Coincidence is a surprising thing and sometimes very beautiful. I found myself wandering around the online pages of a scholar and...

The history, the old buildings plus the rich biodiversity of the main island of Con Dao archipelago a fascinating place to visit. Con Son...

The Indochina School of Art of Hanoi was established by the French around 1925 with a view to developing a distinctly Vietnamese style of...

Peter Doig's work has had some influence on my own painting. We see some things in a similar way. His stone walls are as colourful as...

When you visit the art shop, the choice of paint colours is overwhelming. To make it easier, you might choose of the pocket watercolour...

What makes a successful sketch? Here are my top 5 tips to help you improve your drawings. To follow along with this video, you will need:...

Next time you plan a visit to Hoi An, why not spend a couple of hours learning something new about drawing, sketching or colour. No...

If you haven't tried painting with watercolour yet, this 101 introduction to paper, paint and some basic techniques will show you what...

We are all guilty of neglecting our brushes form time to time and when you find a favourite brush that has been left to dry with acrylic...

The difference between someone who paints and an artist is having the courage to say something meaningful without caring what anyone says...

When you visit March Harbour Gallery you can discover all kinds of small things placed here and there. Some of them are just beautiful...

We can feel the world opening up around us and Vietnam, one of the very first countries to close its borders, is now looking forward to...

The year of the Water Tiger will start at the beginning of February and we all wonder what it will bring. Many people have cursed 2020...

Enormous progress has been made to protect Vietnam's endangered wildlife since I arrived here in 2012. Traffickers are being jailed and...

Local artist Phan Thanh Minh has been an artist in Hoi An for over 20 years. He trained as an architect in Saigon but returned ot his...

Developing an unique signature is very important for artists. Your work can be recognised by the way it is signed so it is important to...

When I get within a day of finishing a painting, I am always filled with trepidation. For as long as I am working on a painting, I know...

First and foremost, the wisest word ever written about came from Picasso - 'inspiration will find you working' - he said. Never a truer...

I received my first Covid19 jab recently and there does seem to be a new air of optimism here in Hoi An because we are starting to catch...

Each year, on my birthday, I hold a fundraiser for a local charity. I call it the Village Fete. But this year, I have slightly changed it...