The Artist’s Blog

Explore dynamic composition through winding roads, alpine slopes and long forest shadows.

Explore light and shadow shapes in sunlit village streets while simplifying architecture and practising perspective in Challenge 214.

Explore how tiny subjects and open space can create a powerful sense of scale in this week's Te Paki landscape challenge.

Discover how tiny figures, animals and boats can make mountains, coastlines and other landscapes feel dramatically larger.

Learn to simplify lush forests, foliage and water without painting every leaf in Landscape Art Club Challenge #212.

Explore Yosemite through the paintings of Bierstadt and Hill and discover how they used composition, atmosphere, light and colour.