Recently I took part in a Casey Australia tour of Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Lake Ballard, and all the places in between. The weather was fantastic and the scenery was amazing! I lived in Kalgoorlie, Norseman and Menzies a number of
If you don't know who Robert Wade is, then let me tell you. He is a well-known Australian artist, who has gained worldwide recognition for his mastery of watercolor.
I thought I'd share parts of a work in progress which has been ongoing for a few weeks now.
I'm very excited to let you know about the "5 Creative Creatures" exhibition I'm taking part in from 09 October to 06 November. I'm joining with 4 other well-known and established Perth artists, hence the name "5 Creative Creatures" and
For something different I thought I'd share a little story about two of my painting classes last week, and some lovely bear collectibles that we painted.
I'm back! And the flowers were blooming marvellous (pardon the pun)! As you probably know I'd been planning my first ever art trip to the wildflowers north of Perth for ages (and annoyed everyone a week before with updates on
Do you paint with music playing in the background or do you prefer silence? I listen to a variety of music depending on the type of painting I'm working on, and my tastes vary depending on the type of
If you are an artist or even a potential artist, there are workshops to suit all levels in all mediums at the Cairns Art Escape.
Apparently using masking fluid prior to painting a watercolour picture is cheating! Or so I was told a few months ago. But then I've also been told that you shouldn't stretch your watercolour paper, and you should never
As I reach a little milestone in my life, I thought it might be timely to reflect on a few things I've learnt as an artist and share "50 words of advice to artists". So here you go
Should you stretch watercolour paper or not? What does it even mean - "to stretch watercolor paper"? And why would you even want to stretch paper? Well, have you ever dropped some water on paper? What
The SAVE Art Exhibition is an art event in support of the SAVE African Rhino Foundation. All proceeds from the event will go to support the valuable work of the charity, and all pieces entered in the exhibition are
Not long to go till I head off on my art trip to the wildflowers just north of Perth. The wildflowers of Western Australia are very special to me as I spent a lot of time amongst them when I
These days you hear a lot about the need to get outdoors more and get your dose of Vitamin D. I know I do, because I do spend a fair bit of time in my studio painting because it's
This week I’ve been as busy as ever, and one of my little projects was to practise some quick watercolor sky studies. These were each created on 1/8 sheet of watercolour, and I did not use reference photos