Archive - Art Letters

Colour Mixing Letter

On colour mixing, recent sketchbook work and a side-by-side consideration of Neoart pastels and Luminance pencils.

Jun 1 •

April 2025

On crayons, on producing "high-key pictures, on being contrary.

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Cat's Tongue Letter:

On series vs. singular works, on painting to the seasons, on the pleasures of an art practice, on the cat's tongue brush.

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Canvas Panel Letter:

On canvas, on managing transitions and on working your unique artistic territory.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

On 2025 artistic resolutions, on acrylic paint.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

On what I did in 2024 & what I plan to do in 2025, plus my end of year favourites.

Dec 1, 2024 •

September 2024

Cotton Paper Letter:

On cotton paper, on messy materials, on a recent sketch.

Sep 30, 2024 •

August 2024

Pine & Juniper Letter:

On working with paint on its own, on "finished" and "unfinished" pieces, on a photo of an artist in their studio, & on Pine & Juniper.

Aug 1, 2024 •

July 2024

Green Gold Letter:

On keeping a watercolour sketchbook, on sketches versus studies, on refreshing your palette, notes on a recent original, & on Green Gold.

Jul 1, 2024 •

May 2024

Light Cobalt Blue Letter:

On making my own acrylic markers, on testing materials, on “Five Pieces,” on a recent parkland sketch, on my substack, & on Light Cobalt Blue.

May 1, 2024 •

April 2024

Chartreuse Letter:

On painting originals on paper, on spring time in the glass house, on my gouache colour palette, on “Green Deer Grazing,” a mixed media sketch, & on…

Apr 1, 2024 •

November 2023

Blackberry Letter:

On my ideal sketchbook, on Pablo Picasso’s Rose Period painting “Famiglia di Saltimbanchi,” on recent sketches, on the colour “Blackberry,” and its…

Nov 1, 2023

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