Alice sheridan art

Facing a large white panel or canvas can be daunting, but once I get started I actually love this first stage of painting. With nothing established, there is nothing to lose and no risk. Usually I begin by making marks with black – it’s too strong and too harsh but the strong contrast immediately gives […]

Landscape Unlocked - Alice Sheridan: contemporary artist

sketchbook - Alice Sheridan

We all want to make better paintings, get absorbed in the process of creating art and then stand back and discover a masterpiece. Often it doesn’t work quite like that! We can get swamped in the middle stages and easily lose our way, or even motivation to continue. If you recognise that frustration, I hope […]

A question I seem to have come across a lot recently is how to develop your style as an artist – both as questions from others and as I think about my own art work. I have a slight issue with the word ‘style’ when it comes to creating art of any description: it seems too […]

Alice Sheridan (@alicesheridanstudio) • Instagram photos and videos

This exercise should help you simplify your seeing into drawing. I found this pasted into a sketchbook of mine and wanted to share it with you. The aim is to try to encourage you to think in tonal areas. My natural habit is to draw in a linear way; I think most of us do […]

Alice Sheridan - Sophisticated, layered abstract paintings. Inspired by spacious landscapes with subtle colour.