Making the mooove
There has been some radio silence for a while - for the good reason we have been in limbo with moving house for over a year now. With...
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paintingkenilworth
Jan 222 min
So what is art anyway?
When I restarted painting seriously in 2020 I wanted to be able to replicate an image onto a piece of paper. It took me a long time to...
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paintingkenilworth
Jan 225 min
How I paint in watercolour
I'll preface this blog right here by clarifying that this is my method of painting. I've not had much formal training and this is just...
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paintingkenilworth
Sep 4, 20233 min
Feedback you can use
As an artist one of the reasons I show my work is to get constructive feedback. I want to get better at creating and I can do the practising
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paintingkenilworth
Jun 5, 20231 min
When you get the painting home
How home lighting differs from gallery lighting and the impact of daylight
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paintingkenilworth
Feb 7, 20232 min
Is a silhouette enough?
I really hope the answer is "yes"! Last year I began with a series of abstract paintings - a challenge which I found very difficult and...
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paintingkenilworth
Dec 7, 20224 min
Grayson's Outsiders are our British cultural defenders
Grayson's Art Club has been one of the joys of the whole Covid lockdown experience. Grayson and Philippa are warm and generous hosts...
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paintingkenilworth
Nov 21, 20222 min
When it comes together
This painting of a Little Grebe is a great example of when everything comes together to create a strong image. It starts with a great...
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paintingkenilworth
Nov 19, 20223 min
Always Surprised
It's that time again - the Art Exhibition at the Holiday Inn in Kenilworth. This is an annual event organised by the Rotary Club which...
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paintingkenilworth
Nov 1, 20222 min
Fallen Tree - mood and place
A few of my paintings capture a very specific time and place. "Fallen Tree" is one of those paintings. In March this year we had a death...
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paintingkenilworth
Sep 18, 20224 min
Shady dealings
I've wanted to paint this view for some time but was struggling with the composition. I walk along here regularly and I've painted a...
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paintingkenilworth
Sep 7, 20225 min
Outside my comfort zone
For the second year I participated in the Warwickshire Open Studios Plein Air event in Jephson Gardens. I realised just how much I'd...
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paintingkenilworth
Sep 5, 20223 min
The great outdoors
Last Sunday saw the second running of Warwickshire Open Studios' Plein Air event. Its a chance for local artists to paint outdoors in a...
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paintingkenilworth
Sep 2, 20222 min
Daring to imagine
At the recent Art In The Park I picked up some great tips by talking to other artists. One of the more thought-provoking was Sue Southorn...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 14, 20225 min
Sizzling Art for all
What is your perception of an Art Show? A village hall display of somewhat amateur art? A pompous display of pretentious work? I've just...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 11, 20225 min
It's a Brum Ting
This image crept up on me and turned out very differently than I planned. I used to do this type of image when I was younger - typically...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 10, 20221 min
Bored on the beach
I was brought up less than 5 miles from the seaside - beach towns which suffered the ravages of 1980s Britain. Where once were boating...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 8, 20224 min
Painter's photography
It would be lovely to paint plein air all the time but the English weather doesn't always permit. Personally it also limits the subjects...
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paintingkenilworth
Aug 6, 20223 min
Faye the Pig at Spencer's Retreat
I had an opportunity recently to do some plein air painting at a wonderful local charity. Spencer's Retreat is an open air space where...
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paintingkenilworth
Jul 2, 20223 min
The halfway house and getting to done
Here we are halfway through a painting. This is a quirky bedroom in a guest house in Edinburgh. We'd just got up and I liked the light,...
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