This tip is so simple. Some colours are just a little harder to mix than others; the less obvious ones, like flesh tones or shadows. You cannot find them on the colour wheel but you can use the colour wheel to help you mix them. Hold up your wheel next to the colour you are […]
I stood outside the Camargue church in the South of France next to a strong gypsy woman clapping to the flamenco dance of her sisters dancing in front of her. They danced in their floral knee length dresses, hips undulating to the claps of the circle of hearts that surrounded them. My gypsy neighbour elbowed […]
Would you be interested in learning how to “see’ colour more? To see the grey that is really a violet or a green. Colour is so evocative and although you can feel your way into learning about colour, there are some practical ways of studying it too. Read on and try out some of these […]
I am in Cape Cod, in the USA. I can see why artists love it here. The light fills every spring day with silver skies laced with budding oaks against ever changing waters. I have been installing a 3 x 5ft glass mosaic that I made in Perth, Australia, for my clients, Louise and Ramani, […]
I have been reminding Kamlesh, every week since I arrived in Rajasthan that I want to spend more time with the Kalbeliya gypsies. He doesn’t need reminding and is patient with me. He told me that a family are camped on his father’s farm, about an hour and a half’s drive from Jasailmer. I have […]
There are always times in our lives when peace and calm seem a long way away. Here is a technique that I have found very helpful for restoring peace and the sense of expansion that comes with it. It will also help clear you and open your heart. When we are stressed, creativity usually doesn’t […]
Would you like to create a year and a life that is beyond your dreams? A life where you are fully living from your heart and feeling really fulfilled in your relationships, work or creativity. Here is a short 15 minute podcast with a powerful 10 minute guided meditation to help you do just that. […]
Don’t let your ego hold you ransom To what is possible and not possible in your life Don’t let it stand there With it’s foot on your chest As you lie there Stand UP Take back your Life You are so powerful You are so much bigger than you can imagine You have unlimited creativity […]
Do you write secret things that you never show anyone? I want to see your secret. Please! I wrote little bursts of inspirations for years that I wouldn’t dare show a soul. Then when I first published my paintings as cards, 23 years ago, I couldn’t find suitable quotes, so I just wrote them myself.
Like most artists, I am used to inspiration coming from an outside source (India for me at the moment) or from somewhere deep within, or both. When it comes, it just has to be expressed. I gradually feel my way through the painting and it’s ebbs and flows, always tuning in to what is feeling […]