Art Tutorials, News, News 2021, Painting, Shopping

Purple Clematis downloadable tutorial in my Etsy shop

Hello everyone, It's here! The written tutorial for the Summer of 2021 Purple Clematis is now available in my Etsy shop... You can click here to open the page in another window. It is nine pages long and has more illustrations than ever. Of course as usual, if you are a Patreon subscriber or are… Continue reading Purple Clematis downloadable tutorial in my Etsy shop

Art Tutorials, Painting, YouTube Channel

Dark Purple Clematis Tutorial

Summer might not be at its best here in the UK so far this year, but the summer flowers don't seem to mind too much. They are all flourishing and looking very decorative in the garden at the moment. I love painting purple flowers, especially the dark, velvety, luscious ones... This Clematis, which I started… Continue reading Dark Purple Clematis Tutorial

Art Tutorials, News 2020, Painting, YouTube Channel

New video – Purple Tulip tutorial full throttle

New video alert! This one is the purple tulip tutorial, but approached slightly differently from my previous tutorial videos. I am not talking (well, not much) and the painting speed is multiplied by 2000. You can see the whole painting being done in under 3 minutes. I have also started posting the same tutorial but… Continue reading New video – Purple Tulip tutorial full throttle

Art Tutorials, News 2020

New PDF tutorial – Purple tulip

I'm trying to keep you busy... I listed a new PDF tutorial in my Etsy shop, part of the Colours of Nature PDF collection. This is tutorial number 4, TUT04. (click here to get there) There will be a speeded up video to go with the tutorial on my YouTube channel, which will take a… Continue reading New PDF tutorial – Purple tulip

Pigment Spotlight, Reviews and Tests

Pigment spotlight: testing Daniel Smith Quinacridone Lilac

The first question that popped into my mind when I first saw Quinacridone Lilac was "Do we really need another Quinacridone sitting between the Quinacridone pinks and magentas?" The only way to find out was to try it, test it, mix it and compare it. I already have quite a few Quinacridones in my palette:… Continue reading Pigment spotlight: testing Daniel Smith Quinacridone Lilac