Portrait of a bumblebee

I’VE BEEN DEVELOPING A PORTRAIT STYLE of painting that combines realistic female characters in surrealistic backdrops. The women are usually built through a collage-style process; borrowing eyes, nose

I want to pass on my expressive approach to painting still lifes from observation using mixed media. I find this way of working freeing and fun. When a painting is started with an attitude of freedom

What paints do you favour and why? I use mostly Golden Heavy Body or Fluid Acrylics. The colour is phenomenal and much stronger than other makes. Mixed media technique is another favourite: I can incl

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

The vibrancy in Cathy Pearce’s work comes from the high percentage of pigment in her pastels. Her expressive and wild pastel painting Bright and Early was winner of The Artist award in the recent Past

The vibrancy in Cathy Pearce’s work comes from the high percentage of pigment in her pastels. Her expressive and wild pastel painting Bright and Early was winner of The Artist award in the recent Past