Original Painting In Mixed Media I absolutely love my new original painting. Hope you love it too! I created this original artwork with indian ink and pastel on a lovely sanded paper. The initial underpainting was completed in a watercolour … Continue reading Original Painting – Pots and Pots of Colour
I have always been inspired by artists that create lovely loose pieces of work especially in water based media. Ann Blockley has been one of my favourite artists that I have followed and loved for many years, but try as … Continue reading Experimenting with mixed media
I love trying new media and subject matter, and this painting falls into both of these categories. Whilst I tried oil paints some time ago, it was not a medium that was very practical when painting at home with limited … Continue reading New Artwork – Wildlife in Oils
This is the first opportunity I have had in a while to post some completed artwork on my blog. There are periods in life when you just don’t get to do everything you love all of the time, and unfortunately … Continue reading New Artwork – Ready To Eat
Artists coloured pencils have come a long way over recent years. Lightfastness has up until recent years always been a real problem when creating fine art with the medium, but these days with brands such as Caran d’Ache Luminance, and … Continue reading Coloured Pencil Podcast & Pencil Topics
Together is another of my white on black series of paintings using coloured pencils. I have used the same brands of pencils as I used for both ‘Little Lottie’ & ‘Nellie’ paintings which you can see on my website. White on … Continue reading New Artwork – Coloured Pencil Wildlife Art
Polished Pebbles is another piece of work that I have completed using my Icarus heated painting board. Using wax based media on this board is wonderful. Blending with a pure wax stick once you have built up the level of pigment you … Continue reading Polished Pebbles
This artwork was one of my most experimental pieces so far. Using my Icarus Heated Painting Board, invented by inventor & artist Ester Roi, I used wax based media including wax based coloured pencils to lay pigment onto Strathmore paper. … Continue reading New Artwork – Leaves & Pebbles on Icarus Heated Painting Board
New Experimental Work In Progress The last two months have been exceptionally busy. Participating in the local Arts In Redditch Pop Up Gallery, and opening my studio at the same time was a little hectic to say the least. But … Continue reading Icarus Painting Board & Wax Based Media
