I am honoured to have been nominated to do the #tendaychallenge by su@bonfanti. As a sequel to the Instagram posts I am giving more detail on my blog. Day 2: As a young artist in South Africa in the 70’s we took inspiration from the UK and USA (refer to Modernists and Mavericks by Gayford, to get the mood!). Our work was abstract, hard-edge and explored shapes and space. Forty-five years later, in 2016, I came back to oils as an art teacher, graphic designer and word artist, never … [Read more...]
The Colour of Landscape – Day One
This blog is a sequel to the Instagram Ten Day Challenge. I was nominated by Su Bonfanti to take part in this on Instagram @linkerrdesign and I decided to 'flesh it out a little on my blog'. Su and I go back a number of years to a small artist's bookmaking group 'Open Books which ran for about ten years. It finished up when I moved away to Oxfordshire and Su went to Wimbledon to do a masters degree in Drawing. The theme I have decided on is ‘The colour of landscape’ I fell in love … [Read more...]
Lin Kerr’s Virtual Artweeks Exhibition
May 2020 VIRTUAL ARTWEEKS 2020 Join the prize draw on Instagram @linkerrdesign to win £100 voucher to spend at my gallery As you enter my exhibition, please join me with a cup of coffee or tea and contemplate ‘Lilies for Alison’ This painting is a tribute to my dear sister in law Alison who passed away on 19-04-20 after a short fierce battle with cancer. It can be seen at the Art for the Heart exhibition at Zuleika Gallery who are giving 25% of the proceeds to support … [Read more...]
Portrait of a House Homeschooling in Lockdown
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! 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 Brown, Reddish Brown, … [Read more...]
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