than it is to be …
Letting go – Plein air diaries #6
It's a conundrum. On the one hand, we want to make good work. We want to make our best …
Why is colour different outside?
I wouldn't say I'm a morning person. I get up early. But I like slow mornings, punctuated by …
You can be lucky
I'm learning that you can be lucky. With the light, with finding something you want to …
Don’t Panic
I'd spent the morning down at the canal at Purton, walking down the towpath for a few miles in the …
Willow Leaves on the Pond
One of the things I've noticed about plein air painting is that it's very easy to get too concerned …
Feed your soul
Behind the old farmhouse we live in is an orchard. It's unmanaged, scruffy and overgrown, and it …
The Big Picture
Sometimes I think it's a good idea to get a bunch of recent work together and just look at it. …
Why this painting failed – and how I fixed it
I'm working on a series of small paintings of flowers from life at the moment. Trying to break …
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How to set up (and light) a Still Life
Setting up a still life properly can make the difference between your painting working out or being …
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