I’m going to share with you some of my favourite portrait painting techniques. Here, I am painting The Queen. It is still a work in progress. There is something about this pose that I just had t...
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Artist Opportunities Open Calls
Looking for Open Calls for Art Prizes & Bursaries and other Artist Opportunities? Whether you paint, draw, sketch or sculpt, there is an Open Exhibition to submit to. Here you can find...
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Storm Callum a Warning for Wales
Callum shows Wales no mercy… Storm Callum is on its way. The Met Office issues an Amber Warning as gale force winds hit the country, consequently issuing a warning for flooding. Most of...
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Artist Opportunities
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES: OPEN CALL The VIA Arts Prize Open call for Visual Artists is an open call Ibero-American themed contest. Submit original works on the theme ‘Dialogues’. We accept painting, sculp...
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Super Fast Wales
Gallery I recently attended a course in Aberystwyth run by Super Fast Wales. It’s social media marketing but with analytics on steroids. So, what has that got to do with art? Well, thanks to t...
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osiangwent.com is back!
Welcome to the new look! This is my first post using the Gutenberg gold standard! Fellow pressers will know what I mean. It’s a new learning curve for sure, but it seems intuitive enough ...
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Open Call Exhibitions June 2018
OPEN CALL The Great North Art Show open call exhibitions for artists invites northern artists to submit work for an exciting exhibition of contemporary art, held in Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire....
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Contemporary landscape painting by Osian Gwent
Welsh landscape art Landscape art is my favourite genre. As a contemporary landscape painter and landscape artist, I get to express what it personally means to me through painting. The Welsh landsc...
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Direction Determines Destination
Routine and structure for home-based businesses I work from home. My commute is from the kitchen to the studio. I live one day at a time. Yesterday has gone. I am excited about the future but I focus ...
Community Mural Painting
87 artists collaborated together on this outdoor community mural painting. This recent art project is dedicated to the remembrance of all who lost their lives due to human conflict. Ages involved spa...