Artists & Illustrators

TIPS • ADVICE • IDEAS March

Be responsive

“I react to a feeling of a place, rather than thinking: ‘What makes a nice painting?’ I want to be moved by what I see. With Looking for the Light, it was the light reflecting amongst the black granite coastal stones that made the water look like a thousand dancing pearls.”

Trust your instincts

“For me it is important not to follow a rigid plan but to enjoy the freedom of painting by

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