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Apparently before you succeed at anything, you have to fail. This concept has never sat well with me. I've always worked hard and done...

The artists' woe; to starve or not to starve, that is the question.

I have been living in denial people. It's true. Over the past couple of months, I have been undergoing a transformation but I am not yet...

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Oct 12, 20238 min read

Conversations with a Curator

As artists, it can be difficult to figure out what makes a gallery tick. So I had a conversation with Irma de Visser, gallery owner& curator

May 16, 20225 min read

6 Steps to Create Your Own Painting

6 Steps to Creating Your Own Painting

Jan 31, 202110 min read

The False Concept of Artistic Talent

8 Minute Read Like many artists, I hear comments about my 'artistic talent'. I'm not sharing this with you to toot my own horn, but...

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AI and Art

Written by Sam Millard 6 Minute Read We have all watched in astonishment as AI tools have been developed, rolled out and entered into...

Oct 12, 20238 min read

Conversations with a Curator

As artists, it can be difficult to figure out what makes a gallery tick. So I had a conversation with Irma de Visser, gallery owner& curator

Jun 27, 20237 min read

How to Stretch A Canvas in 9 Steps

Ever wondered how to stretch canvas or canvas prints and don't know where to start? You've come to the right place. I've stretched...

Jun 27, 20234 min read

How to Install A Stretched Canvas into a Float Frame in 6 easy steps

How to Install a Stretched Canvas into a Float Frame in 6 Easy Steps

May 16, 20225 min read

6 Steps to Create Your Own Painting

6 Steps to Creating Your Own Painting

Apr 19, 20217 min read

FAQ: Artistic Style

Artistic Style, A Brief Intro There are some artists who have a distinct artistic style, you'd recognise their work anywhere. Other...

Jan 31, 202110 min read

The False Concept of Artistic Talent

8 Minute Read Like many artists, I hear comments about my 'artistic talent'. I'm not sharing this with you to toot my own horn, but...

Sep 29, 20194 min read

I Want To Do What You Do

I’ve been asked a lot recently, to teach a class to create work in my style. The request comes disguised as a compliment "I want to do...

Mar 28, 20182 min read

FAQ: Why Paint Animals?

Why do you paint animals? After previously answering this question and dissatisfaction with the answers I gave over the years, I thought...

Feb 8, 20184 min read

You Want HOW MUCH?!

The value of art work produced by an artist inexplicably goes up when they're dead. Well, I don't know about you, fellow artists, but I...

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