The art of arrangement

You will learn What composition means. How to site a focal point and provide balance in your artwork. Observations to make and questions to ask. This is the first of three articles in a series about c

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

In the August 2025 issue, I spoke about the subject of using photos as reference material for paintings. I talked about the advantages and some of the challenges that they may present to the artist. I

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

Simplifying makes a chosen subject more digestible and allows you to capture it in a form that communicates something about it. But it’s a profound challenge when painting in an impressionist way and

You will learn To build confidence in adding details to your paintings An array of ideas and inspiration for drawing and painting figures How to work from photographs When I lead a session on drawing