Currently on Hiatus
I realise this post is well overdue, but now’s as good a time as any to post. Last year, my partner and I unexpededly found out we were expecting, just a couple of months after…
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Thoughts on art, my process, and new paintings. I also discuss art in general, particularly the creative struggle as an artist.
Back to Painting with Oils
I’ve done it, I’m back into oil painting! With the fine weather of the Easter weekend, a walk around the beautiful Halfway Forest near Llandovery refilled my creative well, and instead of attempting a pastel…
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New Work Available
I’ve been busy mounting and framing a handful of my ink, line & wash, and watercolour pieces from February-March and I’m pleased to say they’re now available to buy at £45 each except the one of Brechfa…
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Breaking the Pastel Fear-Barrier
I talk about the two-year struggle to create work I’m happy with using pastels.
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A Shaded Trail in Brechfa Forest
It’s not often I finish a piece of work that I’m truly pleased with, but this drawing is one of those rare occasions. This latest finished piece of forest art was inspired a by a…
Continue reading →A Month of Daily Art – Messy Mind and Splitting Focus
My first month of daily art practice was prolific. After seven months of zero artmaking, the sheer joy of creating again allowed me to finish a handful of pen drawings and line & wash pieces…
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Crychan Forest Art – Today’s Sketches
When it comes to art, Crychan Forest is pretty inspiring. I’ve chronically under-explored this wonderful forest having only visited a few times. The last time was in Crychan was 2019, and even then it was…
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Gwenffrwd-Dinas in Summer
This morning’s sketchbook exploration is another scene from Gwenffrd-Dinas. This was back in summer 2018 — what a summer! An initial thumbnail sketch to warm up, then I started exploring colours. I know they say…
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Llyn Mymbyr
Sometimes I find the nibs of fine-liners a little ‘scratchy’ on the tooth of rougher paper. So I ordered myself some Uni-ball Eye gel rollerball pens hoping the glide may be better. They’re lovely pens,…
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The Fear of Running Out
I’ve spent years taking snaps of things I find visually interesting in addition to taking proper landscape photos. This has given me a wealth of reference material for sketching. However, this comes with an interesting…
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