News and Art Tips from Seren Wen Art

How are we nearly halfway through 2025 already? Although it currently feels like summer’s already been and gone here in South Wales! I...

Last Year I did a limited pallet piece “Memories of Bran”, which sold at an exhibition, so it seemed like a good idea to explore this...

I’ve always loved photography, ever since I borrowed my Dad’s Canon film SLR as a teenager! Back in those days it was a slow process as...

I was delighted when Queen Street Gallery, a lovely galley in Neath, South Wales, announced an open exhibition with the theme “Folklore,...

I love introducing colour into my animal art and I like to try and make my work stand out by using bold colour for my backgrounds –...

May is looking like a busy one here at Seren Wen Art! There’s three events I’ll be exhibiting (and hopefully selling) my drawings at over...

Coloured Pencils are a fantastic medium to use if you want to create realistic looking art. As with any detailed style of art it takes time, practice and probably post importantly of all bucket loads of patience! Here’s a few key tips that help me with my work, but as always these are only what works for me, experiment, try different methods and find what works for you!

Even though I usually use coloured pencils in my drawing, I do sometimes like to mix it up and use graphite pencils instead. You would...

It might not be obvious, but there is sometimes a story behind my drawings. I often draw a picture because I like it, on other occasions...

I thought it was about time I introduced myself properly and talked about the story behind my art and how I got to where I am today! The...

Working in coloured pencil is not a quick way to create realistic art and can lead to frustration in new artists.

In this blog post I discuss how I designed my coloured pencil and mixed media tutorial where I demonstrate a tonal study of a little bird

It sometimes seems like sketchbook art and coloured pencil drawing are very different art practices and many artists do like to stick to one

Coloured pencil is a relatively new art medium, you won’t see many coloured pencil pieces in major galleries, but it's finding it's niches

Early last year I was visiting Queen Street Gallery in Neath, South Wales, to pick up my artwork from their Open24 exhibition. They...

I thought I’d share a couple of easy ways of becoming an exhibiting artist and a few tips I’ve learned along the way

Brighten up your January with some of my most vibrant mixed media and coloured pencil art!

Can you use coloured pencils to create black and white art? I discuss using coloured pencils to explore value to achieve realistic results

The story behind how I created my realistic coloured pencil drawing "Cwtches", which shows and adult and baby giraffe sharing a cuddle!

This blog post describes how I go about a daily sketching challenge and the benefits it has a an artist that works in realism