Figured out

I have always enjoyed painting street scenes and would mimic some of my favourite artists who painted this subject matter. I’d see how they dealt with figures, the play of light, busy traffic or if ev

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

Placing key elements in the centre is not always the best option and can create a lack of visual interest. A common way to organize pictorial elements is to geometrically divide the picture plane into

Urban sketching is drawing on location, indoors or out, capturing what you see from direct observation. As the ‘on location’ aspect usually involves some form of transport and walking, most urban sket

Last month I showed you how I used my morning coffee break to draw a simplified version of the items on my kitchen window sill and my afternoon tea break to paint them; and hopefully proved how with a

I have spent over 20 years depicting the beach and rainy cityscapes and the human element looms large in most of them. It adds life and meaning to an otherwise sterile scene. I have seen many perfect