How to go from Sketchbook, to Artwork, to Print for sale!
This little 15 second video clip compresses a 4-5 step process every artist needs to go through in order to produce their work for sale, [...]
How Drawing can Improve your Mental Health in 10 Unique Ways.
How exactly can drawing improve your mental health? I believe it does so from two different perspectives which include; The consistent practice of daily drawing [...]
Follow these 5 top tips for sketching and painting a landscape scene. Thorpe Cloud. Dovedale. The Peak District
Nothing beats a real live view spread out in front of you. Although we have the most amazing technology in the shape of the [...]
How Can You Use a Sketchbook to Produce a Collection of Artworks? The Corona Chronicles….
How can you use a sketchbook to produce a collection of artworks? Well - I had a stab at it and the result is a [...]
How sketching and open water swimming are linked! A new sketch series.
Earlier this year I started open water swimming. Once you get over the slightly daunting aspect of swimming in converted 20 foot + deep quarries [...]
Can a Sketchbook Build Memories? The Feel Good Factor of a Sketchbook.
I have now had a daily sketchbook habit for over 2 years. Some days I can sketch for 5 minutes or manage a blob of [...]
How to Use your Sketchbook to Develop your Ideas into Final Artworks. Sketching One Object Over and Over…..
Perhaps it seems odd that I am starting this blog post with the following word. Teapots. The global coronvirus pandemic that has permeated the fabric [...]
Another Sketchbook Flipthrough. September 2019 to April 2020
Sketching every day is continually important. Its never about being perfect but a place to record ideas, scribble a fleeting thought or capture an image [...]
How to paint a chicken! A bit of fun!
There are some simple steps to painting this watercolour chicken. Here are 3 stages of the process; Start by using a light watercolour wash and [...]
The Small Drawing!
I'm a big fan of small drawings! The first time I started to think about them was when I was visiting Vienna and I came [...]