Making pictures

Painting wildlife is beset with difficulties not often experienced with other genres. This style of painting can be divided into many categories. One of the problems of painting wildlife is that anima

I took a slightly different approach to this pet portrait than I would normally do. Rather than looking for a ‘story’ within the image, I decided to just concentrate on the beauty and character of the

Does painting different colours of fur need separate techniques? With any fur, you need to observe closely and identify its many colours and tones to make your painting accurate. A white dog is never

I’VE COME FROM A VERY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND. When I started getting busier and time spent on artwork became much more precious, I began looking for ways to streamline the process without losing the pre

Any painter who has tackled the challenge of capturing wildlife will know it presents one obstacle more significant than any other: movement. Before the development of photography, this challenge was

WITH THE SUMMER LANDSCAPE PAINTING SEASON upon us, this is a great time to consider palette choices, new colour additions and expression in brushwork for our landscapes. Choosing a palette of oil colo