I attended my first session of life drawing as the newest member of Chertsey Artists art club last night. There is nothing quite like working from life, be it plein air painting and sketching, still life in the studio or working from a life model. Working from life makes an artist work to convert a [...]

The first question people often ask when they view a painting of mine is: 'How long did that take you?' The answer varies from painting to painting depending on the subject and size of the canvas. I spend the most time on portraits. Here are the stages of a recent portrait of my daughter Amélie, [...]