I am taking part for the first time in Devon Open Studios. The Open Studios will be taking place from 11 September 2021 to 26 September 2021. You can visit me in Studio 4, Green Hill Arts, Moretonhampstead. I will be open on Thursday, Friday... Continue reading
My work has been selected for the Visual Artist Association exhibition. I will have three pieces in the curator's choice gallery. It is an online exhibition from 12 April to 30 June 2021 I am very excited. Also please vote in the people's choice award... Continue reading
Night Time View from a Window by Sally Kirk. Experiments with Oil Pastels: I have been continuing my experiments with oil pastels and I am finding it fairly satisfying, although I do want to work larger when I get back to the studio. I have... Continue reading
How do I paint when I don’t have any space at home? I am currently following the lock-down rules, so going to my studio is difficult, as it is in a shared building. So as a painter I am currently working from home, along with... Continue reading
Carbon paper and drawing tools. That blank sheet: So some days I can stare at a blank sheet of paper and not know where to start. Well I have a cheat, which is actually just another tool for experimenting with ideas, as there are no... Continue reading
Illustration by Grayson Perry. Today I have been thinking about what I listen to while in the studio. I love pod casts, audio books, and music. I usually just think of this as background entertainment, but I have decided I need to be more selective,... Continue reading
As an artist this is a question I get asked, so it was time I considered an answer. Usually I get an idea, play with some materials, hope for the best and then sometimes it works. Well that is what I thought, but when I... Continue reading
Angle Bay by John Piper 1938 watercolour, ink and collage. I have been working a lot in collage lately as it seems to fit my seascapes. I find it to be quite a freeing media. Sometimes it becomes a starting point for a painting, sometimes... Continue reading
Sally Kirk artist studio, work in progress, mixed media seascape. Now. It is my time. Finally. My current mantra is: ‘Imagine what it would be like if you could not fail.’ I have always wanted to create and sell my artwork, but I have never... Continue reading
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