[ I do mixed media and collage because I can easily express myself more than speak. My challenge is how I show my subconscious mind to everyone without moving or saying physically - it's all about...

Self-taught dabbler, in watercolour mainly, I like to use coloured pencil and pastels sometimes. My main subject is flowers and more flowers ! Have more time to pursue my art now as my children have...

I am an artist living in Frodsham, Cheshire. My subject matter is predominantly flowers and landscapes especially the landscapes of North Wales. I work mostly in watercolour or pen &...

I'm a Leicestershire based artist, having taken up painting as a full time career in 2000. Prior to this, I painted for many years as a hobby whilst holding down a full time job in research and...

Having all but smashed the proverbial bottle o Guinness across the bows with a heart felt " God help all who sail in her " I am left thinking yes but surely painting is suppossed to be calming &...

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Bridget and I are so much looking forward to welcoming you to Ballynakill and Rosleague this autumn. We are excitedly planning our program and events, while staying in touch with former students and...

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Am trying to get all this right! Have just registered and have put on one of my paintings and had fivce comments already! Am so excited about this connection with overseas artists. I am a South...

This coming year will be an interesting arty one. I will be involved in another international collaboration with artists, photographers, dancers poets in Germany. Last September we exhibited our...

Hi everyone in painting land! My love of the outdoors, I dare say like many of us, prompted me to pick up the brush and have a go at it, as it were. Having had no formal instruction in art, my...

I've managed to build up a minor following for my scenes of Rye and Hastings (Yes! I get followed home from the pub by gangs of kids throwing stones...). This year however I am embarking on a change...

Well, what a stroke of luck!!! My study of a jug with pears (New work) has been chosen to feature in the "Leisure Painter" as the editors choice in the November issue 2011. After a morning of...

OK, I'm going to try something new! I have never blogged before, so I have no idea where I'm going. One of the main things I would like to share is my love of Digital Art Technique - This is the...

I work in the Visual Artists as an Artist & Illustrator, Medical Artist, Art Tutor/ Demonstrator & Writer. Love every minute of it! To read about my work in the Visual...

I am a self-taught artists with disabilities working from home. Naive art, Rock & Pebble Art, Recycled Art, Surreal Art, Childrens Art, Postcard Art, and more. I also promote other artist around...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and relatively new to painting too. I only started painting in 2008 and wish I had started years ago. I go to an evening class once a week, I have a fantastic...

just a new artist wanting to make it big

My name is rebecca i am 36yrs old and i work as a nanny part time.The rest of the time i care for my mum who had a stroke.Last year i decided to take up painting as a way of taking my mind off things...

I am an artist living in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. My mediums are watercolor and oil. I feel have been influenced greatly by the art of John Yardley, Ron Ranson, Edward Seago, and Ed Wesson. ...

How to know when to stop. Paint & equipment. Selecting locations. How to let the landscape speak through your brush. How to find inspiration in unlikely places. Going out prepared. How to edit. How...

I just love to paint, and draw anything, depending upon my mood. I am very new to this art scene, so I welcome any tips or comments from our art veterans and newcomers. Last Christmas(2008) my wife...

Is there a way to link Artists in the Gallery to Blogs. When I find paintings on the Gallery, Sometimes I would like to know more about the artist. So I then went to the Blog page but could not...

The subjects of my paintings are mostly townscapes that remain romantic in every sense, sometimes extravagantly theatrical. I have a hunger for colour which is apparent in my paintings and is often...

An Indian American contemporary visual artist who began creating representational art from early childhood, my current foray into abstract art helps me pursue my ongoing journey as a visual artist...

I am based in Nottinghamshire and have been going to art classes concentrating on watercolours and drawing for three years. I started out sketching with a variety of pencil types before moving into...

hi all,first ever blog,never tried this before so it's all new to me. i'm currently painting in acrylics but used to paint in watercolours,subjects before were a bit different and maybe not to a lot...

I was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and spent 11 years in the British Army. I have two kids and am now living in Istanbul with my lovely wife. I have always been interested in arts, classical...

I am an amateur artist and have been painting on and off sinse school days. I paint in watercolour, acrylics and very occasionally, oils. I live near the coast in East Kent (Thanet) having moved...

I have always had a keen interest in art and was always in the top two at school. I wanted to pursue a career inart by attending the, then, Falmouth School of Art but this didn't happen and I...

For Nabakishore Chanda, painting is the spontaneous expression of the creative impulse within him. A self trained artist, this latent ability was unleashed one fine day, when he was urged by a friend...

Hello, I'm nearly 64 (no Beatles songs please) and have been painting for the last 11 years. I'm always having painters block but when I finish a piece of work, 'Another Masterpiece' is my cry. ...

I have been painting as a hobby for ten to fifteen years. I use oils, acrylics and pastels, both soft and oil pastels. I enjoy doing protraits, still life and landscapes.

Hello! If you have any reactions when viewing my paintings is a necessarily write about it. Jaroslaw Sokol

I concentrate on landscapes and lifework, working mainly in acrylics for immediacy and strength. Trained at UCS and Mid Cheshire college I was lucky enough to get a residency with the Northern...

I concentrate on landscapes and lifework, working mainly in acrylics for immediacy and strength. Trained at UCS and Mid Cheshire college I was lucky enough to get a residency with the Northern...

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Im new to this site and am loving looking at all your lovely works of art. Having lain dormant for 30 years I have decided to "get back into my painting"! Last time I painted with oils or...

I am Christopher John Hollins. A person who has become possessed by an idea about painting that has driven me from painting ‘traditional’ representational images to abstract ‘action’ painting. I...

I am a 38 year old mother of five school aged children. The significance of that is that I am only just getting into life outside the house after spending 14 years as a fulltime housewife and...

I intend to start my blog but right now am in the middle of making the kids' lunches.........

Ever accidently deleted things you wished you hadn't!! I just did exactly that and managed to remove the whole of my wildlife portfolio - but thankfully not all of my gallery!! So sorry if you've...

I am now based in Leeds - hopefully permanently. Before that I've lived in South Derbyshire, Germany, Oxford & for many years in Papua New Guinea I find this site a wonderful opportunity to 'meet'...

Hello and welcome to my blog... comments and views welcome!

Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson said that every man needs a shed. A euphemism for escape from work, domestic responsibilities and general grown-upness. My studio is mine. I can hide there and I'm allowed to...

The parallel universe of the orthodox imagery seen through the prism of the present. My pictures present the mysticism of a people who has always known how to preserve himself during the centuries...

Hi, welcome to my art blog. In the coming months I will be posting some of my mosaic artworks. I would love to hear from anyone who may be interested is this type of art. I'm going to start with a...

This is an open invitation to all fine artists of all levels to join in my conversations about all things to do with art. You are all welcome and everything goes.There are of course rules and one of...

I have just joined Painters Online and thought I would say hi! I am a self taught artist painting in acrylics, enjoying the depth and vibrancy they give. Art should be fun, bright and cheerful! I...

I try to make all of my creative work as eco-friendly as possible, which means using art materials which are kind to the environment.

We are an active Art Society with 300 members. Each year we have an exhibition to show our work. There are a wide range of subjects in painting, and many medias used. Also 3D work is exhibited. All...

Hello I have recently registered on this site. After looking at some of the art work on here I questioned my ability. The thing is, my "Art" is never deliberate, I don't set out to produce anything...

I really don't want to blog, but there is no forum working.

I started painting when we moved to Suffolk in 1997. I had little work at the time and I was lucky enough to "land" in a weekly daytime class tutored by Julie Hamburger. She has remained a great...

Thought it might be nice to share some of my outdoor photos, sketches & watercolour sketches from my neck of the woodsin Wales. I'm very inspired to draw & paint by the natural world & doing this...

I love to paint mainly in watercolours and inks. I often do illustartions for people and paint their Horse/ponies portrait, commissions always welcome!

Da oggi una mostra dell'artista Andrea Benetti. Un live di Frank Nemola Castellana: nelle Grotte “pittura Neorupestre” Una prima assoluta nel luogo più suggestivo: con la “pittura Neorupestre”,...

Learning to paint takes a lifetime! I've learnt most through teaching others and writing art courses, which have made me really study the subject. I started painting when I was very small, and...

Hello, I'm new to blogging so here goes. I have taken up art in the last few years and have a few local courses etc under my belt. I am now at the stage of looking for the inspiration for my...

I am still coming to terms to let people look at my images and put my heart on my sleeve for everybody to see.....I draw and paint what I love and know....usually from my own photos.

A day in the life of an artist almost always throws up something interesting. This came recently in the form of a commission to repair and repaint several very old (150 years) religious paintings...

National Portrait Gallery...Here I Come!.....Well, give me a few years and I might stand half a chance! I gave up my job in microbiology about 4yrs ago and decided to start making veils , tiaras and...

As I am now retired I have taken up painting again. I haven't painted seriously for years but am really enjoying it. I have sold a couple of paintings and have also had some commissions, especially...

As a new painter I have just taken out a subscription to Leisure Painter , and have just received the March issue. I would dearly like to have the February issue but it is sold out. As I live in...

Arctic circle Can you blame me?'muttered Holly.Artemis ignored the comment. 'How do you know the goblins aren't just ripping off wholesalers? After all, batteries are rarely under guard.'Foaly <a...

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hi ,i have been painting about 4 years now and i am a member of several art clubs localy i spend all my time at the art clubs to teach and encourage the members to paint,i seem to get more enjoyment...

Hi, My name is Wanda, I live in Dorset with my wonderful hubby Kevin, My lovely sweet boys Hayden and Bowen, My Dad Chesney, My 3 dogs,cat,hamster, tortiose and 8 guinea pigs. Wow, think that is...

I have not had a blog before but since its all about art I thought I'd give it a go .Hope you enjoy seeing my efforts I certainly enjoy doing them .

I'm self-taught so far as oil painting and acrylics go. I like to combine my artwork with my own spirituality, right down to choice of colour, type of landscapes I paint etc. It might sound a bit...

Hello all, I am new not only to this site but also to taking time to try a little art. I began to compose my idea`s at the start of last year 2009 after a conversation with an Artist friend, she...

My name is Martin Keenan and I live in Ayrshire, Scotland. I would describe my art as 'Outsider art' or maybe folk art. Almost all my artwork comes from my imagination and in high school I was given...

Hi - I started an art group 3 years ago and we set up a club 1 year ago. We have been asked several times if we would allow school children of about 10-11 plus year to come to the meetings. When we...

Hi I have been providing Hands on Art Demonstrations to show how that doing art by using fingers can help those in pain and disabilities & Those who like to feel relaxed, Can all benifit from...

This Blog will be about Art. I have commenced to paint in my mature years. I started painting to hang out with my aged father, and to try and inspire him to recommence some art work of his own. Dad...

TWO FAB LITTLE ART GALLERIES IN MURCIA. By Malcolm Thompson BEd (Hons) Hondon de las Nieves. Have you been to an art gallery in Spain yet? I think everyone should make a little space in their lives...

Why call my blog Art on an island? Well, I do live on an island off the south coast of England and there is a thriving art community here. I have been painting in one form or another for most of my...

I was born and raised in the town of Hai Duong, Vietnam country. After graduating from University Art HA NOI in 1998, I stay HA NOI continue living and painting. I specialized in drawing and oil...

Dear Artists of all kind! We have just launched our new website called www.artwellhung.com and we are looking for all artists alike to join our site and sell their artwork easily...

Views and thoughts of Art in our life

I'm an amateur artist, my day job is far harder work. I have been painting, drawing etc for the past three years, mostly watercolour, bit of pastel ,oils, acrylic and coloured pencils. Favourite art...

Carole Baker RBSA was born in 1965 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. She trained as a Graphic Designer and ran her own business for 18 years. Then in 2007 she turned to painting full time from her studio...

By way of introduction, I am a 45 year old male artist trained in Fine Art at Canterbury and Ulster who happens to teach 11 to 16 year olds in a small, rural, secondary school. My main influences are...

Just my ramblings about my art and art in general.

How to 'use' [ArtRave] & any galleries to help promote your art work & increase chances of making sales: 1. List your art in the Gallery [ and other galleries you belong to] Use your...

I thought I'd introduce myself, further to posting five images of my paintings in the POL gallery today: I am a painter based in southern England, on the Hampshire coast. I paint mainly...

I am VOLUNTARY leader of The Arts Group In Eastwood, 19 members at present. That;s Eastwood,Nottinghamshire. Basically I'm a self taught artist with teaching qualifications. I have learned from...

Hi, new to this site, however I've meen teaching for 10 years and a lifetime of painting. With a natural ability to draw I can demonstrate a variety of subjects sue will show students different...

over 50 , overweight, overdrawn. getting ready for second year diploma course in art and design at local collage. trying to fit in study, painting and several grandchildren. work currently on show...

I'm getting closer to my retirement day (28/05/10) and hope to start improving my painting as soon as the immediate chores are out of the way (you know, home improvements / decorating stuff first!) ...

The Association of Animal Artists offers members exhibition opportunities, workshops, field trips, regular Art Rendezvous days and a plein air painting group. The ethos of AAA is that all the...

As a school student I failed art and had no ability at all??? However, all my life I have loved art and longed to be able to produce artworks. At the ripe age of 45 I started to learn a few folk art...

Hi , Im new to this but am looking forward to blogging and I think forming to talk to people in england and elswhere in the world if possible . I really am a techno phobe. Well rigth now it is 4:00...

I am a hobby painter and paint primarily to relax. I find that painting takes away the cares of a full time management job, I can just melt into a painting. I started painting after a visit to the...

I am starting this as a record of how things will develope with my artwork from this point onwards. It is an on going personal developement, following on from a temporary withdrawal from a fine art...

Well here I am. Never had a blog before but as Lesley and William suggested it's a good place to tell you about a coming exhibition. I was sent an entry form via my website but when I looked at...

I am so nervous! Today I'm finally going to start painting again... not counting peppa pig drawings on a creche wall! I always loved to paint. I loved art in school and had an amazing teacher who...

Hello, August 2010, after 27 years of not lifting a paint brush other than to paint the house. I went back in time when I found my drawings and paintings from roughly age 14-16. I remember as a...

I have been drawing and painting for most of my life - on and off! Mainly self taught I have always found it a great way to unwind. In 2009 I was unfortunately diagnosed with leukaemia and for...

You never know wants around the corner. After being dragged along to a Balboa dance and then being encouraged to learn to dance Balboa, I end up with a compulsion to transfer the energy of the dance...

Like many people I've a dream of turning a hobby into my business. Whilst I accept that may never be completely fulfilled I have achieved it in part by selling my work through local galleries and by...

Iam an artist Isell my original paintings, by this paintersonline. Ihave ten solo an exhibition at india many state, done many group exhibition, private collection india and abroad.

I've started painting rather late in Life, I have no training and have only been painting 3 years. It began when pictures of imaginary faces started coming into my head, and I began painting simple,...

Beauty For Life

I am a 55 year old amateur painter, wife, and mother of a grown up daughter. I have never had a lesson, and I love to produce photorealistic works, despite the fact that modern tastes have gone more...

I have been painting seriously since retiring in 2000. I'm basically self taught, but have attended various courses and am a member of Dulwich Thursday Painters and Bromley Art Society. Have...

Have just started a Painting & Drawing Class at a local Education Centre - first attempt for more years than I care to remember !!!!! Started with the very basics - types of Mediums etc., then had...

The "Birth Series" paintings totaling over 100 paintings to date accomplished mainly between 1984-1990. An Appreciation of this work by Paul Covington Art Professor and Critic is as follows: " The...

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting since I first scribbled on walls Not very hot with the 'blog' as yet but' must keep trying'. if Blue Haze appears --- it was painted in a mixture of...

BOHNELLIM art can be seen or felt as abstract, but one must feel it from the soul if true meaning can be drawn. My art shall be available for the market, but only in single instances and very...

I have painted since I was eight – Now, seventy years later, it still excites me. It is a voyage of adventure to find beauty amid the mundane and sometimes downright ugly as well as the picturesque....

These are extracts from my main blog, Boogie Street, which i've been writing for five years now. For links within the text which can't be seen here, please follow this link to the main blog...

I've always painted----since I was about three I think but how I wish I'd got into serious art earlier instead of a bit here and a bit there around cooking and shopping and bookwork and all the...

Carlos Botelho or Bottelho Chaves, 1964 is a Portuguese painter and sculptor. He currently lives in Lisbon. He created the Monument to the Fireman. Born in Chaves , district of Vila Real -...

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This is my very first attempt at a blog, so bear with me please. Hi, my name is Brenda and have always been keen on arts and crafts. Since I turned 60 and became what is commonly known as an OAP...

I am professional Artist and Tutor specialising in Watercolour and Acrylic. For the past 15 years I have run residential painting Workshops in the UK and now on the idyllic island of Menorca. My...

I first discovered paintings when at the age of 10 my teacher banned me from the school choir. (I cannot sing in tune). The choir was practicing for the end of school year concert. During these...

I have had a little rest from Blogging but here I am back... bad pennies and all that. I live in a rural bit of north Wales, lots of sheep and cows. I have been picture making for along time,...

My first blog...Just moved my paints inside the house as my son has left home.His little bedroom is east facing and painted a lovely blue,I tried to paint it white,but couldnt bring myself to ruin...

This is my first time blogging, been a member two days ago. I was introduced by my sister to the site a few months back and have enjoyed and learned a lot. Watercolour is my medium and have done it...

My name is Penny. I live and work in Yadkinville, North Carolina,USA. I love painting and drawing still lifes and landscapes. You can read all about me at my website www.pennyeverhart.com. I...

I paint and draw just because I like it - love everything about it in fact! I used to keep this passion as an extemerly private affair. Like many other people on the forum I too hold down a job for...

old paintings are interesting. they are soft without any sign of brush strokes. how could they paint like that?

paintings tell you!

I am a 17 year old student, just out of college. I am about to begin my art journey, beginning with a foundation course in September 2009 and then to University in September 2010. I am still dipping...

A big hello to fellow members. I am Ruby, a beginner artist from 'down under' in New Zealand. Over the last few months I have been looking at the Leisure Painter magazines that I have obtained from...

I am a new artist discovering the boundaries of different mediums. I enjoy sketching, drawing, watercolours, oils, and inks. I also am a keen photographer, and love digital imagery.

Beginner Artist and Blogger, don't know where this is going yet. I'll make a start by listing the things I've tried painting so far. All in acrylics, some with painting knife, some with...

my introduction to painting was completing a "painting by numbers" left unfinished by one of my children, that was about 40 years ago!!!! My main medium now is watercolour, landscapes in particular,...

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I truly like my vegetables but I really don't want them in my paintings. Yes folks I am talking about the dreaded Cauliflowers. The last couple of paintings I have done they have appeared. I have...

For the past few years, I seem to have drifted away from my paints and brushes. In a certain sense this void has caused me to become much more aware of my surroundings and observations, of the need...

hi everyone. I am a full time artist painting and drawing in a studio at the backof my house. and loving every minute. At the moment I am still experimenting and have not found my mojo yet. ...

My blog mostly about Chinese traditional arts&painting,I would like to make friends with all those love arts and want to know more about Chinese paintings. Here is a pic of Chinese seal cutting,and...

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Why is it that art shops only seem to stock W&N and Daler Rowney watercolour products, where are Sennelier and Schminke etc. Don't get me wrong i like W&N and prefer to buy British but is this a...

Born in South-Western, Ontario, Canada, Christopher O'Hoski studied art history, painting, drawing, design and arts education at Sheridan College, the Dundas Valley School of Art and the Royal...

Born In Loughborough, Leicestershire on 30th of March 1979. Married in 2005 to my lovely wife Claire. Live with our dog called Harley. Self taught artist in Oil, Watercolour, Pastel. Just like my...

Hello People, I under stand nobody has money as it is christmas so i have made the portraits extra cheap. Prices are now A5 £15 A4 £20 A3 £25 Remember: turn photos of you loved ones into works...

After making shoes for many famous international brands, CindyShoes acquired its own brand name, and has now launched a new website, http://www.cindyshoes.com, to display its unique,...

I am a mature self taught artist in Taunton painting scenes of somerset and wild life. my son creates bronze resin sculptures of hares. Together we are clarkesart .co.uk

Hello fellow bloggers - I have just got my website up and running as I thought it might supplement this excellent site and be a means of communicating with potential puchasers and other artists, I...

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Have put 3 squire canvas in my gallery which are an adventure in colour aswell there is an image point picture should have a focus tell a stroy this could be carried out in tone or form also image...

Have put 3 squire canvas in my gallery which are an adventure in colour aswell there is an image point picture should have a focus tell a stroy this could be carried out in tone or form also image...

Have put 3 squire canvas in my gallery which are an adventure in colour aswell there is an image point picture should have a focus tell a stroy this could be carried out in tone or form also image...

As Iv,e tried one or two mediums,I'm well into using coloured pencils and pastel pencils,which I find you get some great good out comes and ideas, I use Derwent Coloursoft pencils and Caran D'...

hello im vicky, i am a nurse , but enjoy painting as a hobby i have never had any art lessons and no doubt it shows in my work, i have recently put some of my work on for you all to see and give...

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Roger Blackwell's computer-generated painting is as much art as if he had wielded a paintbrush and slapped pigment on paper or canvas. I deliberately go out with my digital camera to take pictures...

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Hi this is a first for me so here goes. I was born on the Isle of Wight, left in the early sixties to travel with my husband going to live in Germany, Holland and Norway; my husband's work also...

Has it ever occurred to you that you get this urge and crave to draw and paint but you can't get the subject of what actually you want to paint? I usuually look around and try in vain to find an...

Hello, let me introduce myself. I am a portuguese painter and visual art´s teacher. I have a Degree in Painting, at the the Arca-Etac in Coimbra, while teach at the Basic School Martim Freitas, in...

Hi. I'm writer, poet, artist, interpreter and tutor, above all, Christian person. I think in all of my years on planet earth, I've been doing everything and anything to keep busy and the only thing...

Art therapist living in Copenhagen Denmark. At the moment writing a book about this subject.

I cover paper, sometimes it's a painting and some times it isn't! I have come to painting seriously rather late in life, and to help I took a successful 2 year life-drawing course at Derby's...

I AM 67 yr old lincolnshire yellowbelly and only took up painting watercolours after i retired at the age of 63 in order to look after my wife who had suffered a brain aneurysm. A friend introduced...

Name. David Bishop Age. 56 Home. Norfolk As a young boy I always loved to draw but sadley lost confidence as, there always seamed so many other people in my school art class better then me....

Although a few weeks away there is still much to do in organising the next Exhibition of Rugby & District Art Society. This is our third exhibition this year and is to be held at Floor One Rugby Art...

I started painting in 2005 after my wife saw some of my sketches and suggested that I try painting, I have not looked back since. So I got myself some acrylic paints and paper and away I went,...

I live in Lahore,Pakistan.I love painting.My paitings are for sale.

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From my website: Tony Lees was born in Bolton in, 1940. He had an uneventful education, but was fortunate as he was greatly encouraged to paint and draw. A subject which has matured and developed...

I am a largely figurative painter living and working in the south-east. Like many painters I started as a landscape painter but my love now is painting portraits and the human form in oil and...

Hi my name is Diane Lane I am a 39 year old Artist and I live in Oldham near Manchester.I have been painting since I was a very small child always loved Art .I have recently had a fair amount of...

I'm in the middle of a part-time Fine Art degree course. I hope to keep you posted on what I'm up to throughout the next couple of years, in between assignments and assessments!

Hello, I'm Daffni. I'm English but have lived here in Wales since 1985. I have always painted from childhood but languages have been my main passion and also my bread and butter. I paint mainly in...

in my spare time I have and still love to design tattoos for individuals. I also find drawing and painting as a form of relaxation whilst making a piece for anyone who wants to have it for a small...

Hi I`m an Art addict , any kind of creation is a good one for me. Painting, sketching, sculpture you name it I can`t get enough of it . Sometimes I have to slow down and concentrate on one thing at a...

I have received some comments about 3 paintings in my gallery, but seem unable to download the files to read the comments - any help? I use Windows which doesn't seem to recognise some files. anyone...

After 3 years of painting actively I decided to take drawing and composition classes as I was not feeing all that sure about proportions and copmposition in my paintings. Feeling surer now

I have come accross this wonderful site today and decided to join the group of talented people with the same passion as me. Talking to other artists and experiencing their work is so inspiring. Just...

CAN ANYONE LET ME KNOW WHERE WE COULD BUY PORTABLE SCREENS FOR HANGING PAINTINGS AT OUR EXHIBITIONS. helenmontrose@aol.com

After a number of years studying and waiting for the time to arrive to jump into art full time I am finally there, well in a couple of months at least. It is amazing that however well prepared we try...

I am an artist and craftsperson, just taking a step back and finding my way in the world.

I have been painting professionally for about 12 years. I recently discovered watercolours and have been creating work in this medium for 1 year. my main site is http://4secondart.wordpress.com

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I started paiting in 2007. I have longed to be able to draw or paint ever since I was a little girl but never had the time. In 2007 I started experimenting with a starter kit of acrylics and later a...

please do come to our forthcoming exhibition: The Art Salon The Walcot Chapel Walcot Gate Walcot StreetBath BA1 5UG May 20-22nd 2011 11am-6pm emmaroseartworks@gmail.com

Hello my name is Carol (or Cazzy or Caz) I work with encaustic waxes on canvas, mdf, watercolour paper as well as the usual encaustic art card. I have also used glass, wood and mirrors as a support...

I am a contemporary artist who takes inspiration from my surroundings, using form and texture, light and shadows to create my paintings. I love to paint the Cornish coastline as there is an...

For the last 15 years I have been working out of the country. I always have had a “passion for Art”, yes I know it sounds clichéd, but there it is. The big problem is that artists materials are big...

hi, i'm just someone who paints now and then, but i like to know what people think of my work. i'd be most grateful for any and all coments. i know some of them will be negative but that's the way...

Jodhpur - the actual Sun City' of Asia gives a combination of past and history. Even now the town indicates movie stars and also resplendence. The particular municipality's traditions is actually...

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Evia has studied Art and Art history for more than 12 years in Riga and London. With a huge passion towards Art and Culture, she would love to manage art studio in sunny Costa del...

Came out to Australia back in 56,under contract as a Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy. When I retired some 20 years ago I took up painting as a hobby and for many years used to sell at all the...

TWO OF MY PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A EXHIBITION AT THE STATION IN RICHMOND, FROM THE 16TH JULY UNTIL THE 3RD SEPTEMBER, THE THEME IS INVISIBLE. HIDDEN, ECT

i am having an exhibition at the millfields art centre silver street edmonton london july29th to 30th august, i am so excited as an amateur artist i feel im really taking the bull by the horns as...

Sorry about that tagline, though it does rather match my first name, which has always provoked queries on the line of Where are the other two? I have just done a drastic thing. I have cancelled my...

Hi there, I am a member of Falmouth Art Society and we have our Annual Exhibition this month at the Methodist Church on The Moor in Falmouth. Hopefully you can visit us between Wednesday 19th...

Hi there, I have been interested in watercolours for about 8 years, although as a youth, I used oil paints. I managed to sell a couple back then. But, for quite a while I just dabbled with it. I...

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Hi i have returned to drawing/sketching & painting i was really keen on art at school (like so many others, we had the time then !) but let it drop after leaving school and starting work , career...

self taught painter , I use oils acrylic mixed media . Started painting again last year, due to family commitments now kids are all grown up seems i have more time to concentrate on my art work ,...

Hi everyone and anyone! This is my very first time at blogging. I have been persuaded to try it by some fellow artists on this site. I have never done it before because I think I do not have much...

Have just entered my first artworks on here.I am afraid I am not quite up to the standard of some of you other fine artists. But still constructive criticism is welcome. My tutor always says I do...

I am Violet. I have always painted. I was an exhibitor in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition "Up Close and Personal" in 2006. Since that time I have also had a painting in the Long...

Hello everyone, hope there are literature fans among the artists here!!

I am a disabled, gay artist or a gay, disabled artist, whatever, in my early 50's - I live with my partner of 29 years and a friend in the wilds of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire in the UK I...

After reading about New user, inquiring about Genesis heat dry oils on forum, I felt I had to sing the praises of this wonderful product. I have been using Genesis for approxamatly 5 to 6 years now,...

Hello to everyone out there, I am new to this but wanted to share something that has happened to me lately with you. Don't worry its not bad, its just one of those things that I always wanted to...

France Painting holiday - Bandouille in western France - a perfect location to go to for a painting holiday with a difference. Stay in our 12th Century monastery that we have renovated over the...

désolé mais je parle juste un peu d'anglais, j'aime quand je vais à Douvres ou Folkestone acheter mon peintre Leisure Magazine. Je laisse juste en face du chenal, à Equihen-plage près de boulogne...

Many active artists keep a sketchbook. They usually gather dust under other 'might be useful' items on the studio floor! Last year I gathered eight volumes together, scanned and enhanced some 500...

I paint in watercolour, acrylic, oil, mixed media and love pen and wash, which I use mainly in my sketchbooks which are my constant companions, never without one. I love to record every day stuff,...

I am a (very) amateur artist, I've always loved drawing and painting since I was a child. After several years barely picking up a brush or a pencil I'm determined to find some inspiration to do more...

Since living in our motorhome for two years, while renting out the house, we arrived back November 2006. We had our second summer season in our gallery, on the Isle of Lewis. It has been very...

I'm self-taught artist, my talent just emerged. I like to paint any subjects but never been satisfied with my works. Last year I started to love gardening, then enjoy more painting flowers and...

Hi, this is the first time I've ever Blogged and have no idea what I'm doing, but am sure I shall learn, (hopefully) I started painting in 1991 and I am self-taught. I have been exhibiting my...

I can help you set up and U can demonstrate Watercolours and Im currently offering Life Drawing Classes

I have always loved painting but lost track when I went to college and my Ideas and my tutors Ideas didnt exactly match, In the back of my mind I've always enjoyed painting especially Acrylics...

Experimenting with different media and using card, rollers, my fingers and anything else rather than my brushes has helped me to move on with my work and just have fun! Recently I have experimented...

Just realising what an influence art has had on my life... Children today have so much to hand, bright colours, choice of art supports, brushes, equipment...I wonder if this often leaves nothing for...

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I am a 61 year old Vietnam Veteran, who has been interested in art all my life. I have a AS Degree in Fine Art, have done wood work, oil and some drawings. I am married, three children, and 6...

Hopefully this blog will be of interest to those individuals with a passion for graphite portraits. All of your questions and comments will be answered. Thanks, Jay DePalma

Hello I started using graphites just over a year ago and am hooked on them. Any others out there who like to use graphites and any tips please? Please take a look on my website www.maureencrofts...

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The canvas develops into the 17th century, have obvious changes from skill and technique to skill, having produced great Spanish painter's committee Lars to prop up expensively in this period, he...

I've tried over a number of years to 'get into' water colour. My main problem is time. By the time I have thing set up it's practically time to put things away again (no studio facility). I don't...

Hi All, I paint primarily in oils, I sketch in pencil and I am about to start pen and ink drawings & sketches again after a long break. I posted two paintings recently here and I find...

I have just received a very nice email no attachment inviting me to join a massive open exhibition near some good galleries. The email stated that they had seen my work on Painter-online. When...

I have always loved art but uninspiring teachers at secondary school and a rebellious attitude meant I never took it seriously. I eventually stumbled upon painting by accident three years ago and...

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Hi, i'm pretty new to posting my stuff online. I moved from pencil work 3 years ago and moved on to water colour. I really enjoy water colour and realism. My last Art Tutor was fantastic and...

Hello all, I was very pleased to find this web site, there are so many sites, finding one that feels comfortable is nice. I hope to learn lots of new things here. I've painted all my life but have...

I'm a portrait painter :) My works is in my site: www.portraitdrawingtoday.co.uk

Hi there everyone, Its nice to be part of this site. Im lee 30 from occold nr ipswich. Im really getting into my art and looking forward to creating my own little worlds. Im still learning and...

A quick few words to introduce myself. 5 Years ago I took early retirement to concentrate on my Scuba diving and painting; as a result Jan (my wife) and I moved to the resort town of Kusadasi in...

I am not sure if my layout is correct, however,..... I am in the final year of my HND and am preparing myself for next year when my intentions are to show my work via exhibitions and cards. I am...

43 year old just starting out needing all the help i can get......

I've staggered accross painters online website as i've been trying to find out who Donald Brian Smith is or was. I have inherited a watercolour of Wells cathedral painted in (i think) 1965. I...

I always find a special magic at sunrise and sunset. The colours and feelings are something amazing.

Hi I'm jeannie - an artist from norfolk. I love painting and experimenting with art. From starting in 2002 with watercolours I've worked through and had fun with soft pastels, oil pastels, acrylics,...

I'm a 40 something living in west sussex and I have painted most of my life ,the only 'o' levels I got were art and pottery. but couldn't go onto art college my family couldn't afford it. I was...

Hi there sitting in the middel of the baltic sea, at Bornholm. Having been painting watercolour for about 15 years and now somethings gonna happen!? Im looking for upportunities abroad. As England...

Hi! I am a Birmingham based, self-taught artist. I studied Art and Design at Solihull Technical College which covered art, graphic design, printing, photography and typography. I worked for 23...

I work as a artist and tutor in Derbyshire and run workshops in mixed media. I have have been experimenting with textured gels over the past year and would like to show the results of some of my...

Hello iam new I have started doing painting by watercolour. I am having a lot of difficulty doing trees when there is a mass of them especially when there is a house or cottage with trees round...

After years of wishing, I am going to bite the bullet and get creative. This is my blog about my progress... or lack thereof... in reaching my goal of becoming a fully-fledged artist.

I’m not much of a painter but I love painting and using my watercolour's. If someone wants to see what I finished I scan the work or if it’s big I take a photograph of it and send it by email, sure...

So I retired from work some seven years ago, took up pro portrait photography and started looking at painting. I had studied a little fine art as an intermediate NDD student in my youth and had some...

Watercolor is my life, I have to learn much, much ................... and practice every day. Never stop...

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I am a self tought artist, I like to paint in oil on canvas,

Hi all, I've put a painting (http://www.premioceleste.it/indi/_pics/2008_andreuccetti_2651_3456_3626702972_t.jpg) on contest and I need your help to increase my rank. The contest is PremioCeleste...

I have painted all my life and done many part-time/evening courses. Regret never went to Art College but trying to make up for it now I'm retired. Currently taking Sketchbook Development with West...

My name is Luis C. F. Pico, born in Lagos, Portugal. I live in Wales U.K. since August 2004. I am a amateur painter without any fine art school education. I have some skills, I produce numerous works...

I am an artist and a student and over 50. I live in Aotearoa/New Zealand and try to preserve some sense of humour. This blog is an opportunity for me to express my views on art and art education. Of...

I am an artist and a student and over 50. I live in Aotearoa/New Zealand and try to preserve some sense of humour. This blog is an opportunity for me to express my views on art and art education. Of...

Just moved to the West Highlands of Scotland and, as well as learning about the local life, I am relising what a wealth of subject matter there is iin the landscape of sea and mountains that surround...

Sachin is a eminent artist from india and paints in watercolor . Wonderful transparency color combination and loose application with sensetive moods is his speciality. His works have been selected...

Hi im a part time artist. One day planning on becoming full time. I work manly with acrylics. I love the bright colours!!! I cant paint with water colours. I find them to delicate. I like to sploge...

Inspirational Art is the name of my website which can be viewed at www.sylviaphilpot.co.uk where you can see more of my work. Living in the depths of the Suffolk countryside gives me an opportunity...

I have only just registered so this is my very first blog. I was recommended to join by my artist friend Phil Cahill whose work I admire.(in the gallery)' I love working with acrylics and pastels...

I have my own exhibition coming up soon and need to insure my artworks against theft, vandalism and damage and also arrange public liability cover. I've had a look at what SSA offer, and whilst the...

I chanced upon Russian Artist Valery Rybakow artwork on his website www.rybakow.com. He specialises in palette knife oil painting technique in impressionistic style, reminiscence of famous...

Landmark birthdays can have a strange effect on a person. Last year, I reached (another) one of them. I didn't want to get plastic surgery nor to do a Shirley Valentine. Instead, I signed up for a...

Hi Everyone, I'm a 2D sketch artist and sometimes painter. I've been drawing since I could hold a crayon but started painting in the last 7yrs. I do have more paintings but they have either been...

I have been trying to do some pictures on my new iPad and have no clue really how to do this are there any videos books courses to help me get going?

I am a Landscape Artist painting primarily in oils and pastel. I have recently taken up printmaking which I studied under the talented printmaker Theresa Pateman at Hampstead School of Art. I have...

Welcome to my blog. Never written one of these before but today I am feeling really chuffed as I have just secured a solo exhibition ! I have exhibited several times before but never had one...

I cant believe how much has happened in a year. I started with small pieces and started to find my feet with the Ballet Dancers, so much so that I now have a piece in exhibition 'Alexandra's Ballet'...

I'm a newbie - well, an oldie newbie. I cannot claim any talent for drawing, sketching or painting - but I do so love daubing colour on paper. I admire those with talent and try to emulate...

Hello fellow bloggers I have been a contributor to The Artist magazine, providing articles galore, and this will be my second on-line blog. I have one up and running, called Jackie Simmonds...

Started painting 2005 afteri had completed my Xmas present Painting by numbers THE HAYWAIN. Since then it is my second best hobby after Crown Green bowling With Thanks Phill Kendall The Link...

I attended Cardiff College of Art in th emid-60's, but found I was seriously allergic to the medium used in oil paints which brought my plans to an abrupt end. After spending some time in...

Hi. I'm new to this site and must say I have found it to be brilliant. Its great being able to see other peoples work and be able to tell them how you feel about it. I've had a few good comments back...

Hi, I live in Frankston,Melbourne Oz. Near the bay and among the tea tree. Inspirations are all around me with the town and the beach , vistas from the top of Olivers Hill. I am enjoying using...

Hi all! welcome to my blog for all things pet portrait related!

Very frustrating time due to the curse of arthritis! Getting over op to remove a bone from the painting hand. Desperate to get going again............ ah well, only another month.........

A part-time painter, full-time compositor working on a computer every day and knowing nothing about blogging . . .

Hello everyone My name is Jo-Anne Clarke, and I am an artist living in the North of England. I currently work from my home studio, otherwise known as the kitchen! I have rigged a wall easel and...

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i am a self taught artist who has been painting for twenty years. my choice of medeum for most of that time has and is acrylics. i have used oyher media but i always seem to come back to the lovely...

Let me introduce myself my Name Joan Barratt my friends call me Joanny. many have asked did i go to college the learn the truth is No. I'am self tough and still learning more every time like...

Hi, I am new to this site. I found it via a reference in a book by Hazel Soan. I am looking forward to seeing what's on here and meeting new artist friends. I like painting and writing poetry. ...

Hi to anyone who stumbles across my blog.I have never written a blog so i will try to endeavour.I love the world of Art and all it represents,I have a great love for 17 century Artist and enjoy...

I really don't have much of a clue about painting so this is all about experimenting and having some fun. It started a few months ago when I decided to buy some art prints to brighten up my flat....

this is Tejas Soni from India..m a freelance sculptor and a painter ...i m a self taught artist .in this field since 1990.i m starting today i mean tonight to write about wat i feel about the...

I have always found it easier to say things with colours and shapes than with words. Dipping my brush into my soul, watching what comes out on the paper and experimenting with different media....

Website: www.kayeparmenter.co.uk Greetings to anyone reading my blog. I am a Watercolour Artist and loving it! Each day is a new day, and will that special painting materialise from that plain...

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Hi - This is all new to me.....I'm one of the generation that has been dragged kicking and screaming into the modern IT world.... well I suppose its not that bad really......! I paint as a...

I am a Fine Art Dealer in Mid Kent who four years ago decided to learn how to use watercolour. I am inspired by JMW Turner and HB Brabazon who both spent their entire lives practising their art....

Hi! I'm older than I feel I should be and would consider myself more a cartoonist than an artist. However in recent years I have felt the pull to create more 'painterly' pieces of work and I've...

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.

I am 56 years of age. I retired from nursing at the end of 2004 and then attended Art School for 3 years. This year I had to arrange a solo exhibition which opened on the 16th November 2007 and...

I'm 19, currently at University studying geography and paint alongside my studies. I enjoy painting with different things but have recently discovered pastels and have really taken to them. My...

I had arranged two solo exhibitions of my oil paintings in the city of Ahmadabad. Ahmadabad is my home town and it is in Gujarat state of India. I used oil paints available in the local market. But...

I had arranged two solo exhibitions of my oil paintings in the city of Ahmadabad. Ahmadabad is my home town and it is in Gujarat state of India. I used oil paints available in the local market. But...

Back in the 1960's I spent a year at art school , mostly life drawing in order to achieve A level. My career then took and entirely different course, including a science degree and many years in...

Hi folks I cannot say I'm an artist I started painting, 3 years ago, when I was going through a very bad moment in my married life...I was slowly getting depressed when after 4 months, I decided to...

Since taking up art five years ago i have been attending local art classes & my preferances have been watercolour. Landscapes & seascapes are my favourites but i do attempt other subjects as you can...

I wish to record some lessons learned after a month of intensive painting which I used to correct some long-standing problems and to increase my confidence as a painter. Why I did this and what...

hi my name is Garry Smith and i live in Middlesbrough in the north of England and i beleive one one of the most senic and diverse parts of the country. i have only been painting for a few years so...

Hi everyone this is my first attempt at a blog so stick with me a while, I also had difficulty finding the magazine every month so I asked the news agent to keep it for me , I would imagine the...

I read that dancing is the Vertical expression of a Horizontal desire legalized by music. I always then think "what is creating a painting?"

Well, this is it! The first time the talkative one starts filing a bit of cyberspace with her blabbing, <giggles> ^o^. I guess it's good for talking when there is no one to talk to but myself - or to...

In 200I I won Watercolour Challenge, a totally fantastic programme, axed at the height of its popularity and for which there is still great demand. Although it was great fun to do-I would love to...

I grew up painting and drawing with my father, a painter and decorator. A lot of my enjoyment in painting I owe to my arts teacher Jochen Daerr (1909 – 1986) an excellent landscape artist...

Hello Everybody , My name is Marta and I live in Vigo on the north-west coast of Spain. I was graduated in Fine Arts at Vigo University. I'm skilled in Painting and Engraving. I Like working in...

i decided when i retired to try my hand at painting and although i enjoy it, i am still never confident with the results, perhaps this will come in time. i have tried all mediums but always go back...

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Before I say anything let me just tell you that I always sign my paintings and drawings in my maiden name - C. HUCKLESBY. Well I must have been about 11 or 12 when I first started painting and I...

REAL ART IS WHEN YOU REVEAL A PIECE OF YOURSELF USING THE POWER OF WORDS, SOUNDS, LINES OR CURVES, SHAPES OR COLOURS...THERE'S AN ARTIST IN EACH OF US!

My work consists of over 30 years of capturing the Rhymney Valley in South Wales. I would like to know from other artists who have devoted their art to the local landscapes around them. Of course I...

I am 70 years old. live in Zimbabwe where we can buy nothing at all. I have longed to paint all my life. Never had an art lesson as I was a child migrant sent here from the U.K. I am at last going...

I have recently bought Judi Whitton's book 'Loosen up your Watercolours' and have made my first attempts to follow her techniques. I wonder if anyone else has done the same. My attempts seem to...

Hi, I havent done this before but here goes. Hoping to get some friendly advice and help. I have gone through a few rather difficult and traumatic times over the last year or so. I stopped...

Hello everyone! I have been painting for about 10 years. I enjoy it so much, although there are times when I get frustrated trying to get what is in my head onto paper! I will have a go at...

I paint all kinds of subjects (see gallery), mainly in water colour, but I'm branching out into acrylics and pastel as well. I really love teddy bears and design and produce loads of cards every...

Hi, this is my first ever blog, hope you like it. Tell me if you think I could improve it. I have been painting since 1983 and had many exhibitions in Hampshire and was lucky enough to sell quite a...

Sternad Milc painter Maximilian, was born on 11.08.1949 in Ruše, living and painting in Selnica ob Dravi. The drawing and painting are regularly since finishing elementary school. His works can...

I have been painting and drawing since i was 9 . winning competitions spurred me on to do portraits for people at an early age . Having 5 children i missed a few years and then got back into it. I...

Just uploaded a couple of acrylics from my ongoing 2011 'Postcards from a Beach' series. Today it is 29 degrees in London so it seemed to be the right moment. Inspired by a trip to Florida where...

Hi world! Anyone interested in marinr painting ? Is this a "blog" ? whole new world. ! Colin.

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Hi my name is martin, i live in Chulmleigh in Devon i have been painting for many years in watercolour and pastels. I also go around giving demonstrations and giving tuition either to small groups or...

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Hello everyone. I am so thrilled Iv'e sorted out the uploading thingy stuff! I work in Wellesbourne, about 4 miles from Stratford upon Avon. I have recently been fascinated with planets, stars...

A Ph. D in Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, USA with over 40 years of experience in the field of science and education,have not deterred the fact that I am an artist at...

Hi, and welcome to my blog. I've been drawing and painting for about 35 years or more.

Hi, I am a newbie painter who loves to use all mediums but partically acrylics. I like to paint still life, animals and people, well, just about anything really. I have always had a love of drawing...

Dear fellow artists, At the risk of being pedantic and universally loathed, i would just like to express that my understanding the words for 'medium', and 'media' were the same as the following...

I am Mia Ketels, living in Blankenberge (Flanders-Belgium) and I was trained as an art-teacher in the sixties. I didn't paint or draw for many years, until I was retired. Then I discovered "The...

Watcha, I'm Mick, ancient Mick. I'm a retired practical engineer. but paint, and write, and grow bonsai, and take art photos with a 5x4 Shen Hao camera. That which aflicts engineers has caught up...

I've painted for my own enjoyment for many years and now, due to pressure from family and friends, feel that it's time to share my work with a wider audience. You can see my work in the ...

I started to become the worlds best modeling clay mix media painter not just making sunsets and impressionist work but abstracts , city and landscapes out of modeling clay. How I make my art is by...

My work has evolved into a very interesting style in acrylics just lately. It has recently been discribed as evocotive of 1930s travel posters, with just a hint of art nouveau about them. I...

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Hi, I'm retired, have lots of time but like most wish I could get myself motivated. I love painting w/c but often find lots of excuses as to why I should do something else instead. I live in a...

David Morton White Art CV 2011 My experience is purely as an amateur artist developing the skills of painting and observation from visits to London Galleries and individual popular artists. My...

Hi all you art lovers, I'd like to share with you my frustrations in my lack of participation with our common interest of creating works of art. I hope that in putting down in writing my thoughts...

I am 63 and have been attending Adult Education Painting & Drawing classes since May 2008, I had not painted before. My tutor has now actually exhibited one of my paintings in a gallery for...

I Have just put the brush down on a watercolour of Mo Farah winning 5000 m gold to do something that's been needing doing for ages-a gentle induction to the technological age. As I get more adept at...

I am retired and have been painting for about 3 years. I live in Dorset where there is so much inspirational scenery for the artist

Hi. I live in the U.S. I am retired and started art work about three years ago. I love combining media. I have worked in watercolor, acrylic, printmaking, and collage. I would love to hear from...

I am very much an amatuer painter/drawer but I try to do a little each day and would be pleased to get a little feedback as long as it's not too strict, I am after all very much a "hobby" artist!

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I am currently exhibiting in the Backbone 2 exhibition, at the Meeting House, Ilminster Arts Centre until midday Saturday 17th September 2011.

Dear Gallery, I am a new artist from Bristol, I took up art a few years back and joined a few online free art sites. On these sites I have become more and more well known and have already a huge...

“ To imagine, sometimes it’s the only thing left to do, but do we dream?” Trying to control our unconscious which becomes more and more weak, brings us to a disequilibrium that makes us...

This site will be full of random thoughts about art and life in general. I will post some of my art work and my journey. Some of my lings will show you sites where you can learn to paint, draw or...

I returned to art after 35 years in electronics engineering by painting the faces of friends from old dinner party photographs! Someone had said that portrature was the most difficult subject to try....

Hi , I'm a professional artist of some 32 years . I am a member of " Artists for onservation " A commission to...

Werner Schmidt was born 1945 in Germany, is an Illustrater and Graphic Designer who has worked for many years with an international book publisher. His paintings have taken him all over the...

I've been painting for many years and am still learning. Just began using the Atelier interactives and finding it really trying! I first began with oils and pastels and they are still my preferred...

I started painting seriously again about a year ago. I live in France and have done so for the last 5 years, so there is lots of inspiration. I took art at school, but apart from that have had no...

Given the opportunity I would spend every moment painting landscapes and seascapes in mixed media, my burning passion is to capture my feelings towards nature in my artwork. Light also plays a big...

I love to paint, draw etc. I attend an art class once a month which I have been going to for just over a year now. I have no formal training just love to see a blank page come to life with a...

Look at the image and realistically put yourself in the shoes of the boy sitting in the wheelchair. Image being hit so hard that your heart is instantly ripped across your chest, bones shattering...

Art has been my driving force for 10 yrs. or more.It helped to give me feel good.I waited impatiently for the months mags,the latest materials,any pictures that inspired me.(there was so many).There...

Art has been my driving force for 10 yrs. or more.It helped to give me feel good.I waited impatiently for the months mags,the latest materials,any pictures that inspired me.(there was so many).There...

Art has been my driving force for 10 yrs. or more.It helped to give me feel good.I waited impatiently for the months mags,the latest materials,any pictures that inspired me.(there was so many).There...

Available only as a limited edition fine art print. This original painting is sold as an art commission from the National Infantry Museum as a gift to Mrs. Colin Powell, the wife of the former US...

This blog is a review of the free story about an Artist on a Greek Island. The story told in 'parts' is published every wednesday on: http://art-hoildays.blogspot.com. It already has 855 readers and...

I have been painting and selling my work for a while now and decided to have my own site. It's a bit basic but was free to set up and I will have an improved site when my son gets time to create the...

I have no experience of blogs, but here goes, and what a 'tagline' is is a mystery to me, no doubt I will learn. Having painted all my life and added to my skills as a registered architect, working...

I am a Romanian MA in languages and an artist. I have painted my entire life but until recently I wouldn't have my artwork displayed as I considered it too personal. Now I have changed my mind and I...

Beauty is everywhere! And it’s my goal, as an artist, is to find that beauty and to share these wonderful sights and feelings it with others. There is a hugh difference between pretty and beautiful...

This is where I post my light bulbs, musings, experiences, artistic failures/successes, and rants. Enjoy!

Bill Truslove, Pastel artist.I just love the wonderful medium of pastel. I started painting in 1986 when I was stationed in Woomera, Sth Australia. I didn't fit in with the local pastimes of sport...

I find these blogs very interesting, and I can relate to so many thoughts and issues. Thought I'd contribute a few lines.... After bringing up the family, one son now having left for Uni, I have a...

I am a senoir citizen ( 72) who started to paint later in life. In fact I have only been painting for about 4 years, but am trying to improve each time I pick up a brush. I enjoy the use of colour...

Welcome to my thoughts This is my first Blog, I usually write in a journal. I'm not sure what I a meant to be writing about, is it art? by any chance. Well I've posted some of my previous work in...

Nicola Antonia Johnson Nicola (also known as "Naj") is a self-representing artist based in Norfolk. Her work has sold to private individuals as far afield as Australia and the US, in addition to...

NeoPopRealism PRESS quote of the year 2012: “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the E-ART-H are never alone or weary of life.” Rachel...

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I'm Pat, I live in a pretty part of Gloucestershire. I'm a printer, and a pastelist primarily, but in fact, I enjoy using most mediums and I've been fortunate enough to exhibit at the Mall galleries...

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hi, I recently uploaded a painting on here and someone commented on it, I was thrilled. Big brothers look good even in the dark was a painting I did after my husband died, I felt i could not paint...

I've recently started painting following recovery from a rather protracted and heinous illness. I've returned to work part time rather than full time, so I have more time on my hands. I started art...

Hello there to anybody who comes across my blog, and welcome! after some years of not picking up a brush or pencil i have decided to become artistic again. i went to art college some years ago but...

MOUNTFIELD COMMUNITY ARTS New courses begin from Tuesday 13th September 11 PORTRAITS with Juliette Dodd, 10 - 12.30 pm, £90 for a ten week term. WATERCOLOURS with Barbara Valentine, Tuesday 1...

I only started painting when I retired, but I am hugely enthusiastic and always trying new techniqes. My gallery features mixed media - dates from when I discovered Indian ink! I received pastel...

Hello there, I'm new here. I'm a professional artist, working in digital art (since 2002) and mixed media (since 2010). I'm always seeking to improve and love new ideas, so any constructive comments...

I’m from hermanus,just 2hrs drive from cape town to this beautiful coastal town. I’ve always loved drawing but never did anything in a serious manner until a year ago. I viewed lots of amateur...

Just a quick hello, first time here, I am looking forward to spending time reading some of the other blogs. As a mixed media artist I love the flexibility it gives me to try new materials and...

I have published a new book " Learn to paint Scotland in Watercolour". It will be on sale from 3 July 2010. The book outlines the techniques I have used over the past 20 years , with various step...

Tired of talking to myself, I thought I'd like to share the occasional thought with other artists, not least because I'm a little isolated physically (no car, somewhat disabled, not yet, at least, a...

As an international artist and tutor, it seems to me that there is a tangible swing towards acrylics now that new technologies have made advances in the techniques available to artists a reality. I...

Hi: I'm new to painting, as of Oct.08. I am very frustrated, I have all these neat things running around in my head. I start out ok but then, like a workshop teacher stated "It all goes to hell".

I have just downloaded some of my work and am thrilled to have received comments back in less than 24 hours. I am preparing for a 'big' exhibition in January, along with other carefully chosen...

I have been painting for several years for my own pleasure, starting at night school to get me through a bout of depression. I have tried different mediums but enjoy watercolours the most, I...

These are the first blogs I have ever seen, being very new to computers, and I am not very sure of the ground and etiquette. I'm pretty ancient, and a very average watercolourist from west Wales,...

I thought I would introduce myself as I'm new to this site and this is the first blog I've ever written. I presently live in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, but will soon be returning to my home in...

I will be exhibiting at Art Rumble - Contact Theatre in Manchester this Saturday (27th) from noon to 5 pm. This is a monthly market of affordable art objects. Contact Theatre is located next to...

I have some scribbles to share with you and thoughts about it all. I would be happy to learn more about your way of painting, and hope to get your view on everything connected to painting and...

I create my own system of thought and experience. This world is mine, in which there is inner search with feeling of individuality. I push off from «senses», and a color in my works always...

My name's Keith, I live in the North East of England. I paint as a hobby, selling the occasional piece of work. Most of my paintings are produced outdoors. I enjoy working quickly preffering to be...

Hi!Here I am! From a dreamer to being passionate about art and then to blogging here finally....Don't know what a tagline is??????.I am 56 years old in an empty nest!Still struggling to pursue my...

Hi everyone. I have been painting for 8 years and mostly work in watercolours and acrylic. I have attended many un -accredited art courses but feel like I need a new challenge. I am considering...

Hi thanks for visiting, I am a self taught Scottish artist & photographer. I work in a range of styles, ranging from traditional to contemporary, wildlife, landscape and abstract in both my painting...

yes I do paint -but this is a short story -and a true one. A few years ago whilst working on a Gas Rig for British Gas we were absolutely gobsmacked to have Aneka Rice (beautiful TV celeb)arrive...

Hi my names Julia, The last time I did any art work, was at school,I wont say how many years ago!!!!!!!!! I`ve had a bad illness, Since 2008,with another op to...

A new member and may have missed earlier comments, but what do other amateur artists really think about the daubings, expensive daubings, of Jack Vettriano. Mechanical reproductions of photographs,...

I am 60 years young and live in Portugal with my husband of 41 years. We retired out here from UK 5 years ago to the Costa Vincente Natural Park area of southwest Portual, the air is clean and...

HI! I am an artist/fashion designer, after moving to lovely new house in the country and converting stables into a great art studio/workshop, I am working towards producing a selection of paintings...

I am an artist based in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. My work is inspired by the feeling of the landscape around me. Examples of my work can be seen at my gallery here in Pembrokeshire and on my...

79 years old and paints every day. It's a part of my daily routine. when I say I paint every day I mean that I DO a full painting every day Don,t ask me where I get it from Started 6 years...

My name is Dave Soutar, I have recently retired. I want to use my free!! time to develop an interest in the world around me by drawing and painting. I have just started going to an art class, to...

Paint a Spanish landscape for Cancer Research Linda lost her mother to cancer, so helping to save people from this terrifying and terrible disease is very close to her heart. Therefore she invites...

hi i have an addiction not a harmful one .but it is my addicition of paint by numbers i started of painting with them and although i have moved on to other media i am always drawn back to paint by...

Hello, my name is Sherrytriffle & I am new to Painters-Online website. I am on level 3 of my BA Hons Arts Degree with the OCA & I subscribe to The Artist, Leisure Painter, Artist & Illustrators Mag...

We're the team behind Painters-Online. We also publish three practical art magazines from our offices in a 17th century house in the middle of the bustling Kentish town of Tenterden. We're small, but...

I am a 76year old and retired,we that is my husband and myself live in the mountains of the Valencia region of Spain, and we love it here. My husband and my self have created a garden around a...

Hi, I am an astrophotographer who has always had an unhealthy interest in art. I think thats why I got into photography..... Anyhow, this is supposed to try and document my attempts at...

I am an artist, crafter and teacher living in the pretty village of Quarante in the Herault. I run regular art classes, paint to commission, create murals and painted furniture and hold painting...

I have been involved in most aspects of The Creative Arts for many years. First as a student at 'Sidcup School of Art' studying Commercial Art. Then employed as a photographic retoucher &...

Hi Never experienced 'blogs' before! I have been studying art with OCA (on and off) for about 6+ years. I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge but at the moment I am going through a dry patch due...

Painting and decorating services in Fulham, London, exterior and interior, wallpapering and tiling. Prices bellow your expectation. Polish specialist painter.Advices and suggestion for all...

Hi, I'm Mario, I shall be 45 soon and I come from Malta. My profession is in IT education and I use painting to get away from it all. I would like to invite you to view my selection of works and...

I would a beginner painter and I am looking for some information doing clouds in aclyrics. Can anyone out there up me. Thanks.

Hi there my name is Charles { friends call me Chas } I am a self taught painter--- picking up bits and bobs from books and mags plus trial and error.----I have been painting for about 10 years the...

What makes a great Painting Holiday? I'm an artist and tutor ... as well as working on my own art projects, I run regular classes during term time and occasionally guest lecture on cruise ships....

I recently purchased a wonderful chalet in the Alps from where I am offering likeminded artists to come to stay during the year. We offer a fully licensed chalet with superb food, accomodation and...

Hi, here's a bit about myself: I started painting way back in 1997 as a recreational activity. In the meantime I'm really hooked and try out different mediums: my favourites are water colour and...

Hello everyone, I am a brand new 76 year old to Painters on line. I usually paint inside from photos taken on travels. I also paint dogs on house signs, although not so much now. i miss painting...

I have drawn and painted from an early age. It used to be horses, horses, horses. My mother once commented that every time she went to write a letter, the pad had a drawing of a horse on the top...

Please allow me to introduce myself My name is Martin Stephenson I am an English Watercolour Artist Living permanently in Bulgaria I specialise in traditional Landscapes, town & seascapes....

Margaret is one of the UK's top professional teaching artists and travels worldwide running workshops and demonstrations for art groups and Painting Holidays. Her base is at Shinafoot Studios in...

I live in Geneva , Switzerland for many years, but I was born in India. I have always enjoyed painting. I have done one painting of each place I have travelled to keep as a souvenir.I love travelling...

Cold dull days, brighten up your day with painting. Use all types of paint or pencils and draw a circle, make shapes within the circle and colour in wonderful patterns, caution - it is very...

Please go to my web site http//www.paintingholiday.jp I will go to Bali and give free demonstrations late March. Come on and join us!

HELLO, MY NAME IS ANNA MARIA VALENTE, I AM FROM EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, I AM RETIRED, SO I GO TO ART CLUB FOR PAINTING IN THE ST COLOMBAS ART GROUP IN BLACKHALL EDINBURGH, I WILL BE SHORTLY HAVING A...

Most of my work involves some sort of fantasy element with the images coming from my imagination. Described by an artist friend as surreal, slightly dreamlike paintings capturing an old fashioned...

PAINTINGS BY NELU GRADEANU

Hi! I'm a pastel artist from Australia. I've been painting in pastel for nearly twenty years now and love to paint animals- both wild and domestic.

I have been delighted with the response to my picture. Although I use pastels, prismacolor mainly, I do use Karisma/Prismacolor pencils for the eyes and noses. I build up colours starting with cream...

Hi, like Patricia I am new to blogging so here goes.I am an expat from the Wirral and I have lives in oz since 1971...I have recently taken up the brushes again after 21 years having given up...

I just went and joined the site... http://www.painters-online.co.uk ...today; date: Sunday, 15th April 2012/time: 07:07 AM. I originally found this site by following artist Mike Paget's link...

At last I have reached that stage of my life when leisure time, quality of life and art is more important than working to pay the mortgage. Whilst I discovered art at school (45 years ago), I was...

I have read several articles on 'pen & colour wash' but the writers have not said whether they initially use pencil before inking in. I would have thought this was necessary otherwise you cannot...

I live near the Lancs / Yorks border and enjoy drawing and painting the local scenery. i thought it might make me 'keep at it' if I started a blog, here goes!

things that interest me.

Let's have a conversation about our creative life...

I invite you to visit my website at peterwoodarts.com and be able to see previews of my painting, drawing, pottery, woodcarving videos for all abilities on youtube. Plus my own gallery of paintings,...

Philippe Dubois (born in Lobbes on 4 November 1958) is a Belgian painter. He signs his work under the pseudonym PHEBUS. He started painting at the age of 30. In October 1989 he exposed his first...

Does anyone have any tips of taking photos of my paintings? I use a white board and daylight but as I don't have a tripod it's very difficult!

I'm an art student taking BA in fine arts, I'm taking a year off to concentrate on water colours.

The blog of Phil Kendall aka Meltemi is now on his website. Please go to http://meltemiart.com/page14.htm

Aloha. Plein air painting & Plein air artist Art Kauai Hawaii Plein Air Art by Pierre...

At last - well it seems a long time, but really isn't - I have got my studio space and I have almost completed furnishing it. Just a few more items to buy. Like a descent spot-light for portrait work...

Hi I am a 47 year old recovering Interior Designer I have got into painting eighteen months ago. I paint in a Pop Art style, Portraits of family, friends and private commissions. I want to...

portrait paintings 100% handmade in oil, charcoal, pastel, acryl, water colors, pencil or color pencil Our website http://www.paintyourlife.com

I started to paint as a hobby in 2002 whilst living in Spain. I was brought up in an artistic environment and my father who is an artist, dancer, musician and entrepreneur has been a strong source of...

Hi, I love drawing and painting portraits and figures. I love the lines and the unusual angles of the body. Particulary in pastel and charcoal I enjoy trying to capture a likeness and the unique...

Hi Everyone, I've just heard about a competition Heart South Coast 96-103FM is running in regard to Pride in Bournemouth. They want people to enter their design for one of Bournemouth Lions,...

I was born creative, the art is in my blood and bones, painting is not just a hobby for me, it is an expression to life, the way it feels to me from indside........

Well here's my introductory note for the blog. I took early retirement from the Civil Service and now I spend my time going out with my girlfriend, socialising with friends, reading, painting and...

Anyone out there urban sketching? Try 'googling' the term if you've never heard of it, and be prepared for a treat!

There wasn't a single day that the Principal did not receive any complaints regarding Priyal. However, he turned out to be clever not just at his studies but also at artistic work and was soon...

THESE ARE MY NEW PAINTINGS WHICH I HAVE DONE IN 2009

Hello! I love painting in watercolour. The touch of a loaded brush on a pristine paper makes me ecstatic! I love to play with tones and shades of different colours and wait for exciting results. I...

I am an amateur painter, entirely self-taught. But I can mange to make some good paintings!! I would like to showcase my paintings and receive some comments.

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I am a retired atchitect with a lifelong interest in mathematics and too much time on my hands.

Hi to those reading this. I have changed to working in oils from w/colour, and am finding it very satisfying, especially if one makes a mistake it can be scraped off , washed off with turps and...

Hi fellow arty types I have decided to start this blog to offer a few tips and ideas I have gained over the last 30 yrs or so both as an artist and photographer. In many cases no doubt I will be...

I am a Welsh artist living in Llanmartin near the new severn bridge and have taught fine and decorative art for the last 15 years. I have had numerous pieces of my work publisIhed in American and...

hi i am female i live in scotland in a small town called shotts i am a pensioner and i enjoy drawing and painting i mostly do pastel work i have two cats they are called suzie and lucy they are...

Hi everyone I got an easel and some pastels and paints for xmas so I have been making use of them. I joined painters online today and have posted a few of my pics some of which I have done...

Good s always the product of an art:) In my paintings, i tried water color n oil as mediums..yet to make a pass at other modes..I feel elated n cheery while drawing..

http://rollzart.deviantart.com/ Rowland Glaysher known as Rollz was born in Surrey and settled on the Isle of Wight many years ago. He has slowly worked his way to become the island's top artist....

www.roylart.co.uk Roy also takes commissions and some of his own work is shown in the gallery

I am a visual artist traveling the path of core shamanism. I live in Christchurch, New Zealand with my wife, daughter, two canines Rubie and Merlin and three (unnamed) chickens. The earthquakes (over...

Today I'm wrapping up my painting of a Slavonian Grebe. It is a gift to the Highland Branch of the RSPB which I'll join on Sunday 8th January. They meet in the North Kessock Hotel and compare notes...

Hi there. This is my first attempt,ever,to participate in a blog,so if it seems a bit amateurish please bear with me. A bit about me first. I am male ( I'm reasonably sure about that) born...

Having loved art at the age of dot I thought I would start to do something about it now. I live in Cornwall and have 2 kids under 5...not much time to mself. There is loads of Art here so finding...

working in the Middle East. I Enjoy travel and painting watercolours and portraits.

Sandy started painting at the early age of seven, and started winning awards from the first paintings.Sandy finds a certain peace in nature that is evident in her work. She likes to spend time...

I'm a semi self taught artist... if you counted A level in 1986, and 2 yrs ago I gave up nursing to do what I really wanted to do ... PAINT!! I grabbed an opportunity to have a working studio on the...

hi all ,i like to paint in watercolour ,also i have been trying pastels which i have enjoyed , abit messy but a nice change

I have been painting for about 12 years now - having doodled all my life. I have always loved art but was told at the age of 13 that I wasn't good enough to take 'O' level art - and took the message...

I am currently working on a series of seascape paintings in oil and acrylic, and hope to exhibit these in the near future. I have always painted seascapes, being inspired by spending nearly my whole...

a couple of weeks ago i attempted to paint a portriat of a friend from a photo, i was not very happy with the results. i had posted it on my website and have had lots of good feedback. a friend of...

Hi i'm steve and i have been drawing and painting for about 5 years on and off.I was never any good at art at school which was a very long time ago.But over the last few years discovered that i have...

I have been 'painting' for about 3 years. a senior amature of 72. I like watercolour, but have started to dabble with acrylic. I have done a bit of graphite, and coloured pencil too. I like doing Pen...

I was given some Sennelier watercolours for Christmas and I have been reading Becky's articles in Leisure Painter with interest and have been experimenting. I wasn't happy with the first picture I...

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Hi All, I am a self taught artist, who has loved to paint and draw since I was a child. I also love to make things from knitting and sewing and everything in between. If you like any of my...

Artist biography: Born in Davidovc-Kosovo. Lives and works in the Netherlands. After studies conducted at the Fine Art Académie in Prishtina –Kosova, worked as a teacher of fine art. These past...

hi i am Helen /otherwise known as shep in the gallery section. i am knew to this blogging.just started painting and drawing again last year march since school. live in cumbria .and am looking to go...

I'm amateur painter. I love to paint watercolor in the field. So I 'm enjoying to travel across near my home and country of Japan, sometime oversea. Please visit my site:...

This is all about sketching on the transport system, loving it and being addicted to it. It genrates the eye-hand co-ordination, which is so important to representational artists. Just observing and...

I love Painting and paint in all different media, but find watercolour the most difficult. I especially enjoy landscape, either semiabstract or symplistic, either in situ or from imagination. I am...

Hello, My name is Sue, I haven't done much art since I was a child and then it was for pleasure. The delightful teachers at school wouldn't let me put AART in my curriculum alkongside science so for...

hi, i have to say something is that i nave to say nothing. bye. kausar. i have no image available right now.

I am a Northamptonshire artist based in beautiful Eydon, I regularly update my website www.soniahawes.co.uk

Hi everyone, this is my very first blog. Just joined Painters Online and just starting out. I've been painting most of my life and, apart from GCE 'O' Level Art, I'm largely self-taught, so maybe my...

I have had a number of blogs but gradually they fell into disuse, Maybe it's because I didn't get all that much fed back. I've stuck some of my efforts in the on line gallery and would welcome...

I have produced a DVD on Starting Abstracts. When I am teaching or demonstrating to Art groups, many people often ask me, "How do you start Abstract Art"? In my DVD I show you some of my students...

I have produced a DVD on Starting Abstracts. When I am teaching or demonstrating to Art groups, many people often ask me, "How do you start Abstract Art"? In my DVD I show you some of my students...

Hi ! I'm a septuagenarian painter who just can't stop ! Having started painting in oils in the 1960's, a move to a smaller home in the '80s meant a change of medium to watercolours. I found them...

Well here I am again, I have broken my foot and I will be off work for six weeks. I haven't painted since I broke my foot last time. I am obviously making a habit of it just so I can get some time...

Hi, I am just starting out as a painter, and have been teaching myself to paint in acrylics. I know I have a lot to learn and I am hoping to enjoy my experience and meet some new friends along...

Hi, I am a professional painter and have recently taken early retirement from a career in art education and moved to a village. But I am beginning to miss the company and discussion with like...

My idea of paradise is sitting on a windswept beach, miles from anywhere, sketching the birds and mammals that inhabit or pass over coastal regions. I'm such a sea fanatic that I learnt to dive - I...

Do other "artists" still feel like intruders when they view their "modest" offerings hanging on Gallery walls alongside "established" Artists, or am I alone in this feeling of awe!

I tried watercolours but can't get to grips with them, but LOVE oils, especially seascapes. Now started to try and paint flower still life studies. I have been painting for about 3 years and...

I have arrived at this point due to artists block which is very frustrating and annoying. I have a few ideas and am going to start them this weekend 14.5.11. I am fasinated by painting portraits and...

I'm an amature artist who like to dabble in variuose mediums and enjoy the thrill of the next challenge.

Hi I left school thinking that i couldnt draw or paint. This mistaken perception continuued into my 30's when ill health visited me. A friend gave me some watercolour pencils while i was in...

I paint from the heart, but I try to temper my feelings by balancing emotional expression with aesthetic objectivity, which is a bit like having something you want to write as poetry, and making the...

Martin Kinnear (www.makinnear.com) is a professional oil painter and head tutor of the Norfolk Painting School (www.norfolkpaintingschool.com), as well as a contributor to 'The Artist' and 'Leisure...

On entering my 43rd year I felt that I was entitled to have a mid life crisis, after all I've worked constantly since the age of 15, have a wonderful husband who tolerates most things I present him...

Hi, After five years I have reregistered with painters online. I love miniatures and tend to be "very" precise when painting these, usually in watercolour, but really let rip when I use other forms...

What lovely weather we have been having this summer - for gardeners. Not so good for the societies painters, though, as we arrange outdoors painting days each Wednesday during the months of July...

Do you live within 20 miles of Swindon Town Centre? If so, let me tell you about Swindon Artists Forum. We are a group of artists, both amateur and professional, who voluntarily run a unit in the...

Hi, Im new on here, have had no experience what so ever of doing any of this, but guessing it wont take long to learn:). Have posted six of my paintings, some are new some old, have not had much time...

Phil Coates – Artist and Teacher “I’d love to be able to draw” How often I’ve heard that said. In fact if you have learned to write then you can learn to draw. A teacher all my life, I’m...

The best job I have ever had is teaching people to draw and paint, and I have had some good jobs. I am currently running courses (experiences) for Warner Leisure at Norton Grange, Yarmouth on the...

Hi, I am finally retired, one from business and two from bringing up 5 children. the grandchildren are appearing at a rate of knots. I returned to painting in 1997 and have gone from strength to...

I have just started painting and want to thank you for all the advice I have found here.

I would like to thank Thea, Robert, and Catherine for their kind words on my art work.

I don't know if this will work as I hate computers and they return the favour.But it's just to say thanks to all who have commented on my pictures. My wife is feed up with them as they fill the loft...

I recently produced an abstract based on T in the Park the Scottish rock festival. I posted on my gallery and one person made comment on here about it. Apart from that I have been overwhelmed how...

I am an artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. I have lived in Australia since 1970 when I came over from Liverpool with my family. Having dabbled on an off during the past 30 years I became more...

My name is Brian Boyle, and I am an artist. I grew up around art and have always wanted to be an artist. I started out wanting to be a cartoonist and I would try to recreate my own cartoon strips,...

The Arundel Gallery Trail 2009 When: August 22 - 31 Opening times: Weekends and Bank Holiday Monday 12.00- 5.30 pm, Mon to Fri 2.00 - 5.30 pm The Arundel Gallery Trail is one of the longest...

On Monday 27th February (6.45-8.30pm) the Be Smart About Art Academy is pleased to invite you to showcase the upcoming Academy Programme for Artists that will run from 16th April to 28th May. Book...

I am a part-time portait artist based in North Lanarkshire near Glasgow. I have previously worked for Glasgow Rangers FC and Celtic Football Club on various commissions. I was also commissioned to...

As winter approaches we may feel a little constrained by the darker days ahead, but with a little thought and a modicum of forward planning we can turn this time to our advantage. Opportunities to...

Again,I seem to be in a state of lost enthusiasm,I had this problem a month ago,then I painted all week with gusto. This problem seems to come and go when ever it wants,I cannot put my finger on...

HI WELCOME TO MY BLOG I WONT SAY I AM AN ARTIST, AS WE ALL HAVE AN ARTISTIC SIDE TO US. I STARTED PAINTING AGAIN 2YRS AGO WHEN I LOST TWO SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. AND I...

This is my first attempt at blogging...so bare with me. So introductions are needed. I am Anni. I've drawn, painted and made things all of her life in one way or another… always seeing images...

Coming from Africa, I sometimes feel I carry a torch around in my head, because I see tones where it appears others don't see them! What am I talking about? I recently attended the Northern Parishes...

I have been in Kent and now Surrey for the last three years, since moving back to my homeland (Yorkshire), from New Zealand for a long-term working/holiday, after an absence of 40 years, (10 pound...

Hello to you all - I am a practising artist living in Lincolnshire. I cannot remember a time when I didn`t paint and draw although the constraints of raising a family and having a full-time career...

With work and all the worries that we have to face these days its great to know that when you open those oil paints and smell that aroma, today you will produce a masterpiece!. Well, thats the...

Now open: The Picturemakers' First Exhibition 'Cynefin' King Street Gallery, Carmarthen 3—31 September 2007 Gallery open Tuesday—Saturday, 10 am—5 pm. (Closed Sunday & Monday.) About us The...

In the world today,with the increadible advances in visual media, what is the role of the artist-painter?

Hi - My name is Thea and I am addicted to watercolour painting. I started about a year ago and cannot imagine life without painting now! I have built a small studio in my garden so that I can paint...

My blog is new, so i need to populate it. I love drawing with pencils and charcoal. I also love water paints. I dabble in stained glass work including painting on glass, ceramics and sculpture. I...

I've finally decided to write something down. I completed my Masters in Fine Art back in 1996. After doing several jobs i have recently gone part time to concentrate more on my work as an artist....

I have hired a gallery just off Brick Lane in East London for my first solo exhibition. I have invested a lot of time and money I would therefore appreciate anyone who could take the time out to...

I have a passion to create the possible art using only one medium - watercolour! I limit myself because I so easily get side-tracked by the huge range of artist materials and paints from the...

Hi I'm Eileen and for my sins I love sketching/painting in any media whatsoever! and now I've taken early retirement I can indulge my passion for art!! I've never done as much as I have though since...

Hello, I’m Daffni Percival. I have been writing on and off all my life in between earning a precarious living mostly as a language teacher, and for 20 years running an international centre in Exeter...

I'm excited at the thought of working in mixed media...using newspaper, tissue paper, thin cardboard as a base for my picture, and then paint over the top. I just wondered if anyone had any tips...

Hi I'm a Rhodesian Ridgeback from way back when gloves were worn right up to the elbows. Miss the blue mountains but they will always be close to my heart. Love sunny days and enjoy the great...

After joining a local painting group I am producing a watercolour a week with perhaps a 50% ok rate??? Now up to our neck in paintings. I cant resist mounting and framing my favourites , say 10 to...

Web site www.hoganart.co.uk. Join me, Tony Hogan, professional artist, teacher and demonstrator, for an exceptional holiday painting and drawing the scenic Yorkshire Wolds and coastline. These...

Hi I have been painting for quite a few years now and have finally decided to try and get serious. I paint landscapes (particulalry Norfolk) but also like figures. My inspiration for figurative...

...too busy to paint. Easel, paints and brushes packed away in a container waiting for a home to put them in. Time short, busy with other projects, when will life settle down long enough for me to...

I'm just loving all this painting, wish it could be all the time, now my dilema is what shall i paint next, ummm, just can't decide.

These are examples of the oil paintings that I produce. I live in Botswana and work with landscapes from all parts of Southern Africa.

Out and about with sketchbook inhand I enjoy sketching in Norfolk, Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Essex. Follow me as I upload my own impressions of the area at unknownorfolk.com.

Hi, I am an artist in country Victoria Australia,actually Churchill,to where my husband and I retired 7 years ago. It is beautiful Gippsland ,encompassing dairy country rolling hills,a large...

I am a keen artist and never really happy with my work. Although others says its interesting. I live in the south of England and have recently given up a very demanding job to look afresh at life.

Just to introduce myself a little bit! More or less a self taught artist, I especially enjoy pastels. My preference is for animal and bird portraits, but enjoy doing landscapes - LARGE size. Had an...

Hi folks! I am a professional artist/illustrator living in Victoria, Australia. Originally, I was born in Cornwall, United Kingdom and immigrated to Australia during 1958, I think! I have been an...

I am 37 years old, married with two children and based in Bristol, England, I have been painting since I was eight and started selling in exhibitions and taking portrait commissions from when I was...

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I thought it might be a good idea to try my hand at watercolour and to this end went to learn how to draw.I was well out of my depth but persevered and sort o f got the gist of it.Just as with this...

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Hi. I am an artist living in West Wales, specialising mainly in oil paintings of motorsport. At the moment, however, I am in the midst of a website project which is a tribute to the 70th...

Here I hope to journal my artistic activities by posting about daily sketches and watercolour animal paintings that I create. I enjoy sharing what I have learned over the last 18 years by messing...

BIO – DATA Name : SAWANT PRAFULL BHIMRAJ Date of Birth : July 1979. Qualifications : G. D. Art (Draw/Ptg.) First Class with Second In order of Merit in Maharashtra – 2001. (Nasik...

Christine does watercolour demonstrations to art groups and societies. Please contact Christine on www.christinegerard.co.uk.

I've been living in UAE for 11 years. As memories, I would like to try to paint this country.

I have only been painting watercolours for just over a year but I have over the years dabbled with them but never managed to paint with them sucsessfully but now I do feel as though I have mastered...

Martins workshops run daily from 9.30 to 2.30, all materials are free and you will take home a great painting. Martin Teaches by demonstration and teaches from the drawing to the finished painting....

I'm a Japanese artist based in the UAE. A lot of my work uses desert themes, but I especially like portraits of Arabic people.

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Chinese Painter Welcome visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/40142950@N08/

I am going to use my Blog to feature information about some of my very favourite artists. I have been collecting original paintings for the last couple of years and I get a huge amount of enjoyment...

A Bit about me: Born in Shropshire, just caught the end part of the war and lived with Ration Books and Gas Masks. My formative years spent in the Country giving me a love of trees and fields and...

I am promoting a painting for my uncle which I think might be of interest to people of the southwest coast. I have listed a blog which is as follows : - Weymouth Scene for Sale I am a...

" What shall I paint today?" I thought to myself as I left my house to drive to my local art group. I needed some inspiration and fast!! In the garden there were red , white and coral coloured...

Hello - I'm an American oil painter with many different interests in subjects. I'm working on my degree to be a full-time art teacher for elementry and junior high students. My two big projects...

Hello - I'm an American oil painter with many different interests in subjects. I'm working on my degree to be a full-time art teacher for elementry and junior high students. My two big projects...

I am an artist who lives in Surrey near to the banks of the River Thames. A lot of my inspiration comes from the natural world and the change of the seasons and our glorious, unpredictable weather.

hi, Well it is 7.30 on fri the 13th and i'm up and on the computer, having just booked a course at patchings wow chance to actually paint!!! (all being well nothing goes wrong with booking a date...

I often wondered why I am an Artist. The answer is always the same - because I can't live without making art. My work takes various forms and I do the work because I love it. I do not want to sell...

I remember vividly having scarlet fever as a child and being confined to one room of the house. I wasn't allowed any of my usual toys as the house would have to be fumigated after I was better. I...

Want to learn how to use watercolours in a relaxed and friendly attmosphere? Then look no further and take lessons with Rita; an experienced watercolourist and teacher who will take you through a...

I am wondering if pictures are removed from your gallery after a certain length of time?

Hi, I keep having trouble with keeping this picture up on the gallery it stays there for a while and then disappears after the first page. It is in my gallery. Any ideas.

i would like to start an out door painting group to meet say once a month around the Eastbourne area. I have tried to work on my own but feel with others around you get more motivation,Maybe there is...

This is the blog of Lesley Birch, painter and printmaker, living in York, North Yorkshire. Lesley is originally from Glasgow, Scotland and exhibits regularly throughout the UK . She is currently...

The works usually are based on a balanced geometry, good black and white structure and matching colours. The media I use vary a lot and comprise polystyrene, paper, wood, fabric, structure paste,...

Richard was born in West Yorkshire and grew up in various rural locations around the UK following his families work, by the age of 16 he had seen most of the country. He started studying art in his...

The adventures of the owners, artists and visitors at the coolest art gallery in Edinburgh. Union Gallery is owned and managed by artist Alison Auldjo, and aims to bring the best contemporary art to...

A focus on African tradition and culture. The wonders of African Nature( how splendid and incomprehensible)

on my way up to John the Printer to get My Little Boat scanned so that he can make me cards for exhibitions in July -- Hope I don't get caught in traffic.

From working practice - Lesley Birch Artist

Have been trying to upload videos. Don't seem to work. not any videos here lately. Definitely not working have tried again.

From Pete.s blog

It's all go now, because my pupils have examinations and I have more free time to paint. Fabulous!! Bliss!

From working practice - Lesley Birch Artist

Hi. Been a bit of a long time since last on line but am now in new studio, unpacked and working like stink. Great to have a separate space - NOT on the telephone, so no interruptions! Two...

From Achten pictures

Thanks very much Pat (Harrison) for your kind comments re my work! I must google myself now as I'm intrigued!! As mentioned I hope your exhibition goes well....

From Time for my Art!

Earlier this year I had a group exhibition at a delightful watercastle not too far away from my home. This week the manager informed me that they will grant me a solo exhibition which will be running...

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