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Welcome to part one of a four part tutorial series on how to paint a forest scene after a fire in acrylics using the brush and palette knife. (video)

Try new arty things, learn new skills, build your knowledge.

Just as I’ve been moving my work more vigorously towards painting abstract in style, l get a strong tap on the shoulder. You know the one. That part of you that tells you, leads you, compels you, calls you to do something.

This particular tap was compelling me to enter a local and prestigious art award with the theme of Landscape.

I’m just finishing a book by Mark Manson, titled The Subtle Art of not Giving a Fu*k and I’m loving it.

It’s all about not taking things personally and as an artist, I know this can be such a stumbling block for many of us.

One part of a small chapter had real gravity for me...

Spring is such a vibrant season, bringing with it warming qualities of new life, hope and potential. This autumn, felt like an opportunity to take stock, digest the learnings from the spring and summer and plant seeds of something special or a goal to work on over winter. I call it autumn planting even if I’m not gardening as such.

Ever wanted to create with the freedom of colour? Would you like to step over the realism line in the sand with your art? Ready to add more atmosphere to your style?

Whatever the reason, freely adding extra colour to your work can be such a joy in the creative process and can add buoyancy to your art.