First impressions

I mused over this article, wondering how worthwhile it is when there are no steps showing the progress of the paintings. Then I remembered, especially with mixed media, the process is evident in the f

Alla Prima is Italian for “at the first” and in painting terms means completing a painting at once, in a single sitting or session. The overall aim is to capture an immediate impression of the subject

Being able to draw provides the confidence and perception to create a convincing representation of a subject. The skill creeps up on you through practise and ingrains as a habit making the act so much

AWARD-WINNING ARTIST, RICHARD CLAREMONT, is based in Australia. After graduating from Sydney College of Arts in the late 1980s, he started working as a postman to supplement his income. He set up tiny

IF ART IS A REFLECTION OF ITS MAKER’S WORLD, then Magdalena Starzyńska’s is one of order, rhythm and silence, balancing structure with softness. Nature is her constant theme, not as a postcard-perfect

My father wasn’t an artist, but he did life drawing for fun. His pastels and drawings from friends were all over the house, and sometimes, I would go and draw from the figure as a young kid. Like most