May - 2016

May 24, 2016
8 min

Every Painting Has A Story

First published Tuesday, 24 May 2016 Every painting has a story: Its source; its process; its contribution to my style or learning; its history; its life after it is completed. A few of my clients like me to write down the story for them to keep with the painting through interest or for provenance. When I am manning my tradestand or at a gallery showing my work it is often the stories of the paintings that connect the viewer from simply admiring a painting to remembering it o

May 18, 2016
5 min

On Attending an Art Workshop . . .

First published Wednesday, 18 May 2016 I am not an art workshop expert. So far I have hosted four, attended five and observed at two more. In preparing to write this blog I looked at other blogs and articles on the subject and was amazed at how many advocated researching the tutor, which is hard and sometimes impossible, to do - and as I cover in my next point, possibly pointless too. Conversely I do have a lot of experience of the horse riding equivalent: clinics. Over the

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