Want to know some random facts about my art and me? Take the quiz below:
| Q1 | Where did Iain study art? There are a lot of good training videos on Youtube™ from Chris Fornataro, Florent Farges and especially Mark Carder. Check out Mark's video on 'how to mix any color' from five colours. |
| Q2 | Who is my favourite artist? My ambition is to paint portraits. It's harder than it looks, and recent attempts have failed very badly, but I continue to watch Sky Arts 'Portrait artist of the year' and would love to be able to paint like John Singer Sargent. |
| Q3 | Which software combo did I use to build this website? Wordpress™ is good but I decided not to use it, as this site has just pictures and some text. Instead I used CSS, PHP and Javascript (not even a light framework like Bootstrap). I tested my contact form on my old laptop (after replacing Windows with Linux Mint). I am a fan of open source software, including Inkscape and Freecad. |
| Q4 | What is my favourite food? I like most food, Chicken Balmoral, battered fish n' chips, but my favourite main meal is a lamb curry with a pakora starter. |
| Q5 | I lived and worked in these two countries for a total of seven years. Grüß Gott, Tag!, Keine Sorge, mein Freund. Put a schnitzel on the barbie. Servus. |
| Q6 | Which music genre do I enjoy the most? I like to code to the sound of chillout music. London Grammar, Binaural Beats, Tinlicker, Niteworks, Moby remixes and ambient lofi. |
| Q7 | What is my favourite movie? Star Wars is not the best movie, but I will never forget 1977 when that big spaceship flew over my head in the Odeon cinema, Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen. |
| Q8 | Which subject do I enjoy painting the most? I enjoy painting ships and the sea. Navigate to the 'Metagama' 'wheel' where I tried out painting the same scene in different weather and times of the day. This includes some very large images that are not mobile friendly. |
| Q9 | What best describes my paintings? I enjoy painting small details but I try to force myself to loosen up, and paint with bigger brushes, and broader strokes. I don't understand Abstract art but it looks fun to do. |
| Q10 | Which art medium do I prefer? Watercolour is hard because you can't recover from mistakes, pastels are messy and acrylics look artificial. I like the smell of turps but recently found out it is carcenogenic and very bad for your health. |