Mar 15, 20224 min readPlaying with Ink: 'Pomo' and 'Tarashikomi' TechniquesIn my studies of the Rinpa school in Japan and their techniques for my own paintings, I suddenly realised something that I didn't think...
Jan 14, 20223 min readPainting Cats: Foujita, Goyo, and Me There are two main artistic influences on my cat paintings: Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921) and Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968). In this post,...
Jan 13, 20225 min readSizing PaperSizing paper in the context I’m going to discuss isn’t about measuring the size, but rather applying a ‘sizing’ solution (usually some...