Lorenzo di Medici Florence is still great. The past is full of lessons. Most people have heard the expression, “ Born with a silver ...

On March 5th 2020, thanks to the British Institute of Florence, a new life drawing location is opening. It's a place where people who...

drawing: Tom J. Byrne A lot of people are passionate about life drawing. For those not familiar with the term, it refers to the draw...

Here are a selection of workshops for you to enjoy this Spring in Florence Italy. There's something for everyone, from oils to watercol...

Italy is a very mysterious and beautiful place which everyone dreams of exploring, to experience the great food, the history and the...

I use facebook a lot. But really Blogger is better. It's more poetic. You have more time to think. Most logical people can't relate...

There are three major things that I've realised. 1/ If you want a job done well, do it yourself. Don't rely upon the reviews gener...

Automatic painting on paper. Some examples from a series of paintings  which I have been working on. In Florence, Italy. ...

Plein Air is wonderful but now it's winter, the days are shorter and I have taken the opportunity to return to drawing in the studio. ...

How artists and galleries can work together. Interview between Marcus McAlister and Susan Johnson Mumford of Be Smart about Art.  Do...

 One of the rewarding things about Florence is the variety of locations for PleinAir painting. I get out at least 3 days a week in the...

It's the end of term in the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. If you are in the city you would be very welcome to come and view...

I'm having an exhibition this thursday and I'm giving a talk. So it's wobbly knees time. I'll be fine :) It's ho...

I nterview with Art Dealer and gallerist Robert Peirce. I visited Robert Peirce in his gallery in Paris this January, 2012, at 4, rue Qu...

This is a personal project which started out as an exercise and which has taken on a life of it's own. I decided to paint portraits of ...

I met with Dorothy Polley in October of 2011 and she was the first gallerist of this series whom I interviewed. When I started writing ab...