Worrying about what other people think of you can affect how well you can create art

In an effort to try and make my larger paintings as texturally interesting as my smaller paper works, I looked at Golden's Fiber Paste to...

This list of the obligatory steps in the Creative Process has been doing the rounds on the internet for quite some time now, and every...

The perils of scaling up Translating a small study up to a larger painting has always been a huge challenge for me. There are several...

I’ve listened to this book twice now, and simply want to tattoo its entirety onto my soul for future reference. I never knew how much...

I know it’s fashionable (and enviable) these days to just pour yourself onto a canvas without any planning and see where it goes, but...

I was chatting with a friend today about painting, and why she loved painting loosely and why I enjoyed a tighter polished picture. My...

Finding flow Often associated with sports stars, dancers, musicians, drivers... flow is the state you’re in when you lose sense of time...

Popped up to Montville this morning to deliver the 5 canvases I've been working on over the past few weeks to the gallery. It's always an...

Thanks Aerosmith for cementing this idea in my head at an early stage. I was reminded of this on a few occasions this week, and when this...

For some people (like me), getting older means smaller things become harder to see and read. I dont wear glasses, but this gradual...

As we enter our nth day of lockdown, we're starting to see some of the restrictions begin to ease. Case numbers are falling, and people...

One of the great things about being creative is your vision. You have the amazing superpower of being able to see many outcomes, multiple...

When someone mentions science, what's your immediate reaction? Do you rejoice that facts will ensue, and conclusions will be moderate and...

MISSION: Creating decent homes for those who can't afford it themselves As Seth Godin would say, we need to be "making things better, by...

A happy accident I was watching a video of artist Lola Donoghue while she was painting a giant canvas, and was really surprised when she...

I recently did a pottery throwing class, where I got to make a range of mugs (or cups - not to be size-ist), jugs and a bowl. It was...

I've noticed that a lot of artists (be they painters, writers, or anyone creating anything) have said they have a fear of the blank page....

I love asking these kinds of questions. The kind that really get to the heart of what makes you you, why you do things, and how to be...

I was listening to a podcast today with Amber Rae (whose book "Choose wonder over worry" is really great, if, like me, you'd rather spend...