Art Stuff Blog

Although the subject matter, techniques and materials of artists have changed over the centuries, their attitudes towards life and their environment have changed little. The manner in which they expresses their ideas, their style, can in basic terms, be seen as one of the following: Classical, Romantic or Realist. … Read More

Should Art reflect what we see?
How often have we heard someone dismiss a piece of art because it doesn’t look ‘real’? It is almost as if a work of art has to conform to a given set of visual rules, before it can be accepted as art … Read More

The Scam – Nothing Changes
I have just been researching the artist Henri Rousseau who will become one of my artists in school and it struck me that nothing in life changes. Poor Rousseau (1844 – 1910) was very trusting and was easily duped by a man in a bar, … Read More

Northern Artist – L. S. Lowry
L S Lowry is know for his ‘matchstick men’ but there is so much more to him than that. Lowry suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome and lived with his parents until he was 52 years old. He led two very distinct lives. One as a … Read More

Welsh Landscapes: One of the students on my 3 day Landscape painting course at Burton Court, was taking about using a palette knife to give the landscape a grandeur and solidity. I suggested she looked at the work of Kyffin Williams. Kyffin was born in 1918 and died in 2006. … Read More

Just what is this thing we call Art?
Art is what artists produce. All artists are human beings, but not all human beings are artists. So what is it that makes a human being an artist? And what is it that they produce? These simple questions are the … Read More

While Michelangelo was working on the Sistine chapel he would often stay up the scaffolding for days on end. He rarely washed and he changed his clothes even less frequently. On one occasion, having not taken off his leather breeches for more than six months, he had to have them … Read More