I had the idea for this painting over coffee last Friday morning, and then spent one day sketching, painting and finishing the piece. The idea was simple – to practice my compositional skills with a painting done in monochrome, in…
Cradle Mountain sketches (with pencils)
The landscape at the heart of Tasmania has always taken my breath away. Snow-sharp wind and russet plains of buttongrass and coral fern, the scraping shadows of low cloud, and beyond it all, the timeless curve of Cradle Mountain ….
Pocket Sketches
I am quite a lazy artist, all things considered, and when I travel I don’t often take a full sketching kit with me everywhere I go. Which is why I began carrying a small matchbox-sized notebook and a Palamino Blackwing…
Stacking Up Small Steps
I am a serial list maker. I make work lists, design lists, shopping lists, wish lists . . . it just goes on. I am not, however, so good at checking things off those lists. Being a bit of a…
In the studio, sketchbook studies.
I promised myself that I would share my sketches, studies and creative process this year (even though the thought makes me want to hide). I set myself a list of studies to undertake this month, and it’s about time I…