Izzy, 9 and Hattie 6 drew their house as a surprise for Mummy. I fetched the girls from school and I set them up with a little bench each to rest the board on, and a cushion to sit on. They were excited about going to their own house secretly instead of coming home with me. Session1: Advance planning (5 minutes for them, longer for me)After planning the project together and talking about the secret gift for Mummy and Daddy, I stretched a piece of paper for each of them and we … [Read more...]
Paint a ‘Lockdown onion’ in oils
This is for absolute beginners! Because this is a ‘Lockdown Tutorial’, we will try to work with what you have, even if it is the oil paints you inherited from your great-grandmother. Stay at home, stay safe and paint an onion! 6" X 6" or 15cm x 15cm Materials (scroll down to notes at the end to see how you can use whatever you have in your cupboard, as long as you have oil paints). An onion and a desklight (or you can copy this image).6x6 surfaceGesso2-3 Paintbrushes Oil paints: Dark … [Read more...]
Art for children in Lockdown
Art Project for children aged 8 – 12 (this could be cool for adults too) Inspiration Almond Tree by Vincent van Gogh Blossom and Birds This is a project I am designing for my grandchildren but I thought it may be useful to you or your friends who have to suddenly home-school!It involves observing nature, looking at the internet and doing observational drawing. They study the structure of trees, Spring garden birds and Spring blossom. I am giving lots of options so hopefully you … [Read more...]
10 Very Useful Things
(part 1, so here are the first 5 – in no particular order!) SandpaperBig Squeezei-pad standDouble sided industrial tapeAluminium Sub-frames 1. SANDPAPER Of course, I have ruined work then given it a turps-wash or a total sandback – but that is just one use of sandpaper. Monterey Pines (above), started well, but then I ruined it by getting too literal with the green It simply didn’t work, so I sanded it. Top right has an overall greenish tinge from the sanding, and in bottom … [Read more...]
ALIZARIN and VIRIDIAN
Still life on a fine day Alizarin and Viridian are two ancient aristocrats in the colour palette; both are cool colours that complement one another. Even their names make them sound like an old married couple – they are old fashioned, highly pigmented and over-the-top in any palette. To be effective they need to be used as glazes or neutralized by one another. They are two eccentric colours which I cannot live without! The painting Still Life on a fine day, inspired by Alizarin and … [Read more...]
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