by Toni Watts | Feb 15, 2014 | Blog, Materials and Techniques
Silverpoint is a lovely medium to use, but it is difficult to achieve really dark darks. I have long suspected that the depth of tone that can be achieved has something to do with the ground used to prime the paper. Spurred on by a conversation with David Cranswick...
by Toni Watts | Dec 20, 2013 | Blog, Recent Work
We saw this beautiful Mute Swan with its mate on the canal near Grantham, on a bleak winters day. There was very little wind, so the bird’s reflection was perfect, with just enough distortion of the stems on the bank to add interest. It’s always...
