Our profile artist this month is Robyn King, textile artist and painter. Can you describe your artistic style? What is your preferred medium, and why? My art practice is varied. I paint on fabric, watercolour, acrylic on canvas, drawing on paper and embroidery. I have...

Can you describe your artistic style? What is your preferred medium, and why? I never start a painting with an idea: I build up layers of signature marks, words, botanicals and colours I adore until something that feels right emerges.  My work is expressive and...

  “It's Creative Playtime!” Do you want to create artwork that is uniquely yours and truly original? Well the further you get into your art practice the more likely it is that the answer to this question will be a resounding YES!  Art is much more enjoyable and...

For 20 years I mostly painted from photos, virtually copying the photo as I saw it and adding a few relatively minor variations in shapes, colours and brushwork. I relied mainly on the natural characteristics of the watercolour paint itself to create a loose, arty...

It's an interesting and complex debate. Every artist since time began, including all the great masters, learned their art by copying. They spent years in front of models, statues, fruit, flowers, pots and vases, copying every detail to develop their skills. The art...

Whatever creative art you do, you will have your own reason for doing it and it helps to periodically ask yourself 'why do I do art? What is the minimum I hope to get out of it? Well no doubt there are hundreds of different answers to this question.  By definition,...