Well I've been trying to conjure up some magic and feel inspired to kick offf another two paintings and realised that actually being an artist means seeking inspiration on a day to day basis.  As an artist there is no real daily routine, no work from 8 to 5 for example unless we actively force one in to our day and who's to say that its not the best way to do it?  Actually I know that a lot of artists do have some very fixed regimes where they may get up and answer emails first, then move in to the studio and [...]

Well, there was I standing on the edge of some farmland looking across an expanse of fields outlined by small hedgerow, a treeline and a few scattered farm cottages.  Though the sky was grey, I realised just how lucky I was to be setting up my easel, my paints and brushes and tackle the blank white of the canvas to try to capture my impression of the view reaching out in to the distance.  It was only when I briefly swapped my brushes for a flask of tea during the six hours that I moved backwards and forwards to my small linen canvas, that [...]