Six lessons in the landscape

Unless you do so exclusively in autumn or winter, painting the landscape in temperate climates will inevitably involve the use of green. If you’re not particularly bothered about realism, it is possib

This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once

I just adore street scenes, I am fascinated with the colours the shapes and the atmosphere. Streets are different all over the world. I love the interaction with people and the energy. This project wi

When we think about shadows in a painting, we really should be thinking about accentuating the light. After all, it is those interfaces of dark and light that create the illusion of sunlight and shado

THIS IS FROM A QUICK PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK a couple of years back whilst in Rome before teaching in Tuscany. Most of the time I will find a clean spot to sit and do a sketch but here, coming from the Tras

Years ago, my eyes were opened to the economy and power of watercolour when I saw ‘View from Monte Mario of the River Tiber’ by Claude Lorrain in the British Museum. You can still relive the energy an