John Singer Sargent was one of the foremost portrait artists of the late 19th century. He is best known for capturing the rich and famous across Europe and America. His…
King Henry VIII is best known for seeing off a few of his wives and for the English Reformation. You can see some highlights of his reign in this infographic…
A well decorated wall can create the perfect indoor mood. If art prints are your choice of wall decor you’ll need to decide upon art print types. That’s the surface…
An easy step by step to drawing a Halloween skull This is the last post in the Halloween drawing series. Last time we looked at how to draw a Halloween…
An easy step by step to drawing a Halloween bat Carrying on with the Halloween drawing theme, last time I showed you how to draw a Halloween Pumpkin, in this…
An easy step by step to drawing a Halloween pumpkin Would you like to learn how to draw a Halloween pumpkin? Halloween is only a few months away and it’s…
Where are the snails? I’m talking about the common garden snails that used to crawl around in large numbers in my garden. They would make their slimy way around the…
Rabbit Ears Cap: Painting with Acrylics and Coloured Pencils Acrylics are such a versatile medium. You can use them spread thickly as you might with oils, thinned down with water…
Wall Art for Living Rooms Why have wall art in the living room? When it comes to decorating your home the living room is one space that takes a large…
I never do any painting on linen so bought a few lengths of different linen grades to try out. There’s such a huge variety of supports for artists to paint…