I’ve been getting my studio organised and ready for the year. Quick watercolour studies of whatever flowers I get from Columbia Road Flower market on Sundays. I love the tangle of them. Went to the 20/21 British Art Fair. Favourite thing: Seeing Ann Oram’s paintings at Duncan R Miller gallery stand. I will definitely be making time… Continue reading Watercolour Flower Studies
My big new art crush in Geraldine Girvan. So far, I’ve only seen her work in reproductions, but I aim to seek some actual works out to gawp at soon. I love her use of bodycolour/gouache. In the (slightly fascist) world of watercolour painting, bodycolour (aka gouache) is a bad cousin. Most watercolourists wax lyrical about… Continue reading Art Hero: Geraldine Girvan
I’m back from my lovely summer in Canada. I spent most of my free time painting. And have resolved to keep going everyday. I have dabbled with painting for the last 10 years, watercolour in particular, but never committed. I have been frightened that I would end up with useless paintings, filling my plan chest, with no… Continue reading I’ve Been Painting all Summer
