Doug Blanks Area 

On holiday I purchased five tubes of oil paint and uncovered something that changed everything (more)

Meet my art teacher - Rembrandt!

I copied this self portrait of him and fell in love with his technique -  he became my tutor, friend and hero (more)


"Practise what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know."― Rembrandt Van Rijn (more)

Since then, I've painted myself silly!

Art changed my life. I suddenly felt like a kid in a candy store - what to paint next - subject, genre, treatment - a whole box full of  chocolates... mine to devour!