Nature’s masterpiece

When possible, I paint with the object in front of me. It is important to be able to feel it, look at the texture and observe the way light hits form. This butterfly had died with its wings downwards,

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

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

■ Background Fabric A PE408 – 4yds ■ Fabric B FE511 – ½yd ■ Fabric C BLC11105 – ½yd ■ Fabric D BLC21108 – ⅜yd ■ Fabric E BLC31105 – ⅞yd ■ Fabric F BLC31108 – ½yd ■ Fabric G PE443 – ⅜yd ■ Fabric H BLC3

In this new series of articles I will be painting six landscapes encouraging you to embrace semi-abstract mark making and supercharge your watercolours. I begin by painting a large area of dark cloud

I loosely placed a few buttercups with bluebells and cow parsley in a pale blue-grey glass vase, the choice of yellow and purple being a perfect combination of complementary colours. I selected flower