Thoughts on art, my process, and new paintings. I also discuss art in general, particularly the creative struggle as an artist.
I’ve been experimenting this morning. A dramatic sunset over Ystradgynlais in oils on a reasonably large canvas. Some artists specialise. They do coastal scene after coastal scene, or mountains, or forests. They get into a…
Continue reading →Okay, so after having so much doubt about working in oil paints with my previous post, I started work on the large (40×20 inch) version of the shores of Llyn Brianne. Blocking in was fine…
Continue reading →The other morning, Jessie took me for a walk on ‘The Line’ – a former railway line along the Ystradgynlais hillside which is now a popular path for dogwalkers and cyclists. I hadn’t been out…
Continue reading →I’m having somewhat of a crisis of medium choice at the moment. Having worked exclusively with oil paints since the beginning of the year, I’ve found myself increasingly frustrated with them. I never thought I’d…
Continue reading →We’re two weeks into lockdown here in the UK. With the COVID-19 pandemic changing life as we know it, you’d have thought that with all this extra time, I would have jumped at the chance…
Continue reading →Llyn y Fan Fach remains one of my favourite places in Wales. This oil painting was inspired by a February walk. I wanted to capture the dramatic light of the changeable weather along with the…
Continue reading →With all the technical aspects of painting going round my head this weekend, I wanted to paint something simple to keep up my momentum without having to think too much or spend too much time….
Continue reading →I’ve been a little quiet on here and on my Instagram account recently. But I’ve still been busy. I recently created a Facebook page for my art. Something I was a little reluctant to do,…
Continue reading →I’m now in the final stages of my Llyn y Fan Fach panorama painting. I took it off the wall after a couple of weeks’ drying and worked on the details. Original time estimates for…
Continue reading →While Storm Ciara raged outside, I had a productive Sunday in the studio starting not one, but two new paintings. After finishing the blocking-in stage of the first scene inspired by winter sunlight on Pendine…
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