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My next course starts April 20th at the Oakville Art Society in Oakville, Ontario. What kind of art can I produce? YOU will produce art like this… But I can’t paint! Guess what – alcohol inks can paint themselves! You will accomplish beautiful art by just moving the inks around. There are multiple ways that…
With so many books and DVDs available by artists, it can be hard to determine which item could teach you valuable skills or otherwise improve your own art. We have all bought items based simply on the beauty of a particular artist’s work hoping that somehow their talent will rub off on us if only…
Have you ever found an artist whose sense of humour and adventure inspire you to paint? Karlyn Holman is one such artist! Her videos are a delight to watch – be it one of her instructional DVDs or one of her YouTube videos. No matter what she is painting she is having a grand time…
In January 2016 I will be teaching two separate 4-week painting courses using alcohol inks – starting Jan 20th at the Oakville Art Society in Oakville, Ontario and starting Jan 21st at the Fine Arts Society of Milton in Milton, Ontario. Are you wondering why YOU should take such a course? • Perhaps you don’t…
Starting January 14th I will be teaching an 8-week painting course using alcohol inks at the Oakville Art Society. See http://dianemarcotte.com/blog/alcohol-inks-course/ for details. Are you wondering why YOU should take such a course? Perhaps you don’t have any painting experience Perhaps you think you can’t draw Perhaps you believe you aren’t “creative” Perhaps you feel…
Where? Oakville Art Society 560 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario L6L 6S1 http://www.oakvilleartsociety.com/adult_classes.html info@oakvilleartsociety.com Tel: (905) 827-5711 When? January 14th, 2015 – for 8 weeks Wednesdays: 7pm to 10pm Cost? Non Members: $185.00 Members: $160.00 Plus ‘Course Materials Fee’: $55.00 NOTE: The fee is for a package of materials that include 6 bottles of alcohol inks,…
Follow along as I complete an Alcohol Ink painting of red Poppies. After drawing out the design on a piece of ordinary paper I take a 2B pencil and cover the back of the drawing with graphite. The design is then traced onto a 11″ x 14″ piece of Yupo (plastic) paper. Alcohol inks have…
Artist Kimberly Kelly Santini – http://paintingadogaday.blogspot.ca/ – discovered 20 illegally copied images of her paintings on eBay two days ago and has posted a couple of blogs concerning copyright infringement. Reproduced below (with Kimberly’s permission) is her open letter to copyright thieves. Dear Copyright Thieves Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean it’s free for the…
Have you ever lost the white highlight in a watercolour painting? Or needed to remove a backrun? To the rescue comes a pastel stick! Award-winning professional artist Johannes Vloothuis teaches this trick to his students. The pastel cannot be detected and your painting has been saved. The following images are taken from Johannes’ “Paint Along…
Finding it hard to find a supplier of alcohol inks in Canada? For shipping purposes, most alcohol ink products are classified as hazardous materials due to their flammability rating. Ranger® Tim Holtz (the maker of the Adirondack range of inks and supplies), is only certified to ship any product that is classified as HAZMAT via…