Newport Walks by Tony White
Past SEAW President, Tony White takes us through and unexpected benefit of lock-down. I have always painted and drawn. For some reason painting has taken a back seat for the last year or so, whilst I have been occupied with some print-making projects. Maybe painting…
RESOURCE – printing greetings cards
One of the joys of painting is being able to share our paintings with others. Greetings cards made from our own work can make a truly special way to be in contact with someone. There are lots of different print centres which can be found…
TIPS – Go Green
In his book Clear Seeing Space, artist Brian Rutenberg says “Green is a colour that overtakes everything”. If you have ever painted a tree using green paint directly from the tube or pan, then you will know that feeling. Follow or change Anthony’s tree tutorial…
TUTORIAL – Painting summer trees with Anthony Mashman
Anthony Mashman takes us through his method of painting summer trees Materials Watercolour Indian Yellow Lemon Yellow Raw Sienna Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Burnt Sienna Other Soft 4B pencil Putty eraser Watercolour pad or paper Number 8 round brush It is good to have reference for…
EXPLORE – Urban sketching
During lockdown, the urbansketchers movement conducted a series of instagram interviews with some of its most well known members around the world. The result was a series of chats and challenges set by interviewees, that kept urbansketchers busy during lockdown, kept them connected and interpreted …
Two minute landscapes with Astrig Akseralian
Having been asked to write about what I have been working on in my studio has made me reflect on what has inspired me recently. Trying to put into words my feelings about this strange time and how it has affected my work, makes me…
Books as art with Sue Downie
Making books I am really taken with making books. No, I don’t mean ‘How to paint bad watercolours in 5 minutes’ but unique artwork in book form. Until I started making books I didn’t realise it was a recognised artform which gives me more pleasure…
BEHIND THE SCENES – What goes into staging an art society exhibition
Staging an art society exhibitions is like the old adages about water fowl – everything you can see on top of the water seems serene and easy, while all the busy paddling is happening out of sight, under the water. Staging a successful exhibition involves…
Why does the society have a framing guide?
In the run up to our second Awash Festival of Watercolours, we have published a presentation guide for artists who will be displaying their work at the Festival and also for future exhibition. In this article we explore the reasoning behind the rules. Framing, matting…
TIPS – Nifty travel kits
In August we asked our Facebook group to let us know what their small travel watercolour kits looked like and we had a response from Janet Hathiramani “This is my very tiniest one for the days when I just want to take my kit in…