Trevor the Black cat at Christmas
TREVOR at CHRISTMAS Christmas comes around every year. Sometimes I love it, and other times I hate it. “It is so commercial” is one of my...
That cat again.
That cat again. We have noticed that one of my most popular blogs this year was the one that I wrote about a black cat. (That Damn Cat)....
North Light in Artists' Studios
NORTH LIGHT IN ARTISTS' STUDIOS ‘North light’ means that the windows in the room face north. And this fact, here in Brighton, England,...
GREEN LEAVES AND RED BERRIES
Opposite colours. Green and red are opposite colours, and that is important! Why? The theory goes like this... Humans evolved from tree...
Art as an investment.
Art as investment by Colin Ruffell excerpt from 'Art Business Today' magazine June 2010 I had a phone call yesterday from a woman who...
LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, OR SQUARE
LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, or SQUARE are the usual choices of orientation when you start to paint a picture. ‘AMALFI’ by Colin Ruffell ...
ARTISTIC LICENCE
ARTISTIC LICENCE. A skill or a creative act? Artistic License (also known as Poetic License or Dramatic License). Examples would be in a...
Australia and Ten Pound Poms.
AUSTRALIA Ten Pound Poms. My Mum, my step-dad, my two brothers and my sister went to Australia over half a century ago for just ten UK...
HOGS, HAKES and FILBERTS
HOGS, HAKES and FILBERTS are kinds of brushes that artists use. Hogs are made using hog bristle, hakes are softer and flatter, while in...
OLEOGRAPHS MONOPRINTS AND ACRYLOGRAPHS
Oleographs, Monoprints, and Acrylographs. Oleographs, Monoprints, and Acrylographs are categories of art prints rather than techniques...
