I'd like to introduce you to Sue and Jude who have both just completed their first oil paintings on a 4-session course. This is after a mere 12 hours of painting! They began with greyscale sample boards and grey tonal paintings using only black and white. The second artwork was to paint the same still life in colour. They could change the viewpoint or format (portrait / landscape) if they wished. Sue has never tried oils before and since retiring, has worked almost entirely on her own, … [Read more...]
Teaching Oil Painting to beginners
I am setting up a studio at home to teach oil painting. Here is my studio: It leads off the dining room which we will use when it is too dark to paint by daylight. (Just wait for the 'lighting the dining room' saga. I have been learning about Kelvins and Lumens and much more.) It is a large conservatory where I do most of my work, despite me having an upstairs studio. It is filled with natural light and fills me with joy, as I am in touch with my garden, and I have my little Westie for … [Read more...]
Oil Painting
You may remember that I began my quest with getting back to my fine arts roots a while ago. I have found the head-space to 'get back into oils' and I don't know what took me so long! Moreover, I will begin teaching oil painting early next year. We have been in Oxfordshire (from Twickenham) for 7 years now and each year as I get more into harmony with the seasons, I fall more deeply in love with the countryside. This has renewed an interest in painting landscape especially moody landscapes. I … [Read more...]