Drawing and Painting Tips

Many years ago I remember visiting a wonderful shop on Brisbane Southbank in Australia. It specialised in book illustration and contained many illustrated books, mainly for children, and a lovely gallery display featuring original illustrations from the books in the shop. Up until that point I had never really thought that much about childrens book […]

Do you struggle with procrastination? Some artists call this ‘Artist’s Block and it can really prevent you from creating the work you love and need to express in order to feel complete in life. It really is serious and worth discussing. Let’s first of all look at what this Artist’s Block is. When we know […]

Have you ever tried to draw something but the image that comes out of your hand and onto your page is nothing like the thing you wanted to draw in the first place? Did you try to stare, to really look at the object or picture you were trying to draw but it made no […]

Have you ever felt like you are wearing a blindfold when you begin to draw, as though something is blocking your vision. You try to draw but what you see in your mind doesn’t come out of your hand and onto your paper. It feels like there’s a miscommunication going on somewhere between your eyes […]