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August 2013 - Who's made a mark this summer? 27 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
Summer is always a bit slow - so I awarded myself some time off for days out and weekends off! Plus I've started to start making "proper artwork" again with my pencils - although I've still got proble...
Use Google PageSpeed Insights Tool to check how fast your website loads 26 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
Do you know how well your website or blog renders on a mobile device or a normal computer? This is a link to the updated Google Developers PageSpeed Insights Tool. You can use this to identify: how ...
Who Painted This? #41 24 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
Who painted this? #41 This is not the painting I was proposing to use this week. Unfortunately I couldn't find an image of that online - which would have been a bit unfair! This one takes a bit of ...
The Best Guides to Colour Mixing 21 Aug 2013 | 05:58 am
I've published a new website - The Best Guides to Colour Mixing. Most artists at some point or another test out the different colours they can make with their paint or pastels or coloured pencils or ...
The £5,000 Bristol Art Prize 20 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
The Bath Art Prize has morphed for 2013 into the Bristol Art Prize! The Bath Art Prize has spent four years in Bath - with artists arriving from all over the UK to paint street scenes in Bath. This ...
For fans of feline art 19 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
There are two exhibitions in London for fans of feline art next week. The Chris Beetles Gallery is having its Louis Wain and the Summer Cat Show 2013. This opened on Saturday and continues until 31 A...
Who painted this? #40 17 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Who painted this? #40 I've been seriously considering buying myself a parasol this summer! For those who've not risen to the challenge before please take a minute to read the rules - see below. How...
Threadneedle Prize 2013 - Shortlist announced 15 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
The artists shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize - standing outside the Mall Galleries left to right: Seamus Moran, Andrew Cranston, Clare McCormack (in front), Ilona Szalay and Lisa Wright (Harriet...
Art Everywhere - on billboards around the UK 15 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
The Art Everywhere Exhibition 2013 opened on 12 August and can be seen on billboards around the UK until 25 August 2013. There are 57 works of art on 22,000 poster sites around the country - and peop...
Pre-selected, selected, long listed, shortlisted, prizewinner - what's in a phrase? 15 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
There seems to be massive amount of confusion in people's minds about the difference between pre-selection, selection, shortlisting and winning. I can't see how most of this occurs, but I do my best t...
