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What Has Influenced Me As An Artist?
It's a question that anyone who makes art gets asked, what were your influences? Sometimes they're very obvious, but there can be some surprises in...
46 Things I’ve Learned In 46 Years
Hey all! Today is my birthday! It's been a long old time since writing a blog post so I thought I'd do something that isn't necessarily art related...
I Want To Be An Artist, Not A Content Creator
Do Artists Need Social Media? I don't know about you but I have noticed a sharp deterioration of my attention...
Strangehollow And The Wonders Of Worldbuilding
It's been a very long time (almost a year!) since my last blog post so thought I should pull my finger out and get typing! Worldbuilding is...
How To Run A Kickstarter
This is going to be a big one. So big, in fact, that I was tempted to separate this into two parts. So, be warned, this is a long one...
How I Keep Myself Organised
Being self employed has plenty of upsides but it is also necessary to get very organised, very quickly! You soon discover that you need to be...
How I Achieved Consistency With My Art
I would like to preface this with the fact that I am just one person who happens to be an artist and make a living from it. This is just my...
The Divine Dissatisfaction Of Making Art
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all...
How I Built My Membership
I had been considering moving away from Patreon since the end of 2019. I started looking into how I would do it, casually looking into Patreon...
Should You Start A Membership?
Most people are well aware of Patreon now (and less so Ko-Fi or Buymeacoffee) which gives artists and other creatives, a chance to make an...
The Story Of Strangehollow
Four years ago I launched my first ever book on Kickstarter. I named it Strangehollow. I can't believe it is four years ago already! The project...
Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out – Part One
Here is part one of a mixture of advice I was given and also truths that I have learnt through my own experience in being a freelance...
How To Run A Kickstarter
This is going to be a big one. So big, in fact, that I was tempted to separate this into two parts. So, be warned, this is a long one...
How I Achieved Consistency With My Art
I would like to preface this with the fact that I am just one person who happens to be an artist and make a living from it. This is just my...
My Favourite Watercolour Tools & Brands
I'm always on the search for the ultimate pigment or brush, it is a bit of an obsession and I'm pretty sure any artist will have a stash of various...
Why I Left Patreon
As some of you will already be aware, I am no longer using Patreon to run my membership. I have now moved to my own membership site...
My Studio Set-up
Hi gang! In this blog I'm just going to give a rundown of my desk where I work and what various gadgets I use that help me do what I do. The studio...
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Sick of the social media overwhelm? Want to know what I'm up to in my studio? I post about my latest projects, paintings and blog posts approximately twice a month.
