Will TopleyDec 31, 20203 minSo Farewell 2020As 2020 comes to an end and having redesigned my website, I realise I have neglected my blog this year. It’s been a hard, stressful year...
Will TopleyAug 10, 20193 minStandon Calling 2019 and painting people when they are movingLaundry Meadows stage Standon Calling 2019 I have failed to write posts about the number of things we did this year but I may go back to...
Will TopleyAug 8, 20191 minThe new print shop.I’m working on this site and I’ve been checking out options for a shop. At the moment I have gone for a one page shop with limited stock...
Will TopleyJun 27, 20172 minThe Chalke Valley History Festival 2017For the past 3 years I have been lucky enough to be invited to draw speakers at the Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival. The...
Will TopleyJun 6, 20172 minSri Lanka in April 2018Join me from the 18th to the 26th April for a week of painting in the inspirational settling of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a wonderfully...
Will TopleyApr 26, 20172 minDrawing at ConcertsRecital at Imperial College I have always enjoyed drawing people. I think that because finding sitters is not always easy and when found...
Will TopleyAug 12, 20162 minOctober in KenyaI have let my blog fall fallow this last year and although I have regularly uploaded paintings and drawings to my Instagram feed at...
Will TopleyAug 30, 20155 minThe Pintar Rapido WeekendWT at Pintar Rapido (looking exhausted) It was a beautiful English summer day but hotter. There were blue sky’s and lovely cotton wool...
Will TopleyJul 9, 20151 minPintar Rapido London, 11th – 12th July 2015Just a quick mention that I will be taking part in Pintar Rapido, London this year. It takes place over two days; on Saturday 11th July...
Will TopleyJun 22, 20155 minSrilanka, a holiday with paintsMy wife went through a period of illness a couple of years ago. She is feeling much better now and to celebrate this she took me and her...
Will TopleyMay 27, 20155 minWhat a difference a year makesI wrote a blog post in March 2014 about my trip to Barbados and my plan to try and speed up my painting rate by doing some pochades....
Will TopleyApr 5, 20155 minRoyal WeFor nearly 15 years now, I have been teaching drawing and painting at the Princes Drawing School – or, as it should now be called, the...
Will TopleyJan 1, 20152 minSeasons GreetingsNew Year Party Blower This is the last painting for 2014, a small party blower sketch in oil on primed paper. If you suddenly have an...
Will TopleyNov 30, 20142 minThe Rapt Quiz and an Art lessonFour of the Team RAPT stands for the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust. It is a truly worthy cause. Many people find themselves...
Will TopleyOct 27, 20143 minA Berkshire drawing room with two LabradorsDrawing of a Berkshire Drawing Room Earlier this year I was asked to paint an interior of a house in Berkshire. It is a very beautiful...
Will TopleySep 27, 20145 minNewbury RacesNewbury Races, Haynes Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes, 2014. Oil on panel 8 x 9 inches In spite of being born in Hong Kong (a great...
Will TopleySep 18, 20144 minCarnival WeekendA Weekend at Fonthill I have never been to an Indian wedding but have heard that the party goes on for 3 days and nights and that they...
Will TopleySep 17, 20142 minBirthday weekend InvitationsInvitation to Carnival Party I was very pleased to be asked to do the invitations for the weekend of my stepson Declan’s birthday...
Will TopleySep 13, 20141 minBookplateMy step son Declan is 21 and I wanted to give him something to mark the occasion. He is a country boy who loves country persuits such as...
Will TopleyAug 28, 20143 minTwo Summer LandscapesMorning view over the Chalke Valley 7″ x 8″, Oil on gesso We went to say with friends for the Chalke Valley History Festival. It only...