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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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Haggis - A Scottish Dragon by Katharine Laird
First of all, though it’s a little late, Happy New Year. I must apologise for the lateness of my January blog but on Friday the 13th (of all days!) I tripped over an art bag at home and cracked a bone in my foot. How did this affect my right... -
A Lesson in Pastel by Peter Wood
Recently, my partners' 11 year old grand-daughter, Abigail, visited and wanted to paint with me again. So I set her up with an A4 sheet of “NOT” SAA practise watercolour paper and I prepared a sheet of “Arches” 140lb “hot pressed” paper. The choice of paper surface can aid this... -
A Festive Pastel Blog (2) by Katharine Laird
Hello there and welcome back to my ‘Festive Pastel’ I’ve used Deep Green Tint 5 (AP0135) to strengthen the darkest shadows cast by the overhang of the berries, blending the colour out towards the lighter shadows caused by the leaves natural planes. I’ve highlighted the leaf edges using the SAA’s... -
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... -
Review of 'The Bridges of Dee' by Steve Williamson
I believe that we should learn something from every book we read and The Bridges Of Dee, by Steve Williamson, is no exception to this. Steve, an SAA PA, explains through easy to read text and paintings in different mediums, that the River Dee starts life as a trickle above...
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