The 4 problems I solved creating on really rough paper
One excellent way to boost creativity is to solve problems that are sure to arise from making artwork on really rough paper.
08/07/2023
Beverly Claridge
5 Simple ways to get new ideas from older works
Getting new ideas from older works is a good way to boost creativity whilst creating a contiguous and cohesive body of works.
02/07/2023
How to Analyse Your Art Work
You can analyse your art work to better understand the success of a finished work and learn to talk about your work using the language of art.
23/06/2023
Bold or Confronting?
Bold or Confronting?? By using my chisel point pigment pen have I’ve made ‘Red Playground-Finish what you started’ simply bold or largely confronting.
12/06/2023
Pizzazz with Pigment ink
I used pigment ink pen to create patterns to give contrast and direction to my derivative work, ‘Let’s Have a Ball! A conversational abstract’
05/06/2023
Play in the studio boosts creativity
Play in the studio is what I’m doing for the next twelve months to boost creativity. I’ve taken notice of what children, the experts, do.
28/05/2023
Allie Eagle, Artist, Friend and Mentor
I’m immensely grateful for my mentor and friend, the late Allie Eagle, a remarkable New Zealand artist, who passed away in May 2022.
14/05/2023
10 Things I did to love myself
I’ve learned the hard way that to care for and love myself is critical in the creative life! Particularly, when life throws a few spanners.
07/05/2023
When life gets in the way
There are times when life gets in the way of creating art and I cannot get into the studio! Rotten floors took me out of the studio for a season.
29/04/2023