Making progress

I would like to express how much I have enjoyed Alan Bickley's series of articles in The Artist. I am a novice to oil painting and my first experience was when I was inspired to buy the materials needed to complete the Alan Bickley demonstration The Lane To Colton Heath*. The articles in his series 'Oil Painting Materials and Techniques' in the February to May 2021 issues have been invaluable to me as a beginner in oil painting. I have gained much from the articles and found them easy reading for someone with limited knowledge. I have been painting in oils for five months now and have posted a couple of paintings as work-in-progress on the PaintersOnline gallery. As a result of what I learned from the articles and some very good advice from the experienced artists on the gallery, I have been able to move my development along.

I am actually going to have a go at making my own frame. I already have all the tools in the shed. Wish me luck.

Denise Cat, by email

* This demonstration can be found on our website: https://www.painters-online.co.uk/ tips-techniques/oil/articles/the-lane-tocolton-heath-with-alan-bickley/