Artists & Illustrators — June 2017

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YOUR LETTERS

back to work with Churchill

I loved drawing and painting when I was younger – I come from a family

of artists. At school they labelled me with dyslexia, but I was good at

art, and it was my love and passion. Then I left school and went straight

into the building trade and art was left behind. This is the fi rst painting

that I have done since I left school. I am 32 years old, and have not

even picked up a pencil to draw.

I painted this because I have been reading about Churchill and the

brave people who gave their lives to give us a better life today. I am

hoping to get the work

into a gallery or auction

it. Then with the money

that the picture sells

for, I will donate half to

the Royal British

Legion to help with

the amazing work

that they do.

Blakey, via email

RIGHT Churchill and

the Unforgotten, oil on

canvas, 31x31cm

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LETTER OF THE MONTH

SAVING PAINTINGS

Spring cleaning around my studio

gives me an opportunity to go over

my old artworks and gather all the

unfi nished – as well as badly

fi nished – paintings. I feel these left

behind works still have potential,

so I’m going to try to save some.

This is done in two major steps:

fi rst, like a doctor I examine the

painting in order to diagnose it.

I defi ne what exactly is not working.

Next, I come up with a plan – a

creative solution – and I apply it

on the painting.

The images here are ‘before’ and

‘after’ of my watercolour, Be My

Guest. The before image shows the

painting, done with a limited

palette, lacked energy and looked

cold. The after image shows how

the right treatment – adding bold

colours and warm hues – can make

a great difference to the fi nal result.

Sometimes with extreme measures,

you can save a painting.

Yael Maimon, via email

into a gallery or auction

it. Then with the money

for, I will donate half to

SOCIAL SCENE

@StevenPSmith

Tonight’s 2 hour life painting, oil on

10x12” board @LoveNorthernArt

@JacksonsArtTalk

@AandImagazine, #art

#oilpainting #fi neart

@rogerturnerart

Very pleased to be featured in

@AandImagazine Editor’s Pick:

Portfolio Plus ‘The Great Outdoors’

How to paint with gouache and

watercolour Grahame Booth

explains why opaque highlights

can add punch to your

transparent watercolours

Alicia Lim Ai Keng: Exactly what I

need to lift up my watercolour

paintings... thank you!

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