Acrylics: explore, develop and paint

SOMETIMES MAKING LIFE SIMPLER FOR YOURSELF and avoiding overthinking a process gets you further. In painting terms, using flat colours does exactly that and it may even prove to hold the key to more c

THIS PORTRAIT BEGAN LIFE as a pile of old magazines: pages full of colour, text and typography just waiting to be reimagined. I’ve always loved how collage can transform the ordinary into something co

When I came across a gorgeous photo of a red squirrel, I felt the urge to immortalise his cheeky face and create the tactile textures on the tree trunk that the squirrel was hiding behind. The out-of-

This sunny landscape of oak trees in Chatsworth Park in Derbyshire is a wonderfully inspiring view, masses of Autumnal foliage back-lit by the warm sunshine. But how can we recreate that warmth with t

About two years ago I received a commission that required a large amount of detail painting. I immediately remembered my lounging airbrush. On digging it out, I realised I had a lot to learn. I turned

Every painting’s varying subject matter and scale offers us distinct opportunities and challenges. Before I start any project, I like to consider what I want to convey, what opportunities and challeng