The talk began with Caroline listing five headings, under which she would develop the subject of composition: Line Tonal Values Colour Chroma Warm & Cool Line: When thinking about your composition, consider where lines go. In the above picture by Tissot, all heads are in a line in front of the railing, to the tree, … Read more
Instructor Caroline Marsland took a different take on using pen and ink in our art. She used the water soluble quink ink which comes in a few colors. She started with talking about the nibs. Dip nibs come in a number of shapes for different uses. The drawing ones are quite sharp and can tear … Read more
Dupont instructor, Caroline Marsland gave a demo on painting snow on Dec 13/17. She used acrylic paint mixed in big batches of colours and started with a quick sketch. She informed us that snow was painted cool the foreground and warmer in the background. It works dark to light. Very often tracks in the snow … Read more
The title of this week’s demonstration may not sound that exciting, but Caroline presented a very interesting session, bringing a rather ordinary subject to life with innovative techniques. There were three images of different forms of rust, each requiring different treatment, as sectioned below: Mosaic Rust Acrylic Mixing Cadmium Red and Cadmium Yellow deep making … Read more
This demonstration was most helpful for those of us wanting to paint animals and birds. Caroline started by introducing us to painting short feathers, as those on the owl below: Mix three shades: dark, medium and light of the colours of the feathers. Start with the dark shapes , loosely and with little strokes. Use … Read more
Caroline started her talk by showing some examples of people in motion. Artist Sergei Chepik used strong exaggerated poses to bring energy to his paintings such as the bullfighter. While Mary Cassatt used the strokes of her pastels to convey movement. She painted babies and toddlers who were “caught in the moment ” as … Read more
Today Caroline presented a selection of mediums: Pencils, both lead and coloured, charcoal, watercolours, acrylics and pastels, along with her personal recommendations as to brands. Pencils Caroline favours 8B for drawing, as it is possible to get a really dark tone with it. HB she finds too hard and light, but these can be used … Read more
Painting with Oils 6th September Many materials can be used to paint on: canvas, canvas board, hardboard or paper, but all must be sealed before starting. Those bought ready made from art suppliers are “ready to go” but if you use hardboard or paper, you will need to apply a coat of size or, as … Read more
The use of glazes over a black and white portrait painting gives a different glowing result. Caroline had a photograph of a young person and had painted it in black, white and greys to start with. She pointed out that it is vital to get tonal values set first. Working from light to dark, … Read more