Simon Kramer

Thought I would deposit the other end of the boat for your viewing pleasure. As usual I see many things I’m not that happy with but those where the decisions I made on the day. It was a great day and I learned allot Painting with Richard. I enjoyed his approach and the fact that he voiced… Continue

I’m quite new to blogging , but it is something have wanted to do for a long time. Any way I intend to let those of you who are interested know what I have been doing and the adventures I’m having at my easel. Living in Christchurch New Zealand and painting anywhere at any time has its challenges and if you have painted in a city you would know not everyone you meet is playing with a full deck of cards some have some chipped marbles in their bag if you know what I mean. I was painting down at th… Continue

Have you ever noticed how similar your painting palette is to a piece of toast? It’s roughly the same shape and thickness, you mix things up on it with a knife and if you drop it almost certainly lands butter side down. Gravity and butter must have a thing going on we don’t know about. I have come up with two ways of fixing this problem.
The first involves your wife’s cat, and works on the theory that if you drop it will land on its feet. The trick is to attach the palette to the top of the cat… Continue