Still Life in Acrylic The approach to this demo is to focus initially on the tonal values and main shapes of the still life objects. First, a light watery wash was applied to the background paper, and then the main shapes and rough proportions were outlined in slightly thicker paint of the same colour. Most … Read more
Continuous Line. Tutor Nina Garstang Nina introduced Continuous Line as a useful exercise or practice. It is a way of loosening up, a kind of warm up exercise. The goal is to not lift the pen from the paper till you are finished. 80% of one’s attention is on the subject and 20% on the … Read more
Caroline talked about creating a piece of art through assembling items with collage. She showed that you can use glue such as the basic PVA glue plastic tape or even clay to cover the basic shape. she also uses a thick card to make shapes as well as using bowls or even a balloon to … Read more
Emily Jolly took the class today and discussed color, how to describe it and the different ways to produce it. She stated that if you have six basic colors you could mix all other colors from this. The six basic colors are cad red hue,(warm) permanent rose,(cool) ultramarine, blue(warm), Windsor blue green hue(cool), CAD, yellow … Read more
Caroline started her discussion talking about different types of pens and how to approach line drawing with them. In discussing the pens we are referring to the different types of ink formulations that they use. Caroline talked more on fountain pens and dip pens but there are others such as ballpoint pens, gel pens, roller … Read more
Caroline Instructed us with layering effects while painting a Portrait. She stated that painting a portrait working dark to light and drawing out the face first was one of John Singer Sergeant techniques. She proceeded to mix the paints ahead of time. She doesn’t use Brown but uses hookers‘s green deep and yellow for a nice … Read more
Caroline‘s lecture today was on glazing. Glazing is the layering of transparent mediums in order to affect change in the color of the original piece. It was used during the renaissance, especially using sepia in up to 40 thin layers. Impressionist did not glaze. Carolyn stated that acrylic glazing mediums are used along with other … Read more
Water-based oils are a relatively recent development. In the past oils were made with and cleaned with turpentine and regular oils. Some artists had difficulty with the fumes from the solvents and thus the innovation of water-based oils was welcomed. Caroline mentioned that there were three water-based oil brands that she uses, although this is … Read more
the 2025 Dupont Art exhibition was a resounding success. We exceeded the football from previous years and sold 12 paintings along with over 450 pounds sold at our shop People kept saying that it was so difficult to choose a winner as the level of expertise of our members was exemplary. In spite of this, … Read more
Painting with Pallet Knives. Painting with pallet knives can give an interesting textural effect to your painting.The knives come in different shapes and sizes. There are short square ones which tend to be good for using on roofs and shingles shapes as well as various flowers and grasses. The smaller diamond shaped ones have the … Read more