This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Contact You can write me at: James Gurney PO […]
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Jackson’s Painting Prize 2023 Announced
We’re delighted to announce that submissions for Jackson’s Painting Prize 2023 are now open. With an impressive expert judging panel, two London exhibitions, a first prize of £6000 + £1000 Jackson’s art materials, plus 15 other awards, we’re ready for our biggest year yet. The competition started in 2016 and […]
Each Painting a Story: The Art of Donna Covey
What is the role of nostalgia in our lives? And how does it shape our memories and our view of the past? For artist Donna Covey, nostalgia plays a crucial role in her paintings, which often feature buildings and landscapes that evoke memories for her and for others. For Covey, […]
Painting Flowers Has Power! — Caryl Fine Art
When I paint flowers, I find them a wonderful subject. They are easy to arrange and their colors become the jumping off point for my color scheme selection. Even though I create abstract paintings of flowers, their essence is very much still there, and their colors and delicacy are what […]
Jackson’s Curated Sets for Botanical Watercolour, Lino Printmaking and Oil Painting
Jackson’s Curated Sets are made up of high quality materials, carefully selected by experienced artists, beautifully boxed and wrapped in hand painted paper, and ready to be gifted. Here, the artists Julia Trickey, Kit Boyd and Ruth Murray tested the Botanical Watercolour Set, Lino Printmaking Set and the Oil Painting […]
Julie Karpodini: Painting Instinct – Jackson’s Art Blog
Julie Karpodini won the Animal Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with her work Elvira’s Dogs. In this interview, Julie discusses her well developed processes, sketchbook practice, and communication with her paintings. Above image: Julie working in her studio in rural Spain. Lisa: What is your process […]
Robert Senior: Oil Painting – Jackson’s Art Blog
Robert Senior won the Scenes of Everyday Life Category Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with his oil painting, Train Station. In this interview, Sayan Baigaliyev, the previous award winner from the year before, asks Robert about his practice and process, his studio and how he approaches creative […]
Amy Chaiklin “a woman artist, painting empowering images of women from the female gaze”
Amy Chaiklin says “I am a woman artist, painting empowering images of women from the female gaze.” She explores femininity with evocative images of mythical and contemporary goddesses. Her current series of present-day goddesses portraits started in 2017 titled “Cultured Pearls Portraits.” Together this group of 150 portraits create a […]
At APT, big painting causes bigger uproar
Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It is really not so difficult if 1 among a group of close friends loves Picasso, an additional prefers Asher Durand, and another chooses Frederic Remington. It is really easy to see the charm of the get the job done, […]
‘It Was Just Flabbergasting’: $321,000 Renaissance Painting Discovered Hanging (Off-Kilter) Above Nonagenarian’s Bed
A missing masterwork by a follower of the Italian Renaissance painter Filippino Lippi hidden in simple sight in a London bungalow has marketed for £255,000 ($321,000) at Dawsons Auctioneers in London. The painting belonged to a girl in her 90s who moved to a nursing home previous year. Her family […]