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. PART ONE I discovered my artistic training genealogy.I learnt the discipline of time at the easel. PART TWO I learnt about the properties of oil paintsI learnt different ways of using my toolsI plumbed new depths in what I can do. PART THREE My goals changed.My taste … [Read more...]
REFLECTIONS: Part One
These days, in that nebulous time between Christmas and New Year, I like to spend some time reflecting over my year’s artwork and plan the New Year. Before this sounds too introverted, I must confess that this is only since 1998 when we moved from South Africa to the UK and from a Summer Christmas to a Winter Christmas. Before 1998 it was a continual swimming party, wine on the patio and holiday guests in Cape Town where we lived. In fact, I can remember sneaking off from the guests to my … [Read more...]