It's been a busy few weeks, which included my first ever SBA selection day last month. While I was there inspecting almost 1000 painting...

Want to paint vegetables but found that you can't buy them with leaves? The simple answer to this problem is to grow your own!.... but ...

It's a week today since I returned from exhibiting the Fritillaria meleagris paintings at the RHS London Orchid show. I was dying to ge...

I know I've blogged about painting  Fritillaria meleagris before but I do like it!.... and so do lots of other artists, most notable ...

Last week saw the start of another pineapple painting for me.  I always recommend painting a subject more than once if you really want to ge...

Choosing the right paper for your work is so important, it can make a huge difference to the end result, and, to your painting experience...

I've been painting on Kelmscott vellum for a number of years but recently tried the natural vellum for the first time. Both are availab...