Line & Wash Archives - Wendy Dashwood https://wendydashwood.com/category/line-wash/ Visual Artist Fri, 30 May 2025 14:48:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 147059630 If Lucian Freud Could Scrap His Work, So Can We https://wendydashwood.com/if-lucian-freud-could-scrap-his-work-so-can-we/ https://wendydashwood.com/if-lucian-freud-could-scrap-his-work-so-can-we/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:34:11 +0000 http://wendydashwood.com/?p=3253 Ever felt like throwing in the towel after a disappointing painting session? You’re not alone. In this post, I share the truth about failure in the artistic journey, and how embracing it can lead to more joy and fulfilment in your creative process. Plus, I’ll give you practical tips to overcome those moments of self-doubt and embrace failure in Art.

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]]> https://wendydashwood.com/if-lucian-freud-could-scrap-his-work-so-can-we/feed/ 0 3253 Why You Don’t need Permission to Start a New Creative Hobby https://wendydashwood.com/why-you-dont-need-permission-to-get-creative/ https://wendydashwood.com/why-you-dont-need-permission-to-get-creative/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:00:59 +0000 http://wendydashwood.com/?p=1889 Why is it that anything remotely connected to being creative isn’t always given the green light? Are you one of those people who’ve thought about arts and crafts, but never quite go around to it? Perhaps friends or relatives aren’t encouraging you to get started. Or you are waiting for […]

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]]> https://wendydashwood.com/why-you-dont-need-permission-to-get-creative/feed/ 0 1889 Procrastination: What’s stopping you from starting a hobby? https://wendydashwood.com/procrastination-stop-waiting-and-start-creating/ https://wendydashwood.com/procrastination-stop-waiting-and-start-creating/#respond Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:09:40 +0000 http://wendydashwood.com/?p=939 Do you recognise this scenario? Your husband/wife/significant other buys you a beautiful box of watercolours, so you can start a new hobby. But the days, weeks and months tick by as procrastination takes over. Eventually the box ends up in the loft or is given away in a raffle. This […]

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]]> https://wendydashwood.com/procrastination-stop-waiting-and-start-creating/feed/ 0 939 10 Top Tips for Painting Trees in Watercolour https://wendydashwood.com/how-hard-can-it-be-to-paint-a-tree/ https://wendydashwood.com/how-hard-can-it-be-to-paint-a-tree/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:18:53 +0000 http://wendydashwood.com/?p=865 Ask a mountaineer why they climb mountains and they usual reply “Because it’s there…”. That basically sums up my relationship with painting trees. Trees in watercolour are challenging but essential in most landscape paintings. When did I realise I was rubbish at painting trees? It occurred to me a week […]

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]]> https://wendydashwood.com/how-hard-can-it-be-to-paint-a-tree/feed/ 1 865 The Agony and Ecstacy of Creating an Artwork https://wendydashwood.com/the-agony-and-ecstacy-of-creating-an-artwork/ https://wendydashwood.com/the-agony-and-ecstacy-of-creating-an-artwork/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:47:40 +0000 http://wendydashwood.com/?p=1443 Creating a new Artwork is much like being a new mum. It’s painful, it’s exhausting, it’s frustrating but the pain and sacrifice is worth it in the end. But letting go of an artwork is another story… I think you would agree that most artists illustrate the consciousness of mankind. […]

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