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Drawing an MP – without meaning to

Today, I travelled to my studio for one reason and one reason only: for a tutorial with my personal tutor. We were long overdue a catch up and she’d just read the latest (perhaps eleventh, maybe twelfth) incarnation of my … Continue reading

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Why are some images just ‘not right’?

I’ve been drawing again. This is my drawing so far. I asked a random person for a response. The answer was: ‘I’m not sure’. So I turned the drawing upside down and asked the same question. The response was: ‘That’s … Continue reading

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Depth vs Diversity

What makes for a better artist? Is it someone who finds their style early on and studies and explores one area in considerable depth throughout their career or is it someone who experiments, reinvents, diversifies, moves, travels and tries different … Continue reading

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Art buskers of the world unite

Walking along the Charles Bridge in Prague the other day, I was amazed at the sheer number of street portrait artists that sit either side of the bridge touting for business. They all seemed to offer the same service, sitting … Continue reading

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