Art – Gillian Hebblewhite

Automatic Abstract Painting: Inspired by the Dadaists and Surrealists

This is my automatic abstract painting triptych Inspired by the Dadaists and Surrealists automatic painting and drawing.

July 18, 2022 Art / Behind the Scenes / Landscape painting / Nature

Acrylic Landscape Painting on a Black Solid Underpainting

Starting with a solid black underpainting, see this landscape painting of rural Cambridgeshire fields take shape.

July 9, 2022 Art / Cabinet of curiosities / Inspiration / Vintage

What is a Cabinet of Curiosities?

An introduction to cabinets of curiosities, what they contained, what their purposes were and why they fell out of fashion in the late 18th Century.

June 28, 2022 Art / Artists / Behind the Scenes / Cyber-Urban Exploring / Inspiration / Installation / Internet / Vintage

The Far Away: Exploring Abandoned Virtual Environments

The Far Away, DreamWorld North was one of the first places I stumbled upon when I returned to Second Life in 2021 to explore abandoned places, isolated landscapes, the old and decaying and forgotten corners of virtual worlds as part of a cyber-landscape art project I’d been thinking about…

June 23, 2022 Advanced / Art / Beginners / Behind the Scenes / Drawing and Painting Exercises, Techniques and Top Tips / Illustration / Intermediate / Sketchbook Work

A Guide to Blind Contour Drawing

Learn what blind contour drawing is, how it can help you improve your own artwork and follow a step by step guide to start your own blind contour drawing.

June 9, 2022 Abstract Art / Art / Beginners / Behind the Scenes / Intermediate

Reflections on Exhibiting at the Ferens Art Gallery’s Open Exhibitions 2002 and 2022: Would I Submit Work Again to an Open Exhibition?

This blog reflects on exhibiting at the Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition 2002 and 2022 and considers whether I would submit work to an open exhibition again.