Tag Archives: Matisse Derivan
Gelli plate printing at the Easter Show
Yesterday was my day for demonstrating on the Derivan stand at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. I’ve thought for some time now that we needed to be more interactive and get people involved with what we were doing. The last … Continue reading
Filed under acrylics, Gel printing, Gelli Plate, Matisse Derivan, Print-making
Playing with Liquid Pencil & Inks
A week or so a friend asked me to help him work out a new idea or two for using Liquid Pencil. I got my books about sketching out for some inspiration. You can see all my sketching books on … Continue reading
Filed under inks, Liquid Pencil, Matisse Derivan
Pushing your Credit Card to the Max
Every October, there is the Derivan Open Day where a multitude of artists of every discipline you can imagine demonstrate their art work and share their knowledge. There’s a sausage sizzle and a band playing, door prizes and factory tours. … Continue reading
Filed under acrylics, decorated papers, Matisse Derivan
Acrylic painting demo – part 2
I had fun doing this one. I used a different technique with lots of layers and lots of medium. I’ll be taking this one along to my demo at The Art Scene and explaining the process. Won’t be demonstrating it … Continue reading
Filed under acrylics, Matisse Derivan, painting
Acrylic painting demo
Later this month I am doing a two hour demo of Matisse Dry Mediums at The Art Scene in West Ryde. This landscape came out of my head. I first put the texture on with a number of the dry … Continue reading
Filed under acrylics, Matisse Derivan, painting
The Paginated Garden (The Succulent Garden)
Tonight is the opening of the exhibition ‘The Paginated Garden” at Rathborne Lodge in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Also tonight, the winner of the Derivan Art Prize will be announced. As teacher of the sketchbook class, I was unable to … Continue reading
Filed under acrylics, artist's book, book art, Botanic Gardens, Copic Multiliner, drawing, Matisse Derivan, sketching, watercolour
