LEARNING

ARCHIVE: August 2024 demo: Landscape in watercolour

August’s live demo saw Bath-based artist, Catherine Beale, create a landscape in watercolours. Catherine specialises in light-filled watercolours and says she has grown to love the excitement of the wet-in-wet ‘gravity painting’ technique. Here’s a step-by-step guide to her process. Tools Catherine favours Daler Rowney watercolour artboard, as it is more robust, takes water well... Continue reading

ARCHIVE: July 2024 demo – Children in pastels

July’s demo on Zoom (viewable at Centre 70 or by link at home) saw artist, Rebecca de Mendonca, create a portrait of children in pastels. Rebecca’s work has become widely known over recent years for its energy, life and movement. Devon-based Rebecca paints horses, people, landscapes and architecture, always seeking out the atmosphere and emotion... Continue reading

ARCHIVE: June 2024 demo: Portraits in pencil

Tuesday 18th June, 7.30pm, Centre 70 June’s live demo sees artist, Ken Organ, demonstrate drawing a portrait. An Oxfordshire-based artist, Ken’s work is figurative and features a wide range of subjects including trees, sheep, water, landscapes, still life, portraiture and the human figure. The mediums he mainly uses are acrylics and oil for painting and... Continue reading

ARCHIVE: May 2024 demo: Coastal scenes in acrylics

Tuesday 21st May, 7.30pm, Centre 70 May’s live demo sees artist, Elizabeth Baldin, demo painting a coastal scene using acrylics. Elizabeth paints impressionist landscapes and seascapes in acrylics, concentrating on lively brushwork and dynamic colour combinations to depict the Berkshire countryside near her home or the coastal regions of Hampshire and Devon. These paintings are developed... Continue reading

ARCHIVE: April 2024 demo: Street scenes in mixed media

Tuesday 16th April, 7.30pm, Centre 70 April’s live demo sees artist, Jessica Parker, demo paintings of street scenes used mixed media.  She describes her work as “abstract realism”, with a strong emphasis on the environment and man’s relationship with it. Her work often features derelict and abandoned buildings or structures, and she uses discarded materials... Continue reading