The Accidental Artist, Painting
This week, I’m still playing around with the abstract… Not quite sure where the idea for this one came from, but it’s an interesting and pleasing form. One of the joys of painting is that not everything has to make sense (just look at Picasso and other... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
I love the autumn. I love all seasons in their own right, but as a walker the autumn colours hold a special place for me. For this painting I wanted to combine the beautiful colours with wonderful woodland and play around with abstract and using pallet knives to lay... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Recently, I made an 89-year-old lady cry… 😢 I didn’t mean to… Let me just step back a couple of weeks… Our friend Jill (the 89-year-old lady in question) had seen the painting I did of my sister’s Westie, and asked if I’d be willing to do a painting of her... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
After my summer hols, this week’s painting is of my sister’s Westie Jester, who passed away a few years ago. And as you may know, I’m more of a fan of big dogs (Border Collies ❤️ eh Sarolta?! 😁) though I love all animals and Jester was special. Those of you who are... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
This week I’m back to painting animals. There’s something about animals that resonates with me so much. I have painted fish in the past, but this is my first turtle. I have talked before about being outside of my comfort zone with painting, and how I have... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Sometimes its just doing something for the fun if it. That was this week when we were tasked with doing a self portrait in the style of Picasso 😱 Not sure if it looks like me or more like Ned Flanders though 🤦♂️ So I sat with the idea. I broke it down to the stages I... read more
