Not Making Art

have to admit that I do spend a great deal of my waking hours painting, thinking about making artworks or looking at other peoples artworks. I don’t spend all my time doing that though. I spend time with my family when they visit and I spend as much time as I can in...

Sold Paintings

Where have all the sold paintings gone? This started out as a simple explanation as to why there are so few sold paintings on the website Then I realised that you may also be interested in knowing where my paintings are hanging. The furthest one has traveled is to...

How to Care for and Hang Paintings on Canvas

You’ve made an investment in a piece of art that you’ve fallen in love with. Isn’t it worth a little extra effort to keep your painting in the best possible condition? Did you know that looking after your artwork starts before you even hang it on your wall. CARING FOR...

Art Styles

Abstract Art that does not attempt to represent or depict a person, place or thing in the natural world but instead use shapes, colours, forms and marks to achieve an effect. Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist, he is generally credited as being...

Abstract Art Can Improve Your Mental Health

You may think you are not a fan of abstract art, but you may want to rethink your attitude towards it if you value your long term mental health. Introduction: Abstract art, with its non-representational forms, colours, and compositions, has the potential to elicit a...

Quirky Museums in London II

I personally love the smaller and more quirky museums but if you haven’t yet visited the larger museums in London then they possibly have to be first on your list. The major and well-known art galleries were listed in part I but you may want to add these museums...