Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago
Winter has arrived in the UK - cold, crisp, sunny days and long evenings. In the studio things are warming up, however. After last week’s experiments with bigger canvases, I decided to stop easing myself in and… just go HUGE.
This episode of The Artist’s Diary follows me as I take my ideas onto the biggest canvases I’ve worked on so far — and follows some of the challenges that come with scaling up. From colour mixing to composition to managing the sheer physicality of giant work, it’s been a wild mix of excitement, resistance, breakthroughs, and total chaos.
Along the way, there’s a bit of everything: some outbuilding renovations, a few beautiful country walks, plenty of second-guessing, and of course, some Riley moments sprinkled throughout.
This video is really about the artist’s process — learning to get stuck in, figuring things out as you go, and welcoming the inevitable failures like old friends. Big work demands big bravery… and I’m learning what that looks like.
🎨 The Artist’s Diary is my ongoing vlog series about life as an artist in the north of England — the experiments, the hard bits, the surprises, and the honest reality of making art day after day.
If you enjoyed this, join my weekly artist's newsletter at louisefletcherart.com/newsletter-artists.
You can also find me:
On Facebook at facebook.com/louisefletcherart
On Instagram at instagram.com/louisefletcher_art
And on my podcast at: louisefletcherart.com/for-artists/podcast
Music purchased through license with Artist.io & epidemic sound.
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Winter has arrived in the UK - cold, crisp, sunny days and long evenings. In the studio things are warming up, however. After last week’s experiments with bigger canvases, I decided to stop easing myself in and… just go HUGE.
This episode of The Artist’s Diary follows me as I take my ideas onto the biggest canvases I’ve worked on so far — and follows some of the challenges that come with scaling up. From colour mixing to composition to managing the sheer physicality of giant work, it’s been a wild mix of excitement, resistance, breakthroughs, and total chaos.
Along the way, there’s a bit of everything: some outbuilding renovations, a few beautiful country walks, plenty of second-guessing, and of course, some Riley moments sprinkled throughout.
This video is really about the artist’s process — learning to get stuck in, figuring things out as you go, and welcoming the inevitable failures like old friends. Big work demands big bravery… and I’m learning what that looks like.
🎨 The Artist’s Diary is my ongoing vlog series about life as an artist in the north of England — the experiments, the hard bits, the surprises, and the honest reality of making art day after day.
If you enjoyed this, join my weekly artist's newsletter at louisefletcherart.com/newsletter-artists.
You can also find me:
On Facebook at facebook.com/louisefletcherart
On Instagram at instagram.com/louisefletcher_art
And on my podcast at: louisefletcherart.com/for-artists/podcast
Music purchased through license with Artist.io & epidemic sound.
#TheArtistsDiary #paintingprocess #paintingbig #artistvlog #creativeprocess #artstudio #artistlife #contemporaryart #paintingpractice #artjourney #adayinthelife #creatingart #studioflow #behindthecanvas #creativeprocess #makingart #artcreation #findingyourstyle #abstractstyle #artinsight #artinspiration #paintingdemo #abstractpaintingdemo #paintingtutorial #artist #abstractpainting #painting #painter #abstractart
