Understand and paint reflections - a step by step guide with worked examples

Leyster’s story is split into two sections, with a 250 year gap in the middle. Between the sections there are parallels of tenacity, deceipt, prejudice, and dishonourable behaviour!

Set in The Great Hall of Goodenough College, London. Hosted by The Worshipful Company of World Traders. Exhibition, talks, and music relating to the [in]visibility of women.

Take the red pill, and share my internal monologue through the Semi Final!

Highlights, catalogue, photos, visitor book (still open, click here)!

SPOILER ALERT! This is my account of the heat, so includes lots of shots, revealing the sitters and the winner.

To what extent should you fit the mould to get into an open call exhibition?

Sketching people and places from Girona to Cherbourg

Sharing the step by step process I use on PAOTY to paint a 4 hour portrait in oil. Complete with demo video.

Painting and eating our way down through France

Sophie Skelton, aka “Behind the Artist” interviewed me for her fast growing archive of contemporary artists

Robot censorship v human redemption

Did that just happen?! Did you guess?!

Visiting Oxford, Avebury, and Caen Hill, with a football, sketchbooks and two boys

Lots of amazing original work, far from the madding AI crowd. I think it warrants a Salon de refuses

Free reference photos!

Some paintings are the result of an impulse. This one incubated slowly. Join me on the journey, from taking photos, through to the finished painting.

Fancy doing your own interpretation? You are welcome to use the link to download my reference photos.

My favourite tools, tips, and mindset!

Doing quick portraits is a bit like speed dating… there’s always an interesting story, here are 11!

Getting your brush out on the high street!

Eyes v camera

Can you capture a likeness in 20 minutes, and if so, how?!

How can a painting capture a moment with freshness? How can you rekindle that flash of inspiration for a subject? Collectors and artists share a secret weapon…