New Painting classes starting in September

In September, I will be starting my own private weekly classes. These will be held in the Old Reading Room in Weston Colville, near Newmarket.

Both will be held on a Wednesday and will run for 10 weeks ( September 1st-November 3rd)

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE 10-12 am. Numbers will be limited to 12. Cost £105

PORTRAIT PAINTING 1-3pm. Numbers will be limited to 10. Cost £125


For full details call me on 01284 810 460 or email john@gloverart.co.uk

Stolen fish recovered!

The mystery of the stolen painting has been solved! According to the Cambridge Evening News, the painting of a" Duba Fish" was taken by a love sick teenager to give to his girlfriend. What strange things love drives us to do! On reading the newspaper's headlines over the theft,however, the aforementioned young romantic was filled with remorse and handed himself and the fish in. The artist chose not to press charges and , as the newspaper reported, the thief was "let off the hook!"
The artist in question rose to the height of stardom. A geophysicist working in Cambridge, she was however billed as a "Hollywood animator" and someone who had worked on "Gladiators" in London, much more eye catching than a trip to the Arctic! Where would we be without the sensational British press?

All in all a bizarre tale, worthy of any "soap".

Painting a landscape in acrylics - part 3

I am now working at building up the detail and establishing the perspective of buildings and boats in the painting. I try to capture the play of light and cast shadows, and begin to strengthen the colours. Thin transparent glazes are overlaid in certain areas, and Flow Formula is added to the paint where more precision is required.