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Dew on a Leaf and Snowdrop by Katharine Laird
Hello again, This month I’ve decided to show you how I tackle water droplets on a flower, as I’m quite often asked how to do this. A few years ago when I was running 5-weekly pastel workshops I ran one with the theme of ‘Water’ and one of the sessions...
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Exceptional Colours Tuition by Louise Bougourd
MATERIALS French Ultramarine 493 Transparent Ochre 657 Ruby Red Deep 346 Turner’s Yellow 219 Green Umber 665 Waterford Not surface 140lb stretched paper SAA Kolinsky sable round brush size 14 SAA Flatmate brush I was delighted to be asked to trial a selection of new watercolour paints by Horadam... -
A Festive Pastel Blog by Katharine Laird
Hello there. Let me introduce myself. My name is Katharine Laird and I’m a pastel artist. I’ve been painting with pastels for about ten years and I’m completely self-taught. I’m passionate about soft pastels but perhaps more importantly, I’m fully committed to sharing my skills and knowledge of pastel painting... -
Cuttelola DotsPen - the latest in 21st century pointillism!
So, this new product landed on my desk in a little blue, and very tempting-looking box. Filled with excitement, I opened it and discovered the Cuttelola DotsPen. So what exactly is a DotsPen, and what does it do? Well, this ingenious little mechanical pen offers huge possibilities in the development... -
Crossing Generations with Art
One of the wonderful things about art and creativity is that it can reach beyond the more conventional methods of communication and bring people of all ages together. A really lovely story was recently shared with us about how one family is doing just that - across four generations! Gordon... -
On Your MARKS - A 4Artist Marker Tuition by Julia Tanner
After recently trying out products in the Pebeo range, I've now turned to the 4Artist marker pens. I've wanted to produce a new Formula One painting for some time now, and these seemed to be the ideal medium to incorporate alongside SAA Acrylics; both for the distant horizon, and also for...