This page will offer free short articles on materials, ideas and subjects for drawing and painting. They are all free to download and can be given away on other websites, as long as the content remains unaltered, and the file is not sold as part of a paid-for package. They are not going to be book-length, just fairly brief at 10 to 12 pages or so (pdf file format), with some pictures. I will add some more when I can, but my main activity is in producing paintings, not videos.

1. Flowers and Garden Subjects on ACEO Cards Download pdf here.. This covers basics about aceo cards and how I produce my own. Includes ideas for painting materials and also support papers and cards.

2. Small Pictures in Oil-Pastels. Download pdf here.. This is a small group of several oil-pastels, done during 2009 and 2010, along with my own notes about them. Pdf approx 2.4Mb. I have since changed the title from "Things to Do with Oil-pastels" because it appears that the title had a double meaning.....very subtle....but hopefully now fixed.

3. Welsh Poppies demo. Download pdf here.. Stages of an oil-pastel picture from start to finish. Pdf approx 18Mb. This is quite large, so if you have a slow connection it might be a while; you could try the video, which covers the same thing.

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Videos

VIDEOS NOW RELOADED. Please click on the underlined title to call up the video. They are not "action" types, I'm afraid, just still-frames..

Added 11th October 2010: Canal Boat with Flowers. 5 minutes 16 seconds; with music track. Format wmv.

Welsh Poppies. The first video placed here; a still-frame type; just over 8 minutes in length. Also has a gentle music track with it, so make sure your speakers are switched on. Format wmv.