I have recently started using Pastelmat with my Pan Pastels and Pastel Pencils. I must say it took some getting used to, but I am pleased with the results and progress I have made with this so far. Pastelmat … Continue reading New Artwork – Leo in pastel
Have you ever tried using graphite sticks for drawing? Well it’s great! I wanted to produce some simple graphite portraits for a local art event that I am participating in, but when thinking about the framing costs so I could … Continue reading It’s easy in graphite!
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
At the beginning of this year I started running a small watercolour class for beginners. Most of my students are accomplished artists in other mediums and I have known many of them for a long time. It was a marvellous feeling to be asked by them to start running some watercolour tuition, and so far I’m enjoying every minute. As part of the class, I started making video tutorials and putting them on my website. I had the immediate problem that I was limited on file size and therefore ended up opening up my YouTube channel and linking the videos to my … Continue reading Art Tips, Techniques & Tutorials on YouTube
Nellie is another piece of work using white coloured pencils on black paper. After producing my other piece of work entitled Little Lottie I wanted to explore a different subject matter which would require different methods applying the pencil to portray … Continue reading Nellie in white coloured pencil
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
Finally it’s finished! This painting has taken me many hours to complete, mainly due to the long layering process needed in coloured pencil to avoid the ‘crayon’ look associated with childrens colouring pencils. If you have not been following my progress on … Continue reading New Artwork – Amur Leopard
