Cropping a Painting: a studio story
Cropping a painting involves some key aesthetic decisions for the artist. This week I shared my process as I cropped an abstract landscape
A Late-Blooming Artist – This is Me
Being a late-blooming artist is both rewarding and frustrating. The frustration comes from realising how much time you could have had to explore this fantastic visual creative world, if only you had started earlier. The rewarding bit is altogether different. I was once told by…
How to Find Joy in Art
How do we find joy in art? Through a process of exploration and discovery.
Use art to stay connected
It has been tough being out of touch with friends and family during lockdown but some of my friends have found ways to use art to stay connected. Most of us have realised that people are even more important than we ever thought they were…
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…
What I learned from a watercolour workshop with David Poxon
In August 2019 I organised a watercolour workshop with David Poxon R.I. N.W.S. Last year David was the moving force behind the first International Watercolour Masters Exhibition, held in Shropshire. It was here that we first talked about a workshop in Cambridge. He has taught…
5 things to consider when choosing a painting workshop
If your head spins when you think about which workshops to book, here are 5 things to consider which may help you with choosing a painting workshop. These days there are so many art workshops available, it can be difficult to select the right one…
Aine Divine painting loose and expressive flowers
In her workshops, Aine Divine aims to help artists find their way with loose and expressive marks.