Artist’s Back to Basic – July 2019

Journals are ideal for taking on your travels to capture your first impressions and memories; or for those initial ‘mind jogging ...

If you follow the advice of experts and prepare your paintings correctly, you will eliminate many of the long-term problems and ...

principal cause of cracking in older oil paintings. It is also important to consider essential grounds for acrylics and oils. Gr ...

Nothing but the Best By Marie Green This artist can never give away or sell any work which she does not regard as her best. Now ...

nine. My parents ensured she had the right lessons to foster her talent, and she continued taking workshops and lessons long aft ...

The reason I burn unacceptable work is symbolic for me – it burns into my head the mistake (or mistakes) I made. Fortunately I h ...

auntie have shared with me over many years. The first one I completed, ‘1895 Nubian Goats of Winton’, celebrates the big strong ...

Aside from the self portrait, there is only one painting of mine that Tom and I really would have loved to keep, and that was ‘R ...

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Down the Barcoo Nothing, not even a single blade of grass, is just one colour ... and it is the joy of the artist to achieve a w ...

HINTS AND TIPSHINTS AND TIPS For impact: Remember warm against cool; hard against soft; and dark against light. Never try to ad ...

When I was comfortable that the sketch was the right backbone for the painting, I laid it flat on the deck and – with my old fas ...

STEP SIX When the work was dry, I scumbled some of the dust effects with Phthalo Blue, Windsor Violet and Indian Yellow; and ton ...

Fired Art Gallery and Retreat Contributed by Sally Hook Beautiful art galleries are located all over this country, hosting and p ...

I love the human body, it seems ... because I return to it time after time in sculpture, painting and drawing. Maybe I got the b ...

from different view points, and close-ups, are more interesting to me than general scenes. With many beach paintings I like to p ...

routine. I must do it to stay sane. I have a short attention span and lots of time on my hands, so I must keep on with the pursu ...

I f you are painting a botanical art or natural history subject on a white background, ensure your work is protected at all time ...

will be where you are painting. Initially you will have completed a tonal drawing of your subject, which enables you to determin ...

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