How to Paint Flowers in Oils It’s time to paint flowers! I had these beautiful and exotic Amaryllis…
How to Draw an Abstract Drawing
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What is Gesture Drawing?
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Pen Drawing Challenge
Lockdown Pen Drawing Challenge Yup, it’s another pen drawing challenge. At the time of writing, it’s May 2020,…
Those Bad Drawing Days
Those Bad Drawing Days Yup, it’s a bad drawing day. Those days when you just want to stab the…
Final Stages of a Figurative Painting – Painting the Figure – Part 4
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Painting the Skin Tone – Painting the Figure – Part 3
Painting the Skin Tone Painting the Figure – Part 3 There are many styles, colour palettes and methods…
Painting the Halftones – Painting the Figure – Part 2
Painting the Halftones Painting the Figure – Part 2 So, what are halftones in oil painting exactly? After…
Painting the Figure – Part 1
Painting the Figure – Part 1 This is actually part of my Siren Series which I am…
Where Do Artists Find Inspiration?
Where Do Artists Find Inspiration? On finding inspiration as an artist; some art musings and studio soliloquies. While…
Being Authentic as an Artist
Being Authentic as an Artist (and Not Stressing About Selling) The problem of selling art Making art is…
The Siren Paintings
The Siren Paintings “You will come to the Siren (paintings) first of all; they bewitch any mortal who…
Dealing with Criticism as an Artist
Dealing with Criticism as an Artist and Staying Humble coz Nobody Likes a Conceited Douchebag Dealing with criticism as an…
Why Does Art Exist?
Why Does Art Exist? (A Painting is NOT Just a Picture – Part 2) I continue asking my…
What’s the Point of Art?
What’s the Point of Art Anyway? (A Painting is NOT Just a Picture) In this two-part blog…
Final Stages of a Figure Painting in Oils
Final Stages of a Figure Painting in Oils Usually when I’m working on a figure painting in oils,…
Glazing Skin Tones in Oil Painting
Glazing Skin Tones in Oil Painting Glazing skin tones creates a transparent and beautiful glow of realistic looking…
Painting the Flesh Tone
Painting the Flesh Tone After the Verdaccio and going over the figure with Terre Verte, it’s time to start…
Painting the Figure with Terre Verte
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Painting the Verdaccio
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Painting the Imprimatura
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Charcoal Underdrawing for an Oil Painting
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Beginning an Oil Painting – My 5 rules
Beginning an Oil Painting – My 5 rules Before even beginning an oil painting, I have 5 rules…
Still Life Painting of Apples
Painting a Still Life of Apples I had a commission to paint a still life of apples for a…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 5 – Final Glazing
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 5 – Final Glazing After painting the background surrounding the figure, it…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 4 – The Background
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 4 – The Background After painting ‘the Dead Layer’ and refining the anatomy…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 3 – The Dead Layer
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Painting the Traditional Way – Part 2 – The Underdrawing
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 2 – The Underdrawing After sizing, priming and toning the canvas, it was…
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 1
Painting the Traditional Way – Part 1 When painting the traditional way, the most important thing to consider is that…
Live Portrait Demonstration with the Zorn Colour Palette
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Searching for Meaning: Where Does Art Come From?
Searching for Meaning: Where Does Art Come From? We’re all searching for meaning. And artists, at their core,…
Who Am I and What Am I Doing as a Full-Time Artist?
Who Am I and What Am I Doing as a Full-Time Artist? This is my first blog post…
Why I Decided to Give Inktober a Go
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