The London Plein Air Group was recently launched by joint founders Tushar Sabale and Carol Owen. It is an open-to-all painting group which meets on the first Saturday of the month at a pre-decided location for a painting session with like minded individuals. I happened to hear about the group on Instagram just before [...]
During the Covid lockdowns there were many drawing sessions available via Zoom for those who wanted to continue to work from a live model. For a couple of reasons it wasn't for me so by the time restrictions were lifted and in person life drawing sessions returned I was more than ready to work [...]
This year is the fourth Landmark Art Fair I've taken part in. It is the only art fair I've ever taken part in and it holds some special memories. How was this year? In comparison to previous occasions I didn't sell as much work but having had some time to reflect [...]
This self portrait was inspired by Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson’s ‘In Real Life’ exhibition at Tate Modern. The entire exhibition encourages participation from the viewers. His piece ‘Room for one colour’ uses a certain yellow [...]
Oil painting workshops early 2020 I'm pleased to announce that I will be holding two oil painting workshops in January and February next year. They are aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about painting in oils and are suitable for beginners. Each workshop will be for a maximum of five people so that [...]
Autumn update It’s been a while since I wrote a blog so thought I’d catch up with a little update. It’s been a really busy few months personally as our family adjust to life as a team of four after the birth of our second child. It’s meant making changes to the routine of many [...]
On Saturday 22nd June I took part in Pintar Rapido which is an annual art event in London. This year, 300 or so artists took part with the task of producing a painting in a day and then exhibiting the work in a group show the next day. The stunning venue for the exhibition and [...]
What a result discovering Stephen Mangan was taking over from Frank Skinner as presenter of Portrait Artist of the Year. I usually know when a celebrity supports Spurs and I was fully aware Stephen was a big fan of my beloved club. (No disrespect to Frank Skinner - he has been a brilliant presenter of [...]
When looking for a willing model, the most willing is often the artist themselves. I felt a bit awkward painting a self-portrait when I first did one about seven years ago but there was an art competition I wanted to enter that required one. Since then I've done about one a year and am much [...]
ROI at the Mall Galleries and Paint Live The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) annual exhibition is currently on (28 Nov to 9 Dec) at the Mall Galleries and I’m delighted to be included in this year’s show. My painting, Newington Causeway in the Snow, was selected after I entered the open competition. The [...]