Should Artists Experiment?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Or perhaps we should be asking: When should artists experiment? and ‘Why should artists experiment? Let’s start with the word experiment? So often, the term is misinterpreted in the context of making art. We say experiment when we mean ‘explore’….
Making art is good for your health
Yes, there are good reasons to say that making art is good for your health – it’s not a random claim. When I considered learning to paint, 10 years ago, I asked myself what the benefits would be. I grew up being ‘the numbers one’…
Painting Flowers for Inspiration
How lockdown chased my creative mojo away for a while, and how I got it back again by painting flowers for inspiration. Come and join me.
Artists Tools – Beyond the paintbrush
Artists tools are very personal. I’m just talking about tools you would use to apply paint. You may think ‘paintbrush’, and you’d be right. Every artist has their favourite brushes, but that’s not all that can be used to create a painting. So why would…
How to Find Joy in Art
How do we find joy in art? Through a process of exploration and discovery.
How to Develop your Art during Lockdown
Are you wondering how to develop your art during lockdown? I think we are all battling to come to terms with a new normal that seemed to happen overnight. We’ve all just been through what is probably the strangest Easter we’ve ever experienced. Our Easter…
3 ways for artists to stay motivated during isolation
We need ways for artists to stay motivated during isolation more than ever before. The world as we knew it has changed in unimaginable ways. People are concerned about the future and it has become apparent that we all need to do our bit and…
7 Steps to Take Your art to the Next Level
Do you want a plan to take your art to the next level in 2020? I certainly do. Art is one of those wonderful pursuits where you’ll never run out of things to learn. The question is what to learn? And how? New Year resolutions…