Alan Brain Art Blog - Personal Insights, Painting Tips and Anything About Art
Stories Reflections and Experiments from Contemporary Abstract Artist
Welcome to my art blog where I share my experiences dilemmas and experiments that shape my work as a contemporary artist. Here you'll find painting insights, questions and notes on the painting process related to my goal - to create paintings with feeling. Whether you're an artist, an art student or simply curious about how ideas become paintings I hope thes posts offer something inspiring and useful to your own creative journey.
Dialogue with Death Art Exhibition
Dialogue with Death Art Exhibition art with a profound message about the acts of war Each year on 11th November we pause to commemorate those who fell in war.In March 2015, I was honoured to exhibit...
painting mother – a challenge and a great learning experience
Painting Mother a personal challenge to any artist What to get for my mother's ninetieth birthday? She has all she needs, hmm, and then I thought I would paint her a painting. What an obvious (but...
How I Paint (well, this type of painting anyway)
how an artist paints - a step by step guide to making a painting Discover how artist Alan Brain approaches the creative process — from the first idea to the finished piece. This step-by-step guide...
Painting strong watercolours – how do you do that?
Painting Strong Watercolours – How Do You Do That? I’m often asked how I achieve such strong, vibrant colours in watercolour. For many, the medium feels delicate or pale, but it doesn’t have to be...
very different paintings unusual art by UK artist Alan Brain
Very Different Paintings - Unusual Art by UK Artist Alan Brain I am a living breathing artist in Dorset UK whose art is known to be different -never seen before paintings. Follow your own path Do...
Horsham Museum Art Gallery Exhibition
Horsham Museum Art Gallery Exhibition I am delighted to be exhibiting at... The Gallery Horsham Museum 4th November 2023 - 2nd March 2024 Here is a preview of my four paintings there......
xxxemotion in paintings xxx
Emotion in Paintings - What Does That Mean? view examples of paintings with "visible feelings" and journey with the artist to discover and create art with emotion How do we know if a painting...
tips for artists
Tips for Artists Practical Advice to Assist and Guide I have been a serious painter for more than 25 years, I have studied in the UK and USA and I have heard truckloads of advice and tips for...
Shaftesbury Art Exhibition
Shaftesbury Art Exhibition I am delighted to be exhibiting with... Shaftesbury Art Exhibition Seven artists with a passion for abstract art join to present their diverse approaches. This is...
Recent Paintings by Alan Brain
Recent Paintings by Alan Brain Take a look at some of the work I've done recently - they are for sale from me the artist Minimalism is my focus lately, saying more with less - it is a...
Making a Minimal Painting – include only that which really interests you
Making a Minimal Painting The thoughts and decisions behind minimalism Minimal art is about saying a lot with little. It require a ruthless approach to remove everything that is not required...
points of interest Dec 2020
alan brain art points of interest For me art is a wonderful antidote and as this eventful year draws to a close I thought I would put together some points of interest from an artistic viewpoint -...
hat paintings
Hat Paintings a beautiful way to express a wide range of feelings Hats have inspired me to create a wide range of paintings expressing happiness, fun, and beauty, while others explore intrigue,...
Mysterious Figure Paintings
Mysterious Figure Paintings An artists journey to creating abstract figure paintings with a sense of mystery The journey begins Having painted abstract figures in many settings I was aware...
Alan Brain Art Exhibition at The Hatch Gallery in Christchurch
Hatch Gallery Art Exhibition Christchurch, Dorset August 17th - Sep 3rd.The Hatch Gallery art exhibition is over now but here is a view of the paintings that were on show. All created by Alan Brain...
Remembrance Week Paintings.
Remembrance Week at St. Mark's Church HighcliffeOriginal Artwork by Local Artist Alan Brain to Commemorate the end of The Great War Aftermath Soldiers who survived the battle had plenty of time to...
Cropping Paintings – to crop or not to crop?
Cropping Paintings? A Good idea?Should an artist ever crop their painting? I think "YES" but consider carefully first... and then reconsider before reaching for the scissors...Anything About Art...
The Guild of Aviation Artists – good to be part of it with my Different Aviation Paintings
The Guild of Aviation Artists The Guild helped me discover the magic of abstract aviation artthrough unique creations that capture the essence of flying, It’s good to be part of the Guild...
art show success?
I have just finished an art show and the obvious question arises - "was it a success?" A lot of us measure an art show success by how much money we made; that is important of course but I believe we...
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