Tag: in the studio
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Cavorting at the Crossroads
Playing about with a wide variety of creative avenues as part of your art practice can yield inspiring results. Often, I think it’s more productive and meaningful than the “finished” pieces.
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Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?
How did 2023 go? And what’s in store for 2024? January 2023 saw me with a broken fibula, putting stay to most of my art activity. However, I noticed an advertisement for a drawing course with Ian Roberts. Drawing is easy to do while sitting down, so I took that on and thoroughly enjoyed it.…
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Purpose, Practice and Play
Purpose, practice and play? Making art for exhibitions, practicing what you’re learning and playing, because you can, it’s fun and it’s often fruitful!
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Back to Basics
We all itch to “get right into” the exciting things we want to do, but going back to basics can, as this example highlights, provide you with new insight and a more rewarding experience overall.
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Get Positive, Throw Caution to the Wind
“Going with the flow” can be scary, but it can also take you and your art on some wonderful journeys.
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Who Moved the Goal Posts?
When is creative work finished? It’s a question that is almost as frustrating as asking what the meaning of life is!
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Diversification – A Bit of Carpentry
Presenting your art for display isn’t always easy. It can take a lot of thought and effort at times. The way I currently work has given me the opportunity to learn this new skill.
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Start Strong and Follow Your Intuition
Enthusiasm is usually pretty high when beginning new work. That was the case with this painting. Let’s see what happened along the way and what seems to have eventuated.
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Devotion Pays Off
Art is something you have to stick at if you want to improve and develop. This Studio News shows the progression of one idea that first surfaced eight years ago.