Year: 2018

Recently, when I was asked to draw a portrait as a surprise gift, I felt very excited even if a little anxious. Portraits, once my favourite subject had taken second place to landscapes for me ever since attending Aberystwyth’s School of Art where there was the most inspiring scenery. Leading up to the commission, researching…

Last week, I began a commission to paint a seascape based on my painting ‘Restless Disturbance’. The commission was to paint it larger than its present A4 state, at 70cm/100cm it would be roughly 3 times the size. The original piece was painted en plein air, whilst sitting amongst the large rocks and pebbles gazing…

Last week, whilst tidying the living room, I came across an old coat hanger retired on top of the bookshelf. Although the paint had rubbed away in places through daily usage, the piece was still very much usable so I decided to give it a makeover. The photo on the left shows the coat hanger…