'JACOB'

From the 23rd-25th July my painting of 'Jacob' is going to be exhibited at the All About Art Show at the Business Design Centre in London.  I am thrilled to have been awarded a prize within this year's Animal/Wildlife category in a competition run the Society For All Artists.

TUTORING AT COQUETDALE ARTS CENTRE, ROTHBURY

I shall next be tutoring at the Arts Centre on:-

Saturday 10th October for Portraiture - charcoal/pastels
Tuesday 3rd November for Animals - pastels.

A huge thanks to Brian Moon and his wonderful Tuesday class, as I had a brilliant day there yesterday and the enthusiasm and standard of work produced by everyone was once again extremely impressive.  Many thanks to you all for such an enjoyable day.

ELLA

I've just bought some Velour pastel paper and have been experimenting with it.  The soft, smooth surface takes a bit of getting used to, but the colours go down beautifully and I find I can get a lot of depth and detail without having to add too many layers.  I am really impressed with the effects that can be achieved with this paper.