by Nicholas Wilton | May 15, 2016 |
Sometimes we have to learn how to listen to what our art is telling us.
by Nicholas Wilton | May 12, 2016 |
One of the challenges I have found in making my art is to remember where it is all headed. One day I catch glimpses of the direction of my art and this informs each individual painting I am working on. It infuses them with clarity and potency. But then a few days go...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 8, 2016 |
In the beginning it really helps if that beginning is totally new for you. The stakes are low but the potential is high. It can be really exciting to begin something new. The way you start is a big reason why. How do you start your work? In gratitude,...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 5, 2016 |
What exactly is going on in our heads when we are making art? I do a lot of working from intuition but also spend a lot of time sitting in a chair scratching my head trying to understand what to do next. I am starting to see, at least in my practice; there are...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 1, 2016 |
Often in our painting we end up having many elements in the foreground that sit on top of a background. However, sometimes, if we can bring the background back on top of the foreground it can provide visual relief. This is called spaciousness and more often than not,...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 28, 2016 |
I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t get to the studio again. I had already skipped a couple of days as there were just so many errands piling up, so many people to call back, and to make matters worse I had also run out of dog food. I noticed that my missed days...
