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Artist Residency in Greece: Harmony with Nature

How beneficial is a creative break? Spending 3 weeks on a Greek island with freedom from domestic concerns and a dedicated art studio space in which to paint whatever I wanted, I found I was able to replenish both spirit and creative soul. Read my blog post review about my time at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece.

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Conjuring Colour (Essay)

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to work with the talented young arts writer Kate Reeve-Edwards. The 2,000 word essay has just been published on the Cultural Capital Arts website. I’m thrilled with the result - Kate has managed to put into words what I feel to paint.

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Why I use a sketch book (video)

The contents of a sketchbook are as personal and unique as its owner. As an abstract painter, I use my sketchbook to record ideas and work out compositions and colour combinations in pastels and graphite. Making preparatory drawings on a small scale can be a good way to test out which ideas might translate to a larger scale - but not all make it to becoming a painting on canvas.

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Making a painting

Ever wondered how a painting is made? Watch Trudy making an abstract painting in her studio. Learn what inspires her and why she turns the canvas as she paints it - even though it's as big as she is. 04:38 minutes. 

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Light & Space: Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA

Represented in this group show are the mesmerizing works of Andy Moses, Terri Yarbrow and Max Almy, Gisela Colon, Greg Renfrow, Eric Johnson, Jesse Small, Trudy Montgomery and Patti Parsons. From shimmering pearlescent pigments to geometric patterns 

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