Coming up roses

I AM USUALLY DRAWN TO PORTRAITURE in my studio practice, but recently I wanted a subject that might push me in a different direction and challenge me. The answer came, unexpectedly, from something as

For my amaryllis project, I will paint from the reference photo (right), I found on Pixabay. I may incorporate other elements that are not even there, for example, I thought salt might be a great effe

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

I first explored this subject about five years ago, under the title ‘It’s a bug’s life’. I now want to revisit the subject primarily because I have experimented further and wish to share some of my di

On a cold winter’s day, camera in hand, I caught sight of this flock of geese. The positioning of one against the other was perfect. A second later, it could have been quite different, as nothing livi

When painting from a reference photo, it’s fair to say that composition is already there for you. But when we paint in the great outdoors, it suddenly becomes very difficult. You have a wide periphera