Sketching subjects

Simplifying makes a chosen subject more digestible and allows you to capture it in a form that communicates something about it. But it’s a profound challenge when painting in an impressionist way and

Placing key elements in the centre is not always the best option and can create a lack of visual interest. A common way to organize pictorial elements is to geometrically divide the picture plane into

Simplifying makes a chosen subject more digestible and allows you to capture it in a form that communicates something about it. But it’s a profound challenge when painting in an impressionist way and

You will learn What composition means. How to site a focal point and provide balance in your artwork. Observations to make and questions to ask. This is the first of three articles in a series about c

The earth’s atmosphere affects the appearance of distant objects, which is referred to as atmospheric perspective. Things further away are less distinct. Their colour takes on bluish notes as they als

I have always enjoyed painting street scenes and would mimic some of my favourite artists who painted this subject matter. I’d see how they dealt with figures, the play of light, busy traffic or if ev