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Oil and pigment sticks

Dec 21, 2018

Oil and pigment sticks

I tend to use oil and pigment sticks when I'm starting a painting to get some initial marks down on the paper but they can also be used to work into a painting. The painting does need to be somewhat dry in order to transfer your marks and ensure you are not just moving paint about.

Workshops for 2019

Oct 21, 2018

Workshops for 2019

When I first approach April at the Craft House in Saltaire last year about running some workshops with her neither of us anticipated how popular they would be.  We are now fully booked until June 2019 and have recently launched some new dates to take us up to the end of 2019!
A painting in progress

Jul 17, 2017

A painting in progress

So I've bought a new gadget which means I can literally hang my phone from anything and set it up to film a painting in progress.  And this is what I did this weekend and as it is time lapsed you can see me paint one of my larger paintings in just a few seconds.  It does take me just a little b...
Saltaire Arts Trail 2017

Jun 27, 2017

Saltaire Arts Trail 2017

So Saltaire Arts Trail has been and gone for another year.  A big thank you to all of you who were able to make the event, especially friends and family who came to provide support, cake and for taking us to the pub at the end of each day. If you didn't get chance to visit us then here's a lit...
Bradford Open Exhibition

Jun 22, 2017

Bradford Open Exhibition

So no longer had the RBSA exhibition finished and I was off to the Bradford Open show.  Bradford being my home town and Cartwright Hall being a stone's throw away from Saltaire,  I was very pleased to find that I had one of my oil and cold wax paintings selected for this open competition. When I ...
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA)

Jun 20, 2017

The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA)

Oh what an exciting month June has been for me.  Firstly it is my birthday month... which as I become older I always manage to string the celebrations out over a week or so!  Secondly it has been a grand month for exhibition openings and closings.... yes an exhibition closing is a new one to me b...