After many years hiding away I have a journey to share. I don’t really know why I totally hid. Maybe it is partly because of this. I felt scared of showing my true self. I have changed. As many people would know I grew up in and was part of […]
Art Spectrum, an Australian oil paint manufacturer have a range of 13 different oil colours that they developed with inspiration from the Australian landscape. I have used their colour Australian Red Gold for years and it is one of my absolute favourites. It is an amazing glazing colour that goes […]
One important thing to think about when painting solvent free is the texture of your canvas or support. Without solvents the paint is thicker and doesn’t apply as smoothly. More rough texture causes more drag on the brush making the paint harder to apply smoothly. This can be to your […]
I have been experimenting with Water Mixable Oils again recently, mostly just for underpaintings to build up some quick washes. One of the things I’ve heard people saying about water miscible oils is that they are not tried and tested over time for permanence and durability. While reading the Winsor […]
Well, it may have looked like I died on that Himalayas trek about 3 years ago but in fact I did not! I had an amazing time in India and travelling around Europe afterward. I then spent a year or so outside New York city in the Catskill mountains where […]
Upon arriving in the train toilet the rattling of train tracks became suspiciously louder. Gazing down the chute I soon noticed the rapidly moving train tracks completely open and only two feet below. What an ingeniously simple system of waste disposal! The smell along railway lines must be horrendous. People squatting […]
I have now been in India for a bit over a week. The travel over and the first week was pretty horrendous. My flight was delayed in Sydney for about 6 hours. Then I had to wait about 12 hours in Mumbai for a new connecting flight to Delhi. When […]
I am leaving Australia this Sunday for travels around the world. I will be spending 5 weeks in India including a trek through the Himalayas. Then I’m off to Europe for another 5 weeks, followed by 6 months or so in the US. I plan to update this blog with […]
One of the most powerful and beautiful techniques of oil painting is glazing. Instead of painting with thick opaque paint that is a certain final colour one builds up the colour and richness with multiple transparent layers of paint. The Old Masters used this technique extensively in their works and […]
