Today I’d like to ask for your help. My teaching studio project is moving forwards. The big …
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The Four Ways of Learning to Paint – Which Fits You Best?
My big project of this year is opening a permanent teaching studio. As I move forward with it, I've …
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The Top 25 “Teach Yourself to Draw and Paint” Books
What are the best books for teaching yourself to draw and paint? Which are your personal …
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The 3 Best Books I Know For Teaching Yourself to Draw
We artists do love to buy books. Especially books that promise to teach us how to draw or paint …
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Belfast Drawing Symposium
A couple of weeks ago, I was involved in Julie Douglas' Draw-In in Belfast, a symposium celebrating …
Were You Failed By Your Art Education?
What is it about birthdays that makes us reflective? Or is that just me? Here's my thoughts today …
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Three Reasons Taking an Art Course Might be a Good Idea After All
Have you done an art course you thought was really worth-while? My last post, Why You Don't Need …
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Why You Don’t Need Another Art Course
I get quite a lot of emails from people who want to learn to draw and paint better, but just don't …
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A New Non-Anatomical Approach to Human Form For Artists
I generally write about practical stuff these days, but I'm breaking with tradition a little here to …
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The Four Phases of Learning
Ordinarily, I'm skeptical of self development books and the like. I'm skeptical of anyapproach which …