There once was a painter who tried to paint sunflowers. No, not van Gogh. Different time, different place, different person. But, sunflowers and painting- those things they had in common. Why sunflowers? I think it’s because their proportions echo those of a human face and hair, even stature in some varieties. This leads to all […]
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How I Got My Groove Back
It seems as though I have a lot to say on the difficulties of getting myself to paint. One might be tempted to ask why on earth I do it if it’s so agonizing. After all, no one’s got a gun to my head. To which I reply, no, not one you can see. Despite […]
Painting by Numbers
The Problem I hit a rough patch, painting-wise, during the dregs of winter. After spending a few months staring at the sky, I found that my practice was becoming stale. I’d amassed quite a few studies done directly from my windows (see Sky Studies), only to find that my plans of turning these into the […]
The Perils of Painting Produce
To mix things up a little, I’m working on some small still life paintings. Well, more portraits of fruit, actually. I have a lot of difficulty arranging things in a seemingly haphazard yet artistic way, which is how these things used to be done (Cezanne, you great noodle!). However, as this is the 21st century […]