29 September 2024 | Artist Studies
A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to see one of Claude Monet’s water lily paintings, The Water-Lily Pond (1899), at the York Art Gallery. I wanted to share my experience and how it has inspired one of my own paintings. This blog follows on from my York blog:...
30 June 2024 | Life in Sketches, My Artwork
I have created some air plant paintings recently, so if you’re looking for some air plant inspired art then you’ve come to the right place. After three years and eight months of nurture, something wonderful happened – my Tillandsia decided to bloom and produce...
25 May 2024 | Artist Studies, My Artwork
In this blog I use a small but recent garden event to inspire a series of tulip paintings. I thought it would be interesting to study three different art movements in the process. Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism – and to compare the results to my own style. I am...
21 April 2024 | Artist Studies
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French painter, and a key figure in the development of Impressionism. He is known for his portrait paintings – particularly females, however he also painted landscapes, and still lifes. One of his most famous paintings is “Two...
25 February 2024 | Artist Studies
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch, Post-Impressionist painter of landscapes, portraits and still lifes. This post focuses on his “Vase with Gladioli and Chinese Asters” still life painting. It is the second of a two-part series where I explore Vincent van...