DUPONT ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION!
Dupont’s Annual Art Exhibition is this coming Thursday through Saturday, August 16 – 18, 2018, from 1o AM to 5 PM. This year we also have a separate area for a cards and beautiful hand m...
08.11.2018
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WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
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WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
WELCOME TO
DUPONT ART CLUB
Brighton & Hove
LATEST NEWS
Some Useful Hints on Framing
Caroline gave a helpful talk on preparing your painting for the annual show. It’s a good idea to finish off the back of the painting using gum tape and parcel paper to cover up all the fixings and m...
08.09.2018
Brian Blessed and a Dupont Painting
One of Dupont Art Club’s most successful painters, Pam Monk, painted a dramatic picture of Brian Blessed in one of his famous roles as King Lear. Pam had said that she would be happy to give...
08.07.2018
Painting Flowers 25th July
With Caroline on holiday, and in the absence of Polly, Judy Alexander kindly took the reins, sacrificing her painting time for the session. Judy Richardson had, by chance, brought in a bunch of flower...
07.29.2018
Watercolour Treescape Demo 11th July
Using watercolour, this week Caroline presented a demonstration of a treescape. Firstly, putting a sky wash on she advised using a big brush, to avoid “picky” marks, she looked at the composition,...
07.16.2018
Introduction to Water-Based Oils 18th June
Caroline began with a description of the various brands and associated thinning agents: Jacksons Aquaduo are very thick and expensive Cobra is like System 3 acrylic, that is with less pigment Lukas th...
07.02.2018
Acrylic Demonstration 13th June
Caroline started the session by explaining some of the qualities of acrylic paints. Acrylic is different from other mediums as the pigments are mixed with polymer resin and this enables the pai...
06.17.2018
Painting the Big Picture
Every year Dupont members get together to paint one of the famous masters in huge formate under the guidance of instructor Lucy Parker. Each picture presents us with a challenge. Lucy enlarges the p...
06.14.2018
Reflections in Spheres Demo 30th May
Reflections Demo 30th May Today Caroline is using watercolours and working from light to dark. To mask the highlights on the ball, she would normally use masking fluid, but as that takes hours to dr...
06.04.2018
Rest Areas in Painting & Pets 11th April
Rest Areas: Caroline explained that in a busy painting, rest areas are needed for the eye to process the picture. Rest areas are often part of the background or could be a road or a lane in a landsc...
04.13.2018