I was a self-taught artist painting with oils and acrylic paint producing landscapes and portraits and whilst I still like to paint en plein air battling the light, weather and nature, I have recently started using a digital painting application on my tablet. The tablet allows me to draw and paint on the move, when and where I find inspiration.
This approach to painting offers me a variety of brushes, pens, inks and also tools that I have never used in my studio such as rollers, sprays and sponges. This has led to lots of experimentation and I am now also painting series of abstracts.
This has helped me find more creativity and I now paint to satisfy myself - but of course I am as chuffed as any other artist if I sell one.
Martyn