Painting project “Piebald Ponies”

 Above (left) is a photograph of the pony cob family in a field near me.  I pass them often in my walks and have a collection of photos.  In this post I describe how I developed the photograph into a more finished art work (right)The…

Chuck Close and the grid method

“Almost every decision I’ve made as an artist is an outcome of my particular learning disorders. I’m overwhelmed by the whole. How do you make a big head? How do you make a nose? I’m not sure! But by breaking the image down into small…

Anatomy of the Horse APPLIED

Gradually capturing the precious moment when I can paint the horse as I want to - freely and strongly.  Here are some quick studies from photos I took in South Africa in February 2020.  I am looking at the main shapes and planes and trying…

BLUE PAINTING

  Here is a quick sketch started in the midst of a commission.  I want to develop it and am using Ivon Hitchens (above) as inspiration and guide.  He planned his apparently spontaneous and abstractish paintings very carefully,…

The new painting ABSTRACTION

It has been a few months since my last painting post and things have changed a bit.  I realised that I am an abstractionist or a free painter when it comes to using colour!  I also rediscovered acrylics and the possible effects.  It…

“Drawing the Horse’s Head” e-course March 2021

An in-depth exploration of the anatomy of the horse's head.   A big project which took me about four months of working several hours EVERY day 7/7, and which includes 45 teaching videos over 10 lessons.  I can highly recommend building an…

Teaching residency at the Munnings Museum, near Colchester 24th to 26th September, 2020

A thrilling experience to teach at the famous Munnings Museum, near Colchester.  This beautiful house was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) for much of his life, and when he purchased the house he actually physically transported the…

The new painting

I am returning to my studio after months of virtual but very real activity, constructing online shops and building an e course.  I am inspired by my trip to the Munnings Museum two weeks ago, where I was teaching a drawing class and then had…

Writing an e course “The Art of Drawing Horses”

April to July 2020 I constructed an on-line course "The Art of Drawing Horses" through a Canadian platform called coursecraft.It was a big learning curve, first to get familiar with the platform layout, and secondly to become confident with…

SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT – WORKING FROM HOME DURING THE LOCKDOWN

    A new thread while I am working in confined space in my house.  As a follow up to the portrait class I did two weeks ago, I am having a look at the human head and closely studying the shape of the skull and how the features become…