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Diagonal lines bring energy and movement to any painting. Vertical and horizontal lines are stabilizing and indicate calm and peace. So...

I’m learning to not mess with my paintings. What I’m trying to do in a conscious way is to lay down a stroke of paint and then leave it...

There is a classic art book called “Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting” by John F Carlson which was written in the middle of the last...

Claude Monet said: “To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at. When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects...

How neutral colours make better paintings We don’t live in a high colour intensity world… so why paint it that way? I am sure you are...

Here is a recent painting I did of a peak near Mont Blanc, along with the original photo. As you can see I made some changes. What drew...

How to expand your colour range by using less colours! If you have followed this blog for a while you will know that I am constantly...

How to create colour harmony by using a “mother color” in all mixes. What is colour harmony? Some paintings thrive on a heady mix of...

It is so easy to paint a boring picture! I’m sure we all have failed paintings tucked away somewhere that just didn’t work out right....

With every year that passes I am reminded that learning to paint is not instant. It’s not something that just happens overnight. You...