Artists & Illustrators - UK (2020-01)

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FEARS ABOUT MAKING

BECAUSE THE PAINTING

F ITS OWN. I TRY TO LET IT

UGH” – JACKSON POLLOCK

MAST

PAULCÉZANNE

Learn the painting

techniques of the

world’s best artists

Aside from a little line work,

there is very little detail in

Mount Sainte-Victoire [right].

Nevertheless, this is not

unfi nished but merely typical

of a Cézanne landscape.

Tones were established

early, before lines were

restated in paint. The

remaining majority of the

colour was then laid down

using a loaded brush and a

patchwork-style approach.

Keep an eye out for unusual

or unexpected colour details

in your subject that stand

out – Cézanne liked to make

a featureofthese

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Portrait artists can submit to the Royal Society

of Portrait Painters’ annual exhibition before

noon on 17 January for the chance to win over

£20,000 of prizes. http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk

• Eastbourne’s Towner gallery is launching a
  major new biennial exhibition next year, Towner
  International. At least a third of all artists
  selected will be local to the region. Enter by
  midnight on 17 January for the chance to
  feature. http://www.townereastbourne.org.uk


• London Art Fair returns on 22-26 January.
  As well as a chance to see fresh contemporary
  paintings, there is always an interesting
  programme of talks by artists, gallerists and
  curators. http://www.londonartfair.co.uk

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Clouds can appear to have a mixture of

soft and hard edges and so it is important

to create a balance between the two. For

the hard edges, I use thick paint with very

little blending. For the soft edges, I use a

mixture of glazes and thin layers of paint

blended into the sky colour with a very

light touch using synthetic or sable-hair

brushes to minimise the visibility of the

brushstrokes. A combination of these two

approaches helps to form both the volume

of the clouds and their transparency.

Kate leads the Hidden Treasures art retreat

in Arbroath from 3-10 April 2020 with Wild At

Art Scotland. http://www.wildatartscotland.com

KateCunninghamontheimportanceofvarying edges

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, BEQUEST OF LEONARD C HANNA JR.

DAILY PAINTING TIPS