Liquorice? (Or licorice if you’re American), is the root of the herbal plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. It is a major ingredient in Bassets Liquorice Allsorts. A sweet tasting extract can be…
The Wetcanvas Acrylics forum had their usual monthly painting task, the Different Strokes Challenge. This month it was a still life which we had to set up ourselves and for…
I entered a contest on the FAA discussion boards recently and won a $40 coupon, how great is that? We were asked to edit the photo below. We could make…
I finally managed to finish two Christmas paintings last week, it seemed to take for ever to do. The first, the main one at the top of the page, shows…
Should ballerinas be slender and svelte? Well these ones aren’t and they look nice and elegant to me! I had a trial pack of Stonehenge Aqua watercolour paper lying about…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had to send a letter to the EU asking for an extension so it no longer looks like Brexit will happen on the 31st of…
ImageinFX I’ve only ever subscribed to one glossy magazine in my life. For about 8 years, up until 2013, I received the digital painting magazine ImagineFX. I love that magazine…
Those skeleton oil paintings are finished now and hanging quite nicely in my study/spare room/studio. There wasn’t actually that much more to do, just a little tidying up and a…
A Roman Legionary Painting There was a Roman re-enactment at Dover Castle in the first week of August – Clash of the Romans – with two teams taking part in…
This Artist’s Sketchbooks It’s very hard to leave an art shop without spending money, there are always so many things you’d like to try or things you need to stock…