Stuck for a gift? Why not offer someone a STUDIO EXPERIENCE!. I’m offering individual tuition for an afternoon, 2 until 6pm, at the price of €60 including refreshments and all materials. The tuition can be geared towards the pupil and what they wish to get out of their time in the studio. A handmade card…
Held in a well-lit artist’s studio in Singleyrac (nr Sigoules), these classes are designed to enable both beginners as well as intermediate artists to receive individual attention to develop their skills under the tutelage of a professional artist. Se déroulant dans un atelier d’artiste lumineux à Singleyrac (proche de Sigoulès), ces cours ont vocation…
I came across these paper bird sculptures and was totally amazed. We are not talking origami here. The Colombian artist has created paper sculptures of more than 100 species, and they are startlingly realistic. It’s quite mind blowing that these are made out of simple colored paper. You can find more amazing paper sculptures by…
I discovered this artist a while back and often refer back to her paintings. The simple reason is that as far as injecting light into a still life, these are some of the best I’ve seen. Because I work mainly on textures, ie string and fabric, it is very difficult to achieve this kind of…
I am currently working on a tree lichen series of works constructed in polymer clay. I am constantly looking for inspiration on how other artists produce 3 dimensional works on canvas and came across the amazing work of Amanda Smith. Amanda Smith’s work is comprised of hand-built and slip-cast clay, which is then painted with…
Kozo, the bark of a Japanese mulberry tree, is the main substance of these mixed media sculptures and installations. For thousands of years this bark has been harvested annually (the tree is cut leaving a base that grows back quickly), and made into an extremely strong and beautiful paper. The natural beauty of the white…
The paper sculptures of Peter Gentenaar are really quite incredible. He makes all his own paper and this is then re-inforced with thin bamboo ribs which makes it strong. The forms are actually caused by the drying and shrinking in unison. It is not pre-determined at the beginning of sculpting. This makes these sculptures even…
Now clearly I like paintings of food or any botanical subject and I often look around the internet for inspiration. I came across these hyper realistic paintings by Ben Schonzeit which just blew my mind. The detail in them is incredible. I also like to play with repetition of a subject which he also does. …
I was very inspired by this artist, Mister Finch. I love his take on natural subjects.