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How to tell when your painting is finished

I think this painting is finished. But every time I look at it I see areas that I could improve…

Working with ballpoint pens

I threw myself in the deep end.  A couple of weeks ago I decided to draw using a ballpoint instead of pencil.…

ballpoint, drawing

Our Post-Apocalypse drawing session

We experienced another fabulous afternoon of drawing. Daniel, our model was dressed as the perfect post apocalypse vigilante and brought…

Barbara Hepworth at St Albans Museum

There is a beautifully curated exhibition currently on at St Albans Museum. It is a small collection of Barbara Hepworth’s…

How to sketch foreshortening

Tips on how to sketch and draw the foreshortened figure

Drawing doodles

A fun drawing exercise using doodles.

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Life drawing in London

Creative life drawing sessions in London

Art Materials – Upcycling

A list of 10 money saving art materials found around the home.

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Mixable oils – a new medium for me

I bought these a couple of weeks ago to try. Having used acrylics for my paintings I was delighted to…

Taking your work to local galleries

It’s probably worth researching galleries before turning up with paintings-in-hand, as I did. I visited two galleries in one day…

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