Art Blog

From 2023 the news area of Realview Photography is being repurposed as an art blog. It aims to chart my art journey providing feedback on progress, techniques and materials. Blogging proved to be useful for the development of my photography and I hope to gain the same benefit for my artwork.

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Still Life (5)
16th June 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Oils
Looking back through my past paintings, I’ve rediscovered a few forgotten still lifes…


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Phone Art
15th June 2026 - 0 comments
In memory of David Hockney, who sadly passed away a few days ago, I decided to paint using the Artrage app on my iPhone…


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Still Life (4)
13th June 2026 - 0 comments
Continuing this series of still life paintings, I’ve added a vase of flowers in watercolour…


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Still Life (3)
11th June 2026 - 0 comments
A third in a series of still life paintings and another challenging subject for watercolour…


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Still Life (2)
10th June 2026 - 0 comments
My recent post inspired me to explore other still life paintings…


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Roses
09th June 2026 - 0 comments
I was searching through my photo library, a frustrating process…


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Still Life…
07th June 2026 - 0 comments
This watercolour was created after a sketching afternoon at the Orangery in Teignmouth…


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Kombu Brush
03rd June 2026 - 0 comments
These are a couple of quick digital paintings I completed in Procreate on my iPad…


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Loose Yachts
02nd June 2026 - 0 comments
My recent post about sketching boats reminded me of a watercolour painting of yachts…


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Sketching Boats
31st May 2026 - 0 comments
I don’t sketch enough…


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More on Photo Art…
26th May 2026 - 0 comments
As a follow on from my last post I will cover a number of different apps that produce photo art…


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Photo Art
25th May 2026 - 0 comments
Someone once said, “I like photographs that look like art and art that looks like photographs.”


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Master Study
24th May 2026 - 0 comments
Following up on yesterday’s post, I’ve recently completed a master’s study of a Rowland Hilder coastal scene.


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Still Life
23rd May 2026 - 0 comments
This is a copy of a Pierre Bonnard still life completed with Caran d’Ache neo-colour II crayons…


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River Teign
22nd May 2026 - 0 comments
A second watercolour of the River Teign at Shaldon…


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River Teign at Low Tide
18th May 2026 - 0 comments
A quarter sheet size watercolour of the River Teign at low tide on Saunders Waterford (NOT) paper…


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Labrador Bay
08th May 2026 - 0 comments
A digital painting of Labrador Bay was completed on a PC using Rebelle 8…


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Langstone Rock
07th May 2026 - 0 comments
This digital painting of Langstone Rock, viewed from Dawlish Warren, was created using Procreate on the iPad…


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Red Cliffs
04th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Oils
A small oil painting (7x5 inches) capturing the distinctive red Teignmouth breccia cliff face reflected in the wet sand of Holcombe Beach.


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River Teign
03rd May 2026 - 0 comments
The River Teign at the Passage House Inn, painted outdoors with gouache…


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