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All that glitters

As a professional artist I’m always exploring new media and ways to use it for creative expression. Fundamentally the approach to trying out new and different media is to enhance and enrich my creative approach in a new and exciting way. With this open-minded ethos, several years ago, I began experimenting with metallic paints right across the board - with acrylic inks, acrylic paints, oil pastels and soft pastels - and was really captivated by the results. The more I used them, the more I liked them. Metallic colours offer me something quite dynamic and assist my creative vision to express what I witness first-hand within landscape.

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