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...]
Their first oil paintings
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...]