Last year, I gained an oil painting diploma from Norfolk Painting School under Martin Kinnear. Here are my reflections in a three-part series, Scroll back to read about my early Fine Arts training in South Africa and what I learnt about the tools of the trade. PART ONE 1.I discovered my artistic training genealogy. 2. I learnt the discipline of time at the easel. PART TWO 3. I learnt about the properties of oil paints 4. I learnt different ways of using my tools 5. I plumbed … [Read more...]