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...]
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...]