The best thing for your creativity in 2025
The best thing for your creativity is to get life sorted, even if it means sacrificing time in the studio. I’m back in studio after a 4-month break from creating art.
18/03/2025
Creating Art Around Life
Art, is created around the chaos of a rich and eventful life, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I share ways I’ve learned to prevail.
How my year long art challenge changed me
My year long art challenge changed me in profound ways. I’m delighted that my studio is filled with 52 new works created in a style I never imagined I’d make.
04/06/2024
Art When Life Gets Difficult
Do you find creating art when life gets difficult nearly impossible? Indeed, it’s tough to get past thinking about your woes. I’ll show you ways to prevail.
03/10/2023
The value of making crap art
Making crap art is what I gave myself permission to do when I returned to my studio after a really tough year in 2022. Find out why.
22/09/2023
Winning in the Art Studio!
Winning in the art studio can be a big challenge when there’s a lot of living going on! So, how do you get into studio to create meaningfully?
10/09/2023
Overcoming failure, mistakes & setbacks
Overcoming failure, mistakes, and setbacks: Analyse them to transform them into powerful boosts for your creative efforts
26/08/2023
The challenge of printing with oil-based ink
Printing with oil-based ink is a huge change from my previous experience of monoprinting with water-based Inktense.
19/08/2023
Monoprinting with Inktense makes beautiful art
Monoprinting with Inktense on the most rigourously pretreated paper has produced my favourite abstract works so far. Solving problems increased creativity.
14/08/2023
How to make art when Life Gets Complicated
What do you do when life gets complicated and you don’t feel like you be making art anytime soon? Here’s practical ways to prevail.
06/08/2023