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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

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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

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Kookaburras at the Easter Show

I took my new Liquid Pencil set to demonstrate with at the Royal Easter Show, so I had the full range to choose from. I also took a bunch of my own  photos as source material. I decided to do … Continue reading

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Liquid Pencil leaves

I was inspired by this drawing to try liquid pencil with washes of colour. There are two kinds of liquid pencil -  permanent and rewettable. Because I knew I was going to wash over it, this time I used the … Continue reading

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Pyrmont Art Prize – my painting

This is my painting for the Pyrmont Art Prize which is next weekend. I LOVE the Pyrmont Art Prize. It is a one-day show, out in the open with entertainment and it gets better every year. The reason I love … Continue reading

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Yellow Nectarines

I bought a Winsor and Newton Field Box on ebay from England. This is my first painting with them. Lovely yellow nectarines, but the weather was so hot the day I drew the cut one that it was really withered … Continue reading

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