I have not done a step by step demonstration for some time and this is nearly one. Nearly because, towards the end, I was in the flow and di...

Alice in 1941 (Oil on paper mounted on canvas - 15 3/4 x 12 3/4" - 40.0 x 32.3 cm) by Max Ernst - James Thrall Soby Bequest; MoM...

I have been asked to paint a cloudy sky in an office open meeting room. You can see below the finished room. An overview of the finis...

Still life paintings from nature are a great way to work on composition in real life. You select some props, move them around and swap them...

Last week, the whole family was in Ardeche in Le Regal, a hamlet near Antraigues-sur-Volane (France). Le Regal - Watercolour and ink b...

A long time ago, a reader asked me about the brand of paints I use, writing: “I love your work and particularly your colors, they live.” ...

Sunny days are back in England and trees are full of leaves. The sunlight going through the trees’ foliage forms spots of light on the groun...

Quick prototyping consists in iterating quickly different versions of the same project in order to test your ideas. It is practical when th...

I took a few photographs and some notes while painting "Parklands Road". Parklands Road - Oil on canvas (60 cm x 30 cm) by Be...

I recently reviewed the book “ The Simple Secret to Better Painting ” by Greg Albert. I still think is it a good book, but there is one aspe...