The Painter’s Life Blog
Written By Helen Tarr
Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk about painting and drawing and many other things too. So I have decided to create a blog to share the ideas behind my paintings, provide inspiration and encouragement to other painters and open a window onto my studio and creative life. If you’d like to be notified when I share a new blog just pop your email address into the Subscribe form below.
Cottages and Cliffs: Painting on the North Yorkshire Coast at Staithes
When my artist friend Greta Vilidaite and I were invited to join Chris Slater and ‘a few others’ on a painting trip to the beautiful fishing village of Staithes, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Read on to see what we got up to and some of the brilliant people we got up to it with…
How to Fail Successfully
Even though I have been painting for many decades, there are still days when the work does not go well, but experience has taught me a few tricks that help me to turn failure into success…
I thought I didn’t like soft pastels…
But after a recent landscape demonstration drawing I realised I needed to have a rethink. Here’s what I’ve discovered so far…
My Sketching Kit
Having a lightweight sketching kit enables you to quickly capture an interesting subject when there isn’t time to stop and create a ‘proper’ painting…
Painting and Sketching in Scotland
Drawing the Forth Bridge was the realisation of a long-held ambition.