I had some very kind comments about my observations on one of my ‘in progress’ social media posts the other day so in this post, I’ll share my thought process for a mini painting I completed in the autumn.

Move forward 46 years to 1931 to see a perfect example of another visual artist, the Grosvenor School printmaker Sybil Andrews, putting this idea of ‘transforming reality’ into practice. The New Cable is a multi-layer lino print of a construction scene, with heavily abstracted and stylised workers reeling a hefty cable from a massive spool.

In this 2nd blog of my Design of Art series, I share some simple tips I use that could help you cut out unnecessary detail and simplify your artworks and design drawings.

In this first blog post I will share 3 easy sketching tips for planning your artworks which can help save you time and improve your chances of creating a finished artwork you are happy with.