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When a landscape can feel more like a portrait
How creating a likeness in a landscape painting can be a very similar process to painting portraits

Jules
Feb 252 min read


Finalist for The Noosa Art Prize
Find out more about the inspiration behind this artwork that was a finalist in the Noosa Art Prize 2024

Jules
Feb 251 min read


Weatherboard as a sign of care and attention
I 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...

Jules
Mar 15, 20241 min read


To frame or not to frame, that is the question
Recently on Instagram I asked people what they thought about framed and unframed stretched canvas paintings. I was curious because one of...

Jules
Feb 6, 20231 min read


Don't use Winsor & Newton Professional Varnish if you live in Australia
Trying to find a replacement varnish for the Golden ones I've been using

Jules
Sep 15, 20223 min read
What coloured ground should you use?
5 reasons to use a coloured ground instead of working straight onto a white canvas

Jules
Jul 24, 20222 min read


Blurring the lines
Using water to help acrylic bleed at the edges

Jules
Jul 24, 20221 min read


What is an isolation coat?
Whenever it's time for me to varnish my acrylic paintings, I get a lot of questions from people about what an isolation coat is. In...

Jules
Jun 3, 20221 min read


Golden Fiber Paste as an alternative to watercolour paper
In 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...

Jules
Nov 2, 20214 min read


The Creative Process Strikes Again
This list of the obligatory steps in the Creative Process has been doing the rounds on the internet for quite some time now, and every...

Jules
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Does size really matter?
The perils of scaling up Translating a small study up to a larger painting has always been a huge challenge for me. There are several...

Jules
Jul 17, 20214 min read


Book Review: Art & Fear
I’ve listened to this book twice now, and simply want to tattoo its entirety onto my soul for future reference. I never knew how much...

Jules
May 29, 20211 min read


Planning the next idea
I know it’s fashionable (and enviable) these days to just pour yourself onto a canvas without any planning and see where it goes, but...

Jules
May 29, 20212 min read


The Fine Line Between Earth and Sky /// Artist's thoughts
When 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...

Jules
May 13, 20211 min read
If you lose motivation, it might be time to push on
The series secret A secret that experienced artists often tell you, is to work on more than one painting at a time, that way when you get...

Jules
Apr 6, 20212 min read
Where 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...

Jules
Mar 25, 20212 min read


Is Your Inner Critic The Dominant Voice In Your Head?
Popped up to Montville this morning to deliver the 5 canvases I've been working on over the past few weeks to the gallery. It's always an...

Jules
Mar 3, 20212 min read


“Come For Tea At The House With The Pandanus Tree” /// artist’s thoughts
Have 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...

Jules
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Blurring the lines
I noticed yesterday while painting, that it was possible to get furry line edges on my brush stroke marks by wetting the canvas and then...

Jules
Feb 7, 20211 min read


Noosa's Magic // artist's thoughts
// Noosa Magic // acrylic on canvas // 36x36" // 2020 // gallery-quality stretcher bars // fine quality Wright & Co polycotton canvas...

Jules
Dec 19, 20202 min read
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