“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”
Edgar Degas, the man who coined this quote, was a french impressionist painter. Like most of the great impressionists, he […]
Let’s look at: Johannes Vermeer’s, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Though painted three and a half centuries ago, Girl with a Pearl Earring seems to have only become one of […]
“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”
Great advice from the master of art-entertainment, Mr. Bob Ross. For me, this quote speaks of something very near and […]
Let’s Look At: The Starry Night – Van Gough
The Starry Night isn’t the first piece where Van Gough tried to capture the night sky, though it is inarguable […]
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
Children have a capacity for creativity that is enviable for most adults, Picasso knew that when he said this. As […]
Let’s look at: The Mona Lisa
We’re going to look at some famous paintings. The first step in mastery in any subject is an understanding and […]
City mouse: a reflexion on the piece
With the concept of the series understood, I started work on the second warrior mouse: the city mouse. Una vez […]
“Every artist was first an amateur”
I love this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Like most of life’s best quotes, it’s easy to understand, but hard […]
Country mouse: a reflexion on the piece
A couple of weeks ago I embarked on a little collection of mice. The idea is that they are among […]
Digital art by a tradional artist.
He guys, so over the Christmas period I got my teeth stuck into some digital art. I’d never really done […]