Explore a variety of themes, styles, media and principles of art with me. See the examples below - How can I help your art group? Medium? Colour? Composition? Styles? Techniques? Perhaps you would just like support for a morning with your current work? Contact me to discuss your needs.
Acrylics
We explore acrylics in all their breadth and depth across a variety of subjects and techniques - They are so versatile! Below is a small selection of images.
The importance of tone/hue in colour mixing
How to create a sense of distance-Acrylics
Using palette knife
Using palette knife and strong backgrounds
Markmaking in acrylics using flat brushes
Limited detail and bold marks in acrylics
Using colour and tone to create drama
Limited information- palette knife, acrylics
Texture and mark-making in acrylics
Bright seascapes, Acrylics
Contemporary still life
Watercolours
Watercolours can be vibrant and dynamic and soft and delicate. We explore their many wonderful qualites in a number of approaches. See a small selection of ideas below.
The importance of tone/hue in colour mixing
Creating depth in watercolour
Loose watercolour - sky and mood
Simple trees, limited palette, watercolours
Using granulation medium, salt and spatter
Textures in watercolour
Loose flowers - glazing
Loose flowers - glazing
Watercolour over grout
watercolour over grout
watercolour over grout with salt etc
Monochrome landscapes
watercolour over grout
Salt with watercolour
Monochrome landscapes
Seascapes
Seascapes
Animal portraits
Portraits in watercolour
Chalk Pastels
I work on wet n dry pastel paper a great deal when using pastels. The dark background throws the vibrant colours right out! Below is a selection of images on this and other paper.
Student work
Student work
Student work
Student work
Still life arrangement for pastels
Student work looking at Van Gogh
Student work looking at Degas
Student work
Student work
Charcoal
Charcoal can be used in different ways- loose and dynamic and controlled/formal. I like to play with different surfaces and working on gesso with water and spray can be fun!
Charcoal techniques using Gesso
Light, perspective, composition
Light and dark tonal values in charcoal
Using blending tools, erasers with charcoal
Light and reflections in charcoal
Buildings -Perspective
Dramatic seas - using a putty rubber
Loose figure drawing
soft focus silhouettes - Influence of Seurat
Portraits influenced by Georges Seurat
Sketchbook pages playing with tone/form
Drawing skills
Soft focus trees - limited information
Techniques
Strong lit still life to show form
Organic forms and surface texture
Drawing Skills
Drawing skills are essential for any artist and I constantly encourage my attendees to refresh these through regular practice. It is one of my favorite themes as a tutor as we see progress so quickly in class! And once you know, you know! Below are sketchbook pages of ideas.
Charcoal drawing using target points
Sketchbook page - features
Sketchbook page - features
Sketchbook page - Features
Sketchbook page - Features
Tone, Line and Negative space
Keeping your pencil on the paper, gestural lines. Impact lines.
Observation using contour lines
Line, Tone, Composition
Negative space studies
Negative space study
Negative space and Form/Tone
Negative space and simplifying shapes. Tone
Pen and wash
Formal observation and quick sketching
Structure in figure drawing, negative space
Pen - Continuous line squiggles!
Open Composition, closed Composition
Continuous line drawing
Pen and wash - dynamic lines
Hair and shine
Figure sketching
Organic forms
Organic forms
Shape, Line, negative space
pencil portraits
Pencil portraits
pencil portraits