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Art Goals 2025 – How Have I Done so Far and What's Next?
How are we nearly halfway through 2025 already? Although it currently feels like summer’s already been and gone here in South Wales! I...

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Jun 263 min read


How I Use Photography in my Animal Art
I’ve always loved photography, ever since I borrowed my Dad’s Canon film SLR as a teenager! Back in those days it was a slow process as...

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Jun 123 min read


The Story Behind my Coloured Pencil Drawing “Queen of the Night”
I was delighted when Queen Street Gallery, a lovely galley in Neath, South Wales, announced an open exhibition with the theme “Folklore,...

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Jun 52 min read


How Do you Make Realistic Art using Coloured Pencils?
Coloured Pencils are a fantastic medium to use if you want to create realistic looking art. As with any detailed style of art it takes time, practice and probably post importantly of all bucket loads of patience! Here’s a few key tips that help me with my work, but as always these are only what works for me, experiment, try different methods and find what works for you!

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Apr 173 min read


How is Drawing in Graphite Different to Coloured Pencil Drawing?
Even though I usually use coloured pencils in my drawing, I do sometimes like to mix it up and use graphite pencils instead. You would...

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Apr 33 min read


How I use Storytelling in my Animal Art
It might not be obvious, but there is sometimes a story behind my drawings. I often draw a picture because I like it, on other occasions...

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Mar 273 min read


Trust the Process – Conquering the Ugly Phase
Working in coloured pencil is not a quick way to create realistic art and can lead to frustration in new artists.

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Mar 143 min read


The Story Behind “Little Bird”, my Coloured Pencil Tonal Study Tutorial
In this blog post I discuss how I designed my coloured pencil and mixed media tutorial where I demonstrate a tonal study of a little bird

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Mar 63 min read


How Does Sketching Improve my Realistic Drawing?
It sometimes seems like sketchbook art and coloured pencil drawing are very different art practices and many artists do like to stick to one

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Feb 202 min read


The Story Behind Fearless – My Realistic Drawing of a Male Lion
Early last year I was visiting Queen Street Gallery in Neath, South Wales, to pick up my artwork from their Open24 exhibition. They...

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Feb 62 min read


Adding Some Colour to January with Coloured Pencil Art
Brighten up your January with some of my most vibrant mixed media and coloured pencil art!

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Jan 232 min read


My Art Goals for 2024 – Did I Achieve Them?
A reflection on my art goals for 2024 and to what extent I achieved them!

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Dec 27, 20242 min read
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