Today has been a day of exploration and trying to refine my process. I have several little experiments that I'm carrying out to see what...

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 was listening to an audio book the other day on story writing, and how in order to create a really interesting story you need to have...

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...

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...

Ever wondered what would happen if you bounced a song off the moon? The artist Katie Paterson did, and decided to translate Beethoven's...

The series secret A secret that experienced artists often tell you, is to work on more than one painting at a time, that way when you get...

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