Drama in the sky

You will learn You don’t need much equipment to paint with acrylics How different brush shapes help you to create a varied painting To add vibrancy to your artwork with a carefully chosen limited pale

REFERENCE PHOTO My photo shows a small hamlet nestling in the Yorkshire Dales in England. My inspiration was the sun catching on the stonework and slopes, contrasting with the dark storm cloud above.

When I go for a walk on a hot summer’s day, I search for a route that has lots of cover from trees and tall hedges that line a path or lane. In that way, strong rays of sunlight are broken by shade fr

REFERENCE PHOTO My photo shows a small hamlet nestling in the Yorkshire Dales in England. My inspiration was the sun catching on the stonework and slopes, contrasting with the dark storm cloud above.

The earth’s atmosphere affects the appearance of distant objects, which is referred to as atmospheric perspective. Things further away are less distinct. Their colour takes on bluish notes as they als

I have been recommended the West Highlands of Scotland as a great source of inspiring landscape for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until early September last year that my wife and I finally