Search Press Blog

It’s apparent that lockdown has inspired a revolution in art and crafts, but isolation has and continues to take its toll on the nation’s mental health. Often our thoughts and feelings can be overwhelming and are largely outside of our...

Angela Gaughan is an award-winning artist and has demonstrated for several brands and publications such as Daler-Rowney, Derwent Pencils, The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines. However, she is most renowned for her stunning commissioned...

Dynamic Seascapes is Judith Yates' first book with Search Press. Judith has developed a career as a professional artists since completing her fine-art painting degree course, and regularly runs painting workshops from her home studio as well as...

Painting Portraits in Oils is Rob Wareing's first book with Search Press. Rob has built a formidable international reputation as a portrait artist, and in his new book he draws on over 40 years' experience to provide a complete guide to...

This year perhaps it’s more important than ever to let people know that we’re thinking of them at Christmas. In this landscape scene, I’ve included some elements that often create a feeling of wellbeing and optimism - sunshine and snow...

Hello! Welcome back to the world of Unicorns. With Christmas coming, I thought it would be fun to try a picture that included Santa, with the idea that you may be able to turn this funny little painting into a card perhaps. I like a bit of humour, and...

Following the publication of Arctic Light a while back, many asked if I would be doing a summer landscapes book. Landscapes Through the Seasons was the resulting book; I have extended the winter title to add a section on summer landscapes, and...

 My happy relationship with Search Press first started when one of their staff read an article of mine in Leisure Painter magazine about painting abroad and visiting Mostar Bridge in Croatia. Mostar Old Town Panorama: Ramirez/CC BY-SA About this...

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog, a small contribution for Patchings Virtual Festival 2020, as we can’t attend the usual annual event where I was due to exhibit, and demonstrate for the first time in the Search Press marquee to promote my...

There is no doubt, we live in a busy world with everyday life and its pressures on us greater than ever before.For most, there is little time to take in the beauty and majesty of the word around us. Precious leisure time is used by many to rush through...