One Way or Another

Oil and Cold Wax Acrylic on repeat One Way or Another…. In the words of the inimitable Debbie Harry. Debbie Harry has cropped up a couple of times this week. Once in my Art Fluency Community which is my free Facebook group. As a bit of fun, I’d invited the group...

Mind Your Language!

“They’re a little busy.”This week’s feedback from my new coach Sam on images of some new oil and cold wax paintings for my solo show.When I’d sent them across to her, I’d described them as flat and a bit lifeless, they certainly needed something although at that point...

Using Line in Abstract Painting

How do you find your personal vocabulary in line making?  This exercise is from the first week of Directions in Abstraction where the group begins with an exploration of how to using line in abstract painting. There are some questions below the exercise for you...

Live Art Chat: What happened in 2022

Welcome to this new episode of Live Art Chat: What happened in 2022. Lin and Sally-Ann review their year as artists and art teachers. They chat about how their work has developed over the twelve months and the themes that have been important. They also talk about some...

How to feed your creativity.

How to feed your creativity? Where and how does a sketchbook practice fit in with this? I have noticed over the years that artists often speak about sketchbook practice as a thing in and of itself. And I find myself wondering and being curious about what they mean...

How to be your own best advocate for your Art

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Take a moment to consider this question: Who do you think of as one of the best advocates for your art? How many people said ME? Here’s the original Live on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lin...