The Cycle of Change
Some time ago, I overheard the following terms and felt they applied fantastically to the journey of developing new skills. Uninformed optimism – Informed pessimism – Informed optimism After some research, I learnt these...
Tim Eden | Artist - Blog Blog
Plein Air Painting with a DIY Pochade Box
Plein Air Painting Plein air painting is about leaving your studio behind and experiencing painting out in the landscape (“en plein air” being the French expression for “in the open air”). I regularly attend...
Developing the Why of Art
How does an artist’s work develop over time? We probably all start out wide eyed and with big dreams about taking on the world, inspired by the art we surround ourselves with. But once...
The Undoing
This is another of the quick painting studies I have been working on this year. The short time attributed to each allow the opportunity to experiment and throw caution to the wind in the...
The Advancement of the Human Species and the Associated Pitfalls of Self Learning
There are two things considered as setting the human race apart from other species, the first being our ability to share knowledge; our deep-seated drive to exchange our thoughts – to teach and to...
Two Sides
Two born from and exist in the same world, effectively one and the same. A small, singular difference defining them as opposites in the eyes of many. Before them lies a pristine expanse, untouched...
Life is a Long Straight Road
We recently spent a long weekend on the lovely South Australian Yorke Peninsula driving open country roads surveying the ample scenery. One particular stretch took us along Hundred Line Road, which effectively formed a...
Feather Crown
This year I’m determine to be more consistent with regular painting practice, with the focus on developing the mindset of enjoying the process rather than being too fixated on the final result. Instead of...
The Greatness of Mistakes
A good slap across the face from life is needed periodically to make you see that which is directly in front of your eyes. Something you may have suspected was there the entire time,...
Life’s Drawing
Around three years ago, I decided that if I was ever going to get better at drawing the human figure, I was going to have to practice it a lot. The best way to...
