I'm really looking forward to watching this!

Just a couple of quick comments, because I'm working hard on the next video.... First, I remember seeing a Bateman painting nearing completion - featuring a wolf standing in water. It's a hazy recollection from 30+ years ago, but what struck me was that ...

OK.... that's it! I'm retiring as of now!

...you wrote the words 'Never play around in your own drawing'. My mind tells me that there is one of your videos about this. I think swapping a ladies smile with another also. I cannot remember which video it was, but it was beneficial and I would like to view it again... if I could remember ...

I'll get back to you - just fixed a serious water leak in the barn after everything thawed this evening! It never rains but it pours... literally!

Take a look at AFFINITY PHOTO 3. It's now FREE to download (unless you want to add Canva... and you don't need that).

If I may, I'll swap the order of these two quotes...

I have been slowly perfecting the art of copying - where a lot of the hard work has already been done for you. However, now is the beginning of something so very much bigger, and that is to learn the art of drawing.

First, copying is what we ...

I'll have to be brief today, but.... That was an excellent idea! And you've almost pulled it off.

In this case, I'd really want to play around with the reference first. And - just in case you did - Never experiment in your drawing!

I took your reference and placed it as closely as I could over ...

Well, it's a lovely inventive scene!

The weeds at the base of the stone wall look good. As for the others, I suspect the problem is that you haven't yet looked closely at weeds. The problem with inventing anything on-the-fly is that you only have images stored in your mind to work with. So those ...

In the right hands, ballpoint can be an excellent medium - if rather unforgiving.

Take a look at Vincent's work. I've been running his website since 2004. It's now static as Vincent has retired to take up tattooing, and battling his cancer, but you will be impressed: RURAL-ROUTE-ONE.com . He has ...

Laurene wrote: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:41 pm I’m guessing you’re still having trouble uploading, but I can’t wait to see it. This sounds right up your alley!

Well, take a look now! Art emailed me the images to add. It's up to his usual standard, as expected.

This is looking rather more than splendid. I can almost see your mind working as you create your own world around the pheasant. And, to me, that's just as it should be. Only then does it all hang together and make sense, because when you create this way - adding what you expect to see - you're ...