Make Art Everyday – My New Year’s Resolution
Being a creative being in your not very creative world can be really difficult for a lot of us. I know I have posted on this topic more than enough … Continue reading
My New Book
For the last 2 1/2 years I have been writing a book about making art. Those of you who used to enjoy my posts, know that I have hardly posted … Continue reading
How making art makes me feel.
Yayoi Kusama once said: If it were not for art, I would have killed myself. I don’t think I would go that far myself but I would feel pretty bloody bad. … Continue reading
Drawing 7: drawing out your ideas
We don’t often talk about the way that drawing actually helps us to improve or ‘draw out’ our ideas. We focus on it as a final result or as an … Continue reading
The urge to create is always there – 3 tips to helps you scratch that itch.
I was talking to a guy the other day; we don’t know each other well but we are both artists and we were joking about the fact that sometimes we … Continue reading
Take an Art Retreat – my tips for making it worthwhile.
Sometimes I turn making art into a real big deal. My thoughts go round and round in my head, and I forget that it’s possible to keep it simple. A … Continue reading
Making art: don’t be afraid to follow a glimmer of an idea
Occasionally an idea comes to me fully formed: I go make it and there you are. But more often my ideas start off as nothing more than a glimmer, a … Continue reading
My top tips for getting into a creative headspace
It can be hard to come in from your normal life and get into a good head space for making art. You can try to do it by having a … Continue reading
Artists see things differently
I sometimes think the main difference between artists and other people is the artists ability to see things differently. Artists, like scientists seem to notice more details about what is going on. But unlike … Continue reading
Artquest 5 – Putting time into your storehouse of ideas.
Many beginner artists say to me, ‘I’ve done my drawing [or whatever] course but now that I’ve finished I don’t know what to draw.’ And even more experienced artists can … Continue reading
