I recently completed a small (20x20cm) black and white oil portrait of Jeff Buckley. You can see it below, alongside two other small portraits of John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix (I also did one of Bob Marley, which was given away to a lucky winner). I’m calling this series of paintings ‘Inspirations’, which I may [...]
Discovering New Artists – April 2012
I’m always on the lookout for artists whose work inspires me, so I thought I’d share with you a few of my favourites that I’ve discovered recently Stephanie Rew I stumbled upon Stephanie’s art after she posted in the Robert Liberace group on Facebook, and I was very impressed by her beautiful figure paintings. She [...]
Looking Back Along Your Artistic Timeline
I’ve written before about how it’s good practice to look back at your old artwork, to see how much you’ve improved and hopefully give yourself an inspiration boost. I saw a great idea recently on artbizblog.com which suggests posting significant milestones from your art career on your Facebook timeline. I started doing this on my [...]
Baby and Toddler portraits
I’m at that age now (well, I have been for a few years actually) where everyone around me seems to be having babies. It seems like every week someone else I know announces their good news! But as any experienced parent will tell you, those early years are over in the blink of an eye [...]
Win This Original Painting of Bob Marley by Dan Johnson
How would you like to win some original art? I’m giving away this original painting of Bob Marley: Bob Marley, oils on canvas, 20x20cm To be in with a chance of winning the painting, all you have to do is: 1. Share this blog post on Facebook You can copy the link and share it [...]
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