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 … 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
I am considering this little watercolour as a basis for a future project. Are you a beginner to watercolour? Would you like to have a go … Continue reading Stormy Sutton On Sea
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
I have had this image on my easel throughout the Summer, while I ponder if I have said all a want to say in paint about this subject. My main objective was to show depth in the artwork with the … Continue reading New Artwork – Golden Green Grapes
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