It’s the first painting of the new year! Always a tough one to get into after taking time off from the studio. It only takes a couple of weeks away from the painting (especially i’m working on lots of commercial projects or digital designs) to feel that rustiness again. So […]
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I’m delighted to say that two of my greeting card designs are now available to buy from the National Trust shop at Mottisfont Abbey. I recently completed the process for becoming a supplier to the National Trust; which feels like another little career milestone for me! Here’s a quick sketch […]
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For anybody working in seasonal marketing, they will already be painfully aware of the disconnect between the creation of a holiday campaign and the lived customer experience. Somebody has to design, develop and make these things long before anyone might actually feel festive. I found myself working on festive themed […]
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This is my constructed view of the National Trust property at Mottisfont in the Test Valley. Try your hand with my Mottisfont Colouring Page, featuring Springtime snowdrops! This drawing formed part of the composition sketch for a large canvas painting. If you’d like to see how it turned out; you […]
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At last some painting to share! Here’s a new scene ‘Snowdrops at Mottisfont Abbey’ created for my own interest between other commissioned projects; a celebration of snowdrops and the early signs of Spring! The canvas is 70 x 50 cm and is set within a white floater frame that makes […]
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A belated Happy New Year to you all! It would seem January has turned into an impromptu social media (and blog) break. Something that I hope has done me some good; providing a little space and time to think. Studio time had mostly been taken up with commercial projects anyway; […]
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