Art Questions, Art Tutorials, YouTube Channel

Quick easiest way to stretch paper

I was getting ready to start the sketches for this week’s post on Patreon when I decided to stretch my paper, because I am going to use so much water and really drench my paper. Then I thought it would be useful to do a quick video tutorial, showing you a very easy way to… Continue reading Quick easiest way to stretch paper

Art materials, Art Tutorials

Full tutorial – Seascape with Daniel Smith paints

Hello, I am still testing the Daniel Smith gouache paints I reviewed last month.The pigments and their characteristics are the same as they are in watercolours, but I am not a gouache painter, so I am exploring techniques that are unfamiliar to me, which I find very interesting and also a lot of fun. One… Continue reading Full tutorial – Seascape with Daniel Smith paints

Art materials, Painting, Reviews and Tests

Daniel Smith gouache test and review

Hello everyone,Have you ever tried gouache?Last time I did was many years ago and I wasn’t that impressed. The opaque medium seemed to kill the pigment saturation and I missed the watercolour glow.When Daniel Smith offered to send me some gouache paints to test and review, I was in the middle of a Patreon project… Continue reading Daniel Smith gouache test and review

Art materials, Shopping

A little wooden palette you’ll want to see!

Hello everyone, For a few years now I have been using a little single wooden palette that I really love. As I am planning a big holiday for next year, where I would like to do some plein air painting, I am putting together a painting kit that is light, pleasant to use, and as… Continue reading A little wooden palette you’ll want to see!

Art courses, News 2024

Starting my mentoring group for Mastrius

Hi everyone, I am starting an exciting new venture that you might be interested in: I am mentoring for an organisation called Mastrius. They are based in Canada and they’re taking a different approach to teaching, which I am very much in agreement with.They are employing artists who don’t only share their methods and skills.… Continue reading Starting my mentoring group for Mastrius