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Me, Myself & AI – Art in An Artificial Age

Artificial Intelligence - is it just another over-hyped technology which once again seems to do less with more? Given my particular creative interests I was curious to know if extinction…

Penguins to Poodles – Practically Perfect Pet Portraits

The most important step in commissioning a pet or animal portrait is in creating the image(s) that I'll be working from. A clear, high-quality image is the foundation of bringing their…

Impostor Syndrome and the Quiet Rebellion of Creativity

It's hard not to find yourself nodding in sympathy when you hear tales of artistic confidence crushed, or creative impulses lured into doom spirals - all at the urging of a self-sabotaging…

These are a few of my favourite (art) things – wrapped up in brown paper and string. Pt 1.

There’s something undeniably lovely about brown paper and string. Maybe it’s the nostalgia - a nod to a slower, simpler time. Or maybe it’s the quiet excitement of unwrapping something…

Framing Made Easy(er) – My Top 5 Framing Tips

Over the years, I’ve noticed the same questions and challenges come up again and again in framing clients artwork. So here are my top framing tips - straight from the JNA studio to help you…

Imagine Yourself Creative – It’s Easier if You Believe.

When we think of what it takes to be creative, we often picture someone else. We imagine a painter in a sunlit studio, a novelist lost in thought at a café, a musician surrounded by…

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