Beautiful, unusual or interesting images pass us by every day and the artists among us grab those images and play around with them until they have a picture to share with family, friends and the wider community, perhaps even the world. When I see something that I want to share I often take a few photos using my smartphone and then work out a composition based on these images. The strongest features of the images dictate how I develop a piece and I then choose the best media to convey colour, texture, narrative or just an atmosphere. I might use paint over a relief under painting, mixed media...more