EXPLORATORY TUTORIAL – Lesley Rumble experiments with paper and paint
Materials Saunders Waterford NOT 300g (100% cotton, mould made, acid-free) Sennelier watercolour paints: Burnt Umber, Primary yellow, French Vermillion, Cinerous blue, French ultramarine Pens: W&N 0.3, Unipin fine line 0.1, Staedtler pigment liner 0.3 Derwent Watercolour pencils Any small brush with a fine point The…
TUTORIAL – Painting with gouache by David Harrison – Part one: the basics
Since leaving art school (a few years ago), I have experimented with charcoal, graphite, pastels, oils, acrylic, mixed media and gouache (pronounced: gwash). I think that it is important for artists to experiment and try out different media and techniques, and to be continually challenged…
TUTORIAL – Painting with gouache by David Harrison – Part two: step-by-step tutorial
March Shadows Stage 1 One morning in March this year I set up my easel on the grass verge near the road. The morning was full of bright sunshine and beautiful shadows cast by the trees to my left. I was attracted to this scene…
Fame for a month – Facebook group report for October, November, December and January
Thank you to all of our Members and Friends who have contributed entries for our monthly competitions over the past few months. It has been wonderful to see how you have continued to enthusiastically respond to a given theme. I am so sorry that somehow,…
MEET THE MEMBER – Kate McGonigle
When did you start painting? I have always loved drawing and leaned towards creativity from a young age, whether it was visual arts or theatre it was always a part of my life. I studied applied Art, Theatre and English Literature at A-Level in Cambridge…
MEET THE FRIEND – Jane Burch
What led you to start painting? I have not painted in the past, and at school I was told that I had no artistic skill! However, I have always loved watercolour art and it was something that I wanted to try. I thought I would…
Fame for a month – Facebook group report October 2022
Are you enjoying our monthly Facebook competition? We have a very loyal group of Members and Friends who regularly contribute posts of their wonderful paintings to the dedicated SEAW Members and Friends Facebook group, following the theme set for the month. And it is always…
Exhibition report from Mel
We were delighted to hold our third WaterWays Exhibition at the Babylon Gallery, Ely, between 1st – 25th September 2023. We hung 110 framed paintings including several Friends paintings and we had a variety of unframed artworks and cards. We encourage our Friends to enter…
RESOURCE – Top tips for painting outdoors in winter from Linda Purdy
My name is Linda (you may know me as the SEAW Secretary). My favourite pastime is sketching outdoors – in any weather, at any time of year. There is no ‘best’ time as every season brings its own joy. Top Tips – these work for…
TUTORIAL – Considering Composition with Astrig Akseralian
For this exercise I have set up a small still life on a turn table using some of my hand painted collage paper and a remnant of patterned fabric. It’s important to be inspired by what you have set up so it’s worth spending some…