PROJECTS are coming soon….
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Plein-aire portability: a quick tip
If you have tried your hand at landscape painting, you may have found, as I did, that taking your wet
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Velasquez at the Grand Palais, Paris
Velázquez exhibition at the Grand Palais from Wednesday 25 March 2015 to Monday 13 July 2015 I have been entranced
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Painting
Paris en plein-air
Recently I’ve made a few excursions painting in Paris. Although it’s been steep learning curve in both painting and logistics,
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Portraits of the Golden Age
This exhibition, ‘Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age’ is on until the end of 2016 at The Hermitage in Amsterdam. It’s a collaboration between The Hermitage, The Rijks Museum and Amsterdam Museum.
What struck me most was how it connected 17th century Holland to the present day Amsterdam, not just in terms of historical fact but in emotional resonance.
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Last Year’s Louvre
These are my drawings from last year’s Studio Escalier classes at the Louvre. If you’d like a quick flick through
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Poster Processes
This is a collection of studies from my last few painting classes with Studio Escalier. They are mostly unfinished but for the purposes
After LARA: a year later
I found this in my drafts folder, long overdue for posting now but somehow appropriate to the present, reflecting on
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Drawings from the sculptures in the Louvre
A video of my sketchbook from drawing in the Louvre this winter. Many of these drawings were done during Studio Escalier’s Winter
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City of Light: Indelible drawing
City of light: I’m in Paris at the moment. It’s wonderful. Sometimes I walk around, smiling at each increment of
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Painting
A little more Lawrence
Mastercopy of Thomas Lawrence’s William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melborne. Previous palette I use a similar limited palette as on my previous
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The Louvre: Florent Igla’s Path of Beauty
A lovely short film of a truly incredible place. This will improve your day. Path of Beauty http://youtu.be/f-PsW52KQbk with
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