Japanese Body Painting Artist

If you've ever fancied improving your drawing knowledge and skills at a leading art school in the UK, I recommend you take a look at the 2016 Short Courses offered out of term time by the Ruskin School of Art at Oxford University. The courses are not cheap and there's a limit of 16 places on each course however I expect some of them - particularly those taught by Sarah Simblet - will be booked

One of the things I very much like about the national art societies that exhibit at the Mall Galleries is they always have a good range of events, demonstrations and workshops. In February, the main gallery at the Mall Galleries will reopen after a major refurbishment and will be boasting a new energy-efficient heating & air conditioning system and more natural daylight. The first two

The fans were out in force last week for the Private View of the 52nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists. It continues at the Mall Galleries until Sunday 8th November. The Private View - Opening of the Exhibition You can see the online catalogue on the Mall Galleries website Below you can read and see: my comments and images from the exhibition the prizewinners details

Julian Merrow Smith of Postcard from Provence has many fans - but few have met him and few have seen him paint - until now. A student perspective of Julian Merrow-Smith doing a plein air painting demonstration One of Julian's recent students, Timothy Joseph Allen, has now posted on YouTube a 20 minute video on YouTube of a painting demonstration done during Julian's last painting workshop of

In the summer, I visited the Chelsea School of Botanical Art and was able to see a class in action. This is about that visit and the courses offered by the school. The Chelsea School of Botanical Art - the home page of the website The School is based in a building at the Chelsea Physic Garden, founded by the Society of Apothecaries in 1673. It's located at the Cheyne Walk end of the Royal

Four years ago I certainly did! I spent an absolutely wonderful time drawing and painting Provence with friends while staying in the home of Julian Merrow-Smith (of Postcard from Provence fame)and his wife Ruth Phillips at the foot of Mont Ventoux.  Lots of really good memories. Paintings on boards from last year's Autumn Course Since that time Julian has started offering painting workshops -