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Optical Illusions

The hybrid picture above is a well known optical illusion. It is both a picture of Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe depending on how fa...

Exhibition Wadhurst

I will be showing a number of my paintings at the September Art Exhibition in Wadhurstfrom 8th to 17th September. Private view on 7th Sep...

Berlin Exhibition

I have a number of landscapes on show at the Friendly Society in Berlin to 17 September.

Open Studios

Every year in June, artists across south east England open their doors to the public. It is a great opportunity to meet, talk to and see ...

Portrait d’un violon

Il y a quelques semaines, un de mes étudiants a amené son violon à l’atelier pour le peindre comme nature morte. Comme l’instrument était...

Violin

A few weeks ago, a student of mine brought in her violin to paint as a still life. As the instrument was a splendid Degani, I joined her ...

Le tout ensemble

Lorsque j’étais étudiant d’art à Florence, le maître d’atelier Charles Cecil avait tendance à bien insister sur certains aspects de notre...

Unity Of Effect

“Go for the tout ensemble!” At art school, my teacher, Charles Cecil was keen to drum into his students certain aspects of our training a...

Travail de copiste

Il y a quelques semaines, je suis allé à une exposition de portraits dessinés français au British Museum. On pouvait y trouver des œuvres...

Copying

A few weeks ago, I went to an exhibition of French portrait drawings at the British Museum. Among them were a few drawings by François Cl...

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