Winter warm-ups

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

I’VE RELIED ON DRAWING FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, especially early on as an illustrator. It’s only been within the last decade or so that it hasn’t been the main driving force in my work. When you’ve disc

Welcome to the final part of my series of three articles about composition. I hope you managed to try out the pencil sketching method of composition that I showed in last month’s article and found it

In this final part of a three-part miniseries, I will use oil colours. These are often preferred by artists for their slow drying properties and forgiving nature. If you don’t like a series of brush m

For all of my painting life I have been a figurative artist. Trying to capture landscape through direct observation or from sketches and I got immense pleasure from doing so. But recently, that is, ov

For all of my painting life I have been a figurative artist. Trying to capture landscape through direct observation or from sketches and I got immense pleasure from doing so. But recently, that is, ov