Dreaming of Venice Painting

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 Art has become a passion for me! I live in Northamptonshire, UK, with my husband, Jon, and our two sons. I graduated from the University of Sussex in Biology, so art has been something that came along after formal education for me. I have been blessed to have an Artist Mentor in Steven Page Prewitt. I am also inspired by Brian Simons, Nancy Medina, Robert Burridge, Nicholas Wilton, Richard Claremont and Lesley Grainger and Page Prewitt. A breakthrough for me was in understanding value and its importance in successful paintings. One of the first painting exercises I loved doing was Bob Burridge’s pears. The idea is to warm up by painting a series of very simple pears – so fun! This exercise highlights value by painting each pear as if illuminated from one side, the resulting darks and lights produce an eye-catching result. I paint primarily in acrylic and I also like experimenting with collage and mixed media.