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In the latter half of 2013, a young man and art student called Gideon Summerfield developed a project to draw Holocaust Survivors called "From Generation to Generation (L’Dor V’Dor)". Gideon's pen and ink drawings in of the men and women pen and ink from Jewish Care's Shalvata centre are included in an exhibition which opens on Friday (details below). I think they demonstrate an amazing level

What's your favourite tip about drawing that you always share?   Three of my tips about drawing Carry a sketchbook with you all the time and you will do a lot more drawing.  There are lots of occasions when you can pull out a sketchbook for a quick sketch - plus it records your life as lived! (The sketch below was done while waiting to see the Consultant at the Dental Hospital last week!)

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - Deadline for entries is the end of this month This is a reminder for all those intending to submit work to the 9th Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - the deadline for entries is 29 January 2014, by 5pm. I've been covering this Prize since 2007 and you if you don't know much about it you can find links to past blog posts and images of the exhibition and winners at the

While I'm writing the book, I'm going to highlight some popular blog posts from the past. This post is about the posts associated with a major project on composition and design at the beginning of 2008.  It's particularly useful for those who like their art to be drawing or painting. Composition and Design - An Introduction 14 Jan 2008 Composition - The Elements of Design 15 Jan 2008 - An

This is my annual post about Major Art Competitions in the UK. Below you will find a list of all ALL major art competitions in the UK in 2014 plus: an overview of what each competition is about links to more information key dates - including the deadline for entry where known. First a preamble about other useful information Bookmark for Updates Information is updated - as it becomes

The Best Picture of 2013 on an Art Blog is the final award  to be announced as part of the 8th Making A Mark Art Blog Awards. But first we have the category winners!   There were four categories - Nature, Portrait, Place, and Still Life. Readers of this blog were invited to vote for the artwork they thought was best in each category in my post on Boxing Day - see VOTE for the Best Artwork on