JulesMar 151 minWeatherboard as a sign of care and attentionI have an obsession with weatherboard buildings. There. I've said it. I don't know where it comes from really, perhaps it's from holidays...
JulesNov 2, 20214 minGolden Fiber Paste as an alternative to watercolour paperIn an effort to try and make my larger paintings as texturally interesting as my smaller paper works, I looked at Golden's Fiber Paste to...
JulesMay 29, 20212 minPlanning the next ideaI know it’s fashionable (and enviable) these days to just pour yourself onto a canvas without any planning and see where it goes, but...
JulesMay 13, 20211 minThe Fine Line Between Earth and Sky /// Artist's thoughtsWhen I was younger, I used to lie down in fields during summer time (this is England, where you can lie on grass without getting mauled...
JulesMar 27, 20212 minWhat your painting style reveals about your personalityI was chatting with a friend today about painting, and why she loved painting loosely and why I enjoyed a tighter polished picture. My...
JulesMar 25, 20212 minWhere do you flow to, my lovely?Finding flow Often associated with sports stars, dancers, musicians, drivers... flow is the state you’re in when you lose sense of time...
JulesMar 18, 20212 minIt’s a kind of magicAre you the kind of person who looks for the trap door at the magic show? Or do you sit there enthralled, waiting to be wowed? Magic is...
JulesFeb 24, 20211 min“Come For Tea At The House With The Pandanus Tree” /// artist’s thoughtsHave you ever wondered who lives in a house like this? (As Lloyd Grossman used to ask). I often do, and I am fascinated with trying to...
JulesFeb 7, 20211 minBlurring the linesI noticed yesterday while painting, that it was possible to get furry line edges on my brush stroke marks by wetting the canvas and then...