ailishmossJun 14, 20201 min readTiger in lagoon completedSo here it is in all it's glory. A tiger I started 3 days ago at the request on my son for his room. It has been a real pleasure to work...
ailishmossJun 14, 20202 min readTiger oil painting's finishing stagesAs I said in my previous post, by doing the eyes first all the fear goes out of the painting as he already looked real. When I moved to...
ailishmossJun 13, 20202 min readWhy the tiger has an acrylic undercoatI have only just learnt how to oil paint and I was taught by the wonderful David Smith who was Head of Art at Felsted for eons. He...
ailishmossJun 12, 20201 min readTiger step by stepSo in order to get on with the fun bit of painting, I enlarged the tiger onto a big canvas which I had primed with white emulsion a...
ailishmossJun 12, 20201 min readTo Grid or not to gridWhen my kids were very little I taught art to adults at our local adult education centre. When I was teaching a watercolour course, I...
ailishmossJun 8, 20201 min readLinocutting HaresI am naturally quite impatient but I have been forcing myself to spend a bit more time in the preparation work prior to cutting a lino...
ailishmossMay 18, 20201 min readWhat I am creatingJoin me in my continual artistic journey in making art, experimenting with different mediums and consequently staying happy and creative
ailishmossMay 18, 20201 min readA bespoke workplaceWhere I do my best work and why I moved out of the house and into a glorified shed when I need to be creative I have tried it all and I...