This Winter has become more of a time of reflection than productivity – at least from a painting sense. I have found myself more inclined to write and this is not altogether in line with a blog about art! Perhaps a more general theme for the Artscapes blog would be creativity….. I have also slowed […]
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With the holidays behind me, I am getting back into the swing of painting. I started a piece that I planned to do with oils before I fell in November. The canvas is prepared, my field colour selected and, over the weeks in between, the composition has shifted. I think I am finally ready to […]
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When it isn't working
I find that some of the best learning experiences, and even paintings, can come from when you give up on trying to ‘get it right’. I was working on a series of paintings in October. I had not picked up the brush for a little while, so I was very careful with every single brush […]
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