by Sara | Jun 2, 2013 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
Painting is essentially a fairly solitary occupation. Not lonely at all, but mostly it’s just you, the canvas and the cat. To save your sanity it’s a really good idea to link up with other artists to paint together as a group. Not only is an artist...
by Sara | May 5, 2013 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
I’m not a great one for surrealist paintings – until I came across the very talented Andrew Baines. Immediately I was captivated by his wonderful paintings of everyday things taken out of context – men in bowler hats and suits in the surf, hills...
by Sara | Nov 11, 2012 | Exhibition, Fun stuff, Painting
Botanical art is always something that has fascinated me. To investigate more I went to see the ‘Capturing Flora’ exhibition at the Gallery of Ballarat. It’s the most comprehensive exhibition of Australia’s botanical art ever...
by Sara | Nov 9, 2012 | Fun stuff, Painting, Technique
I had an opportunity this week to take part in an inks workshop demonstrating how to use inks on canvas. This was an new experience – I’d only ever used inks on paper. It’s a lovely, washy, free flowing painting method. First the canvas (we used...
by Sara | Oct 18, 2012 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas using a Hyper-Realistic Acrylic technique. Meade applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting! This is...
by Sara | Sep 8, 2012 | Fun stuff, Technique
I have recently come across a fantastic site that has some really interesting content. Ranging from art to design, this site has a bit of everything for everyone. I highly recommend that everyone has a quick look through this inspirational art site, although be very...