Making art

PASTEL PAINTING COURSE

LindyWhittonStudio YouTube Channel Join me on YouTube for my pastel painting course. The course will be…
30 Minute Series Painting

30 Minute Series Painting- first pastel Having featured the reference photo for this painting in a…
Creating a series

Familiarity brings freedom in painting It’s a fact that the more familiar I become with a…
Cropping is my friend! Day 15 Photography 101

When I take photos as references for later paintings I often use my artist’s eye to…
Creating a dynamic visual pathway in a painting

What is a dynamic visual pathway? When I paint a picture I aim to make a composition…
Cleaning day in the studio.

I’m a bit of a slob when it comes to cleaning my pastels. On Saturday I…
The art behind a handmade bag.

I make bags much the same way as I paint a picture. Something will catch my eye,…
The art of recycled packaging.

I love a beautifully packaged gift but I hate the waste of paper and card it…
Light and Shadow – beach painting.

I love this little beach in the south of Tasmania – Drip beach seems such a humdrum…
To paraphrase Kermit – “It’s not easy painting green”

I’ve been doing a lot of commission paintings lately of wonderful, verdant landscapes. Forests, mountainsides covered…