She was too ill to make it to the third floor of the Parisian townhouse her family occupied so her bed was brought downstairs to the large room which served as her studio and sitting room. Lying here pale and weak she waited while another invalid was carried up and settled on a sofa opposite, […]
The Tragedy of Marie Bashkirtseff Read More »
I am thinking a lot about the importance of value at the moment. I think most people who have ever spent any time trying to paint realise that it is a hugely important topic but the monochrome studies I am doing at the moment are really reinforcing the crucial role they play in a picture.
Values, and a little confession Read More »
As an artist I found that when you start learning to paint one of the first concepts you have repeatedly drummed into you is the importance of something called “edges” Well, you are fairly certain you know what an edge is, its where an object ends, and where another object, or just some empty space