Painting an abstract
Above: Orange and Blue abstract by John Dumergue Many artists after placing a canvas on an easel find staring at a…
Marine Art
Above: Yacht with spinnaker - John Dumergue By John A Dumergue During September this year the Royal Society of Marine Artists…
Roller Ball Art
By John A Dumergue When I was about nine or ten years old, (goodness me, that's seventy years ago,) we used…
Abstracts in Autumn
By John A Dumergue It may be Autumn, but things are hotting up in the studio, in fact I don't think…
Art of Chair Making
By John A. Dumergue Making chairs Art comes in many forms, not just in painting and sculpture but also in furniture…
Oil Paint Brushes
CHOOSING THE RIGHT OIL PAINT BRUSHES Choosing the right brush is important and with 150 years of brush making experience Winsor…
Creative Room Update
Above: Womans Face - Watercolour by John Dumergue John writes about recycling Looking around our house recently I discovered items that…
Sketch Club 18 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: 1985 ‘Embryo’ watercolour - Dougie Chowns. Birthing New Zealand as an adult embryo to the world. Stanley Kubric enjoyed this…
Sketch Club 17 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: Detail: ‘Arnolfini Portrait’ (below) - Jan van Eyck - 1434. Is this mirror a clue? SINGLE POINT PERSPECTIVE AND WHY…
Sketch Book 16 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: ‘Child of Llyr’ - Dougie Chowns. Currently in the Timor-Lesté Presidential Suite - Life-size figure. As the boy metamorphosis into…