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

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...

When I was younger, I used to lie down in fields during summer time (this is England, where you can lie on grass without getting mauled...

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

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...

Have you ever wondered who lives in a house like this? (As Lloyd Grossman used to ask). I often do, and I am fascinated with trying to...

// Noosa Magic // acrylic on canvas // 36x36" // 2020 // gallery-quality stretcher bars // fine quality Wright & Co polycotton canvas...

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...

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 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...

Berndnaut is a Dutch artist who creates clouds in spectacular indoor settings. "He creates a wall of water vapor with the type of...

Lola Donoghue is an abstract artist from Ireland, whose work is dreamy and beautiful. I have one of her large prints framed at home,...

I attended an opening night for an art exhibition at the start of the weekend, and was interested to see which artworks were selling and...

I regularly listen to podcasts about creativity, innovation, ideas and enthusiastic people building businesses from scratch. What...

Patterns. They're everywhere. From wallpaper, to clothing, to bags, to wrapping paper, and everything inbetween. Different patterns seem...

Intentionality. Is this the difference between amateur and professional? Child and adult? Can two outputs that look exactly the same be...