There’s an old Egyptian saying, “Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return”.However I knew from the moment I stepped out into Cairo’s warm night air, heavy with the sweet scent of jasmine, twenty five years ago, that Egypt would always be
The thing that makes a painting difficult is uncertainty. Whereas if you plan in advance, the uncertainty is removed. Dianne Sutherland BallFile image from WikipediaIt was the flash of orange at the side of the road that first caught my eye. Every day as I drove
“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” Ludwig van BeethovenFor a long time now, I have wanted to learn how to paint on vellum. For those that don’t know, vellum is
Last week, I went to visit an artist friend who has a small but exquisite garden, lovingly tended and filled with all manner of botanical treasures. She gave me some seed heads for my next painting project, and then almost as an afterthought, gave me
Hedera hibernica, Irish ivy It’s always a great feeling to finish up a project and to finally clear away all the scraps of paper, paint and plants that accumulate whilst the painting is being done. This latest project has taken even longer than usual, as
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