I painted with a tutor for many years as a serious-hobby watercolourist while I continued to work in my corporate career. The great thing was, I would turn up to art class and she would have the subject all prepared for us: real-life objects, photographs, magazines, warm-up materials and ideas. We would have a bigContinue reading “What to Paint When You’ve Got Nothing to Paint!!”
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how to get fired up when you’re not fired up
It’s really hard to create a painting about a subject I have no interest in, having said that, I can make myself want to paint a particular subject simply by working through a research process and getting to know and appreciate the subject. Imagine what it would be like for me to be told CountryContinue reading “how to get fired up when you’re not fired up”
when all you’ve got’s a sow’s ear
Have you ever struggled to get into just the right spot when you’re painting in a group? Everyone’s elbowing each other trying to get the best possie!! You can either get into the jostle (yuck!) or get there early. Both, to me, are pointless because you never know what the model is going to doContinue reading “when all you’ve got’s a sow’s ear”
Watercolour Magic 