This is a melodramatic digitally-edited “film noir” painting that I made in order to practice poses and perspective. Whilst I made some technical mistakes, it was still fun to paint As usual,…
Yes, Artists Are Magpies (And It’s Ok) – A Ramble
Well, I thought that I’d talk about how artists are “magpies” today and how it is ok. Before I go any further, I should probably point out that this is NOT an…
Today’s Art (30th April 2024)
This was a digitally-edited painting based on a memory of seeing myself in a mirror, there was some interesting lighting in the downstairs hallway too. Still, I ended up using some artistic…
Top Ten Articles – April 2024
Well, it’s the end of the month and this means that it’s time for me to do my usual thing of collecting a list of links to the ten best articles I’ve…
TCMFF 2024: It’s a Wrap!
Last Sunday, April 21, the 15th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival came to a close. It was an amazing 3.5 days of classic film in sunny Hollywood. As a credentialed member of…
Today’s Art (29th April 2024)
This digitally-edited painting was very loosely-inspired by seeing some old 1960s home movie footage from a relative. The camera had a light-leak, which gave everything this vaguely post-apocalyptic orange hue. Anyway, I…
A Weird Way To Add Drama To Your Art
Well, I thought that I’d talk briefly about an unusual way to add a bit of extra drama to your art. This was something I ended up thinking about whilst making a…
Today’s Art (28th April 2024)
I was still in the mood for digital art and I think that this random picture that I made (using GIMP and an old version of MS Paint) was inspired by early…
Today’s Art (23rd April 2024)
This digitally-edited painting was a failed attempt at making a still life painting of part of my computer desk. As usual, this painting is released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND licence. “Clock…
Random Memories Of 2005 – A Ramble
Well, after feeling nostalgic for 2005, I thought that I’d talk about the year. For context, I was about sixteen or seventeen back then and was living in southern England. One of…