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I was one of the 38 international artists participating in this years 9th annual art walk in Competa, which is organised by Dutch artist and Competa gallery owner Lieuwke Loth. Competa is a beautiful white village with sea views, perched in the mountains of the Malaga region. The town has a long history of being [...]
ANA (Artists’ Network Alpujarra) present this group art exhibition in the old school house in Órgiva. 19 artists and various print forms including collograph, lino cut, cyanotype, laser cut, collage and photographic.
St. Valentines Day Love Heart Promotion – 30% OFF! I paint love heart watercolours each year in preparation for St. Valentine's Day. I do this not just because I'm an old romantic but also so that you have something original to give or receive, something that expresses how you feel. One of our basic human [...]
Pink Mountains! I looked long and hard at this view, day after day and throughout the whole year before I attempted to paint it. The challenge arose around the fact that I executed it in my studio, working from memory, photos and watercolour studies that I did on location. Read more here - http://eepurl.com/cuY6pv
It's a paste made of mostly powdered quartz, that when fired, looks like the semi precious stone, turquoise. However, using the stuff is like sculpting with toothpaste. I gave some to a creative friend and she just threw it back at me, saying, “I can’t be doing with that”. I have managed to find a [...]
This is María with her painting. I nearly cried when I saw her first watercolour all finished and in the frame. It is so beautiful, so strong and so confident. She has been coming to watercolour classes for just 3 sessions. Learn Watercolour Techniques – María has several pieces on the go at the same time [...]
Warning – Voluptuous Mermaid Painting! This piece comes in two parts and is painted on beautiful red eucalyptus wooden panels. Read the newsletter here http://eepurl.com/cmzcH5
A rather interesting tourist attraction I paid a visit to Sedlec Ossuary, to the cemetery of the catholic Church of All Saints in Kutná Hora, Bohemia. On entering the crypt, I experienced the magnitude of being in such close proximity to the 40,000 human remains that have been artistically laid to rest there. The human [...]
In this art newsletter I introduce a new painting which captures the spirit of a little girl. The piece is called Girlhood and it is a painting of my best friends daughter, a favourite little girl of mine. I called the newsletter subject line – Before And After Art - This is because I also [...]
I was invited by the faculty of art at the University of Granada, to come and lecture to students studying to be art teachers. I was asked to speak about my work and the importance of art in life, something I feel very passionate about. My job was to inspire the students, so that they [...]
I was given some background information about the 60 students I was to give my talk to at the University of Granada, that they only value Baroque painting as a form of art and that they thought that all artists were financially poor and that being an artist is not a good life choice. So my job [...]
The ANA (Artists’ Network Alpujarra) Inaugural art exhibition was on for the month of October at the interesting venue of the purpose built organic veg depot of Las Torcas, Tablones, Granada. I exhibited along side 17 participating artists, who I meet up with weekly. I made this film as a kind of souvenir of the [...]
