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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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5 days ago3 min read


The Story Behind Timeless Soul – Using a Limited Palette to Create Drama
Last Year I did a limited pallet piece “Memories of Bran”, which sold at an exhibition, so it seemed like a good idea to explore this...

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Jun 192 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 I Choose Background Colours for my Animal Art
I love introducing colour into my animal art and I like to try and make my work stand out by using bold colour for my backgrounds –...

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May 152 min read


Where you can find Seren Wen Art – Exhibitions I’ll be at in May 2025
May is looking like a busy one here at Seren Wen Art! There’s three events I’ll be exhibiting (and hopefully selling) my drawings at over...

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Apr 302 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


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


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


The Story Behind Cwtches – My Realistic Drawing of Adult and Baby Giraffes
The story behind how I created my realistic coloured pencil drawing "Cwtches", which shows and adult and baby giraffe sharing a cuddle!

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Jan 93 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


The Story Behind my Original Coloured Pencil Drawing of a Sleepy Lioness
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to visit The Big Cat Sanctuary for a day organised specially for artists. I love to create original...

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Dec 17, 20242 min read
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