The Windmills Of My Mind

Should we make art from photos?

If you want a convincing animal or person in your artwork, the time-honoured approach is to practice relentlessly from life, and to study anatomy. That…

Feb 9 • Gail Reid

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Exhibition catalogue: on location in the South West

Showing oil paintings and sketches in Bristol's North Street Gallery Feb-April

Feb 1 • Gail Reid

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January 2026

Painting in public

“People will judge you. You might obstruct pedestrians. What if it rains? What if you drop all your brushes?“

Jan 26 • Gail Reid

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Why paint from life?

However much an artist may change or evolve their conscious technique, the uniqueness of their visual observation underpins it

Jan 14 • Gail Reid

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Let's talk about Picasso in 1937

Can you separate the artist from the art? I've never loved his work. But saw it in person recently, and did some digging...

Jan 5 • Gail Reid

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A mother's grief: not enough for Picasso?

In jazzing up Kollwitz's 'Mother With A Dead Child' for 'Guernica', Picasso imposes both his character and his graphic language.

Jan 5 • Gail Reid

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December 2025

2025 Wrapped

Looking back, and looking forward to 2026

Dec 31, 2025 • Gail Reid

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One Less Job for you to do 🌲

Season’s greetings dear friend,

Dec 23, 2025 • Gail Reid

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November 2025

Black Friday sale - early access for subscribers

Studio sale including Morocco sketches and portraits of people and animals from life

Nov 24, 2025 • Gail Reid

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Katy Hessel’s book tour reaches Bristol

Katy Hessel - art historian, podcaster, champion of women artists,…

Nov 16, 2025 • Gail Reid

No rest for the wicked 🤡

Morocco me

Nov 1, 2025 • Gail Reid

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October 2025

Beetles, Peoples, and a wild invitation

Upcoming Society of Wildlife Artists exhibition, and Dungscape preparatory work

Oct 4, 2025 • Gail Reid

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