by sophi | Oct 15, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Painting water takes patience and practice! To get the technique of painting water, what ever the state, you have to remember that it is a moving element….it is never still, and to get this technique into your painting in whatever medium you choose to use,...
by sophi | Oct 2, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Working from my studio on the waterfront in Falmouth, is ideally located to afford me the time to go for a quick walk in the area and take more photos and really enjoy where I live and work and still get back to paint. This Painting was a very loose style but it just...
by sophi | Oct 1, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Cornwall is well known for having a wonderful clarity in its Light, this is reflected in many Cornish Paintings and is definately worth practicing over and over again with any subject whether a landscape, seascape or object, and where there is light there is shadow, i...
by sophi | Sep 30, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
When I start a Picture , what ever medium , in this case Pencil, I find it easier to work from Photographs, I look at the edges of the photo and work from key points , such as the horizon line, ( where does that come down to , in relation to the page ….a 5th? or a 1/4...
by sophi | Sep 30, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
As a female Artist, I tend to take too much with me where ever i go, so rather than paint outside which in a perfect world , I would love to do but is not always practical, I take my camera everywhere!!! I have learnt from bitter experience that it’s...
