MEET THE FRIEND – Ian King
Other art societies you belong to: Wisbech Art Society – I was President for several years, but resigned due to ill- health in 2010. When did you start painting? I was born in the Yorkshire Dales. Both my parents were painters, so my identical twin…
MEET THE MEMBER – Chris Lockwood
Other art societies you belong to: Cambridge Drawing Society, Cambridge Open Studios and Cambridge District Art Circle. When did you start painting? I have always painted as long as I can remember. My parents encouraged me to go to Art College in Chester, Cheshire and…
5 tips for great watercolours with Annie Rice
Know your paints Which colours are transparent and which ones opaque? A transparent is clear, beautiful, and will bleed into other colours for wet in wet. Opaques are solid but are useful for detail, overlaying other colours and making a bold statement. An opaque mixed…
TUTORIAL – Botanical style by Sarah McGonigle
I do not profess to be a botanist, merely an enthusiastic flower painter! Botanical painting can sometimes be seen as laborious. Some complex flower paintings, especially dark flowers, can take many hours to complete. I have been painting for over 20 years, and am lucky…
RESOURCE – Six top tips from Tony Osler
Love what you do Paint what you know and paint what you love. Your knowledge and love will shine through………..hopefully! Let go Try this: Study a photograph for a few minutes. Put the photo away and from memory (no cheating!) paint the scene you…
RESOURCE – 5 tips for great watercolours from Penny Newman
1. Great paper Experiment with different paper surfaces, HP, Not and Rough. Each one has a different feel on its surface and will be great for different styles of watercolour (see above) 2. Great textures Expensive sable brushes are wonderful, but don’t discard that beaten…
RESOURCE – 5 tips for great watercolours from Caroline Furlong
SEAW Member, Caroline Furlong share her favourite tips and tricks with us 1. Great colours Keep to a limited palette of four/ five colours only. This makes the painting more unified. 2. Great sketchbooks Have a few sketchbooks on the go which are the same…
TUTORIAL – Venice Sunset Tonal Study
Denise Schoenberg shared this tutorial with us – have fun trying it out Materials Watercolour paint – any dark colour with a good tonal range, for example: indigo, black or mix a dark grey from burnt sienna and ultramarine blue. Watercolour paper – 140lb/300gsm Cold…
TIPS – Correcting mistakes in watercolour by Anthony Osler
We all make mistakes when we are painting. One only has to see an X-ray of an Old Master’s painting to see how many alterations were made during the production of the work. But, of course they were painting in oils, easy to correct, as…
TUTORIAL – Winter Landscape by Caroline Furlong
Painting snow can be a challenging subject in watercolour. We must use the white of the paper to represent it. We have to remember that snow is not just white. Basically, snow is water, and when we look at water it is transparent, and so…