If you’re as unfortunate as I and own neither a scanner nor a tripod, you probably find yourself wrangling with ever-so-slightly un-square photos of your paintings. In this easy, step-by-step Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to square-up said wonky photo. This is a pretty simple tutorial making use of basic Photoshop techniques. Read the rest of this entry »
When I think of the new series I’m working on, I go “squee” in my head. It presents seemingly infinite possibilities and at this moment right now I want to paint them all. Having said that, I have zero track-record with sticking to a cohesive theme with my paintings so there’s every possibility this new-found obsession will last another 3 seconds. Read the rest of this entry »
When the time comes to branch out from painting I feel certain ceramics will be the way I go. I particularly adore Diana Fayt’s work, which craftily combines the two. I imagine the process of creating something both artistic and functional would be deeply satisfying. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a little pervy but I love it when my favourite artists share details about their day-to-day lives on their blogs. I haven’t been doing very well in this area so I’ve decided to rectify that. So if you’re interested in learning what I’ve been up to and where I am, read on. Read the rest of this entry »
“There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something, is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”
– Susan Orlean, Adaptation
I’ve temporarily abandoned the paintings I vowed to finish before 2012 and have my nose buried in my sketchbook. So instead of showing you some new paintings today I’ve got a couple of sketches to share with you. These are just a couple which I like but probably won’t be making into paintings. Read the rest of this entry »
I love a good end of year wrap-up post, don’t you? The inspiration for this blog post came from Megan Auman of Designing an MBA and her post, “The 3 Best Things I Did For My Business in 2011″. 2011 was a tipping point year for my art so I thought I’d run with the theme. Read the rest of this entry »
A few blog posts ago I alluded to what I’ve been up to these past couple of months but if you want all the juicy details, keep reading. Well, I say “juicy”… Maybe it’s really just the pulp with some pretty pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
One of my favourite types of blog posts to write is when I get to share beautiful things with you. For sure one of the downers of living nomadically is having no address and no way of buying all the beautiful things I find online (probably for the best really). [Cue violins]. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m already struggling with the lack of light as we hurtle towards winter. Between this and other life stuff my productivity has been absolutely rubbish lately. As the days get shorter, I find I’m having to get very intentional about time in the “studio”. Read the rest of this entry »
Nellie Windmill is the project of Katherine Herriman... (that’s me). Hi! I paint ideas that make me smile. Since 2009, my nomadic studio dwells in a motorhome somewhere in Europe, called "Nettle".
