hobby, either way, there‘s a skills
and experience gap and the only
way to fill it is to make a start!
But if full-time art education isn‘t
an option, how do you begin to
improve the way you draw and
paint? How do you become an
artist? We talk to two artists who
made a space for painting in
their busy lives and who knowY
ou‘re reading this
magazine, so you
must be interested
in making art part of
your life, and even becoming
an artist yourself. Whether it‘s
a career ambition to be able to
live the dream of making your
art pay, or simply a desire to fill
those spare hours with a creative
they will always continue to be
practising artists because it
brings them so much peace,
pleasure and relaxation...View from the Beach Café
at Kennack Sands on the
Lizard peninsula in Cornwall.
By Jane RileyArtist profiles
Sketch or paint whenever
you can! Weekends
away or day trips to
the coast are all ideal
opportunities.You don’t have to have a formal art education to enjoy being an
artist – you just have to start and keep going at it. That’s the advice
from two self-taught painters, Emma Taylor and Jane Riley.
Starting from scratch