Demonstrations – Tips – Recommendations
Did you know you could dissolve coloured pencil pigment thus making your art piece a painting and not a drawing? Coloured pencil is such a versatile medium: ease of use, portability and cleanup, it doesn’t get much easier than painting with coloured pencils. In this course I will take beginners and more experienced artists step-by-step…
Watercolour paints come in hundreds of colours, various levels of quality, and have certain attributes such as transparency versus opaqueness and staining versus non-staining. They also come in tubes, pans, sticks, and even markers. This makes it hard for the beginner to determine what to buy. Suggested Colours for Beginners A cool and warm version…
Last week my tip was for those already painting in watercolours so I thought I’d take a step back and start at the beginning. This tip is about the quality of your substrate as it is important to use the best product you can afford. Paper The paper needs to be absorbent and able to…
Painting in watercolour has a bad rap. You’ll hear comments such as “you can’t control watercolour”, “the finished painting is pale and washed out looking”, “modern painters find it an old-fashioned medium”, and “you have to frame with mat and under glass”. Actually, none of these comments are true. Let’s take a look at some…
My next course starts Jan 18th at the Oakville Art Society in Oakville, Ontario. Welcome to the fascinating world of painting with alcohol inks. This bright, beautiful medium offers amazing spontaneity and unlimited possibilities. I give you the tools, techniques and ideas to understand movement and ink flow as you experiment and have fun with…
So you’ve painted, sprayed both UV Protection and varnish on to a 6″ x 6″ ceramic tile. Now what are you options for hanging the tile? I can suggest the following four ways: Glue to IKEA Mirror Tile Ensure the hanging hole on the reverse is at the top and turn the Mirror Tile topside…
Do you sometimes want to create a painting but the different stages you must go through – deciding on a topic, choosing colours, drawing the design, painting it, waiting for it to dry – deter you and so you do nothing at all? You can put those creative juices to work and create an abstract…
A way to add some fun to your charcoal drawings is to start with medium charcoal-toned paper. The lighter values are achieved by erasure and the addition of charcoal creates the darker values. Supplies required: Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper ( use the smoother reverse side) Stick of charcoal Sandpaper TUFF STUFF™ Eraser Stick Charcoal Pencils…
Susan’s art is truly remarkable. She is able to capture and portray emotion within her paintings whether they are portraits, florals or indoor or outdoor scenes. The viewer feels strongly connected to the painting. I am especially drawn to her watercolour paintings and thus have purchased all her instructional DVDs. Would you believe she has…
Place Aroma Espresso Bar, 321 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, ON L6J 1J4 Date April 1st to April 30th, 2016 Time 7:30am to 10pm daily 8am to 10pm weekends My Art 26 framed pieces of art done with Alcohol Inks ranging in price from $55 to $375 2 Acrylic Collage pieces – one at $150; one…