This demonstration was a great example of how spending time on preparation, not cutting corners, and working slowly, step by step, allows you to achieve very complex results. Tony showed how he creates his meticulous and moody oil paintings from photographic source material. I felt like my understanding of painting had really deepened. That may…
I’ve done this demo a few times, and I’m always surprised by how different it turns out. The R&F pigment sticks are so versatile, and easy to use. People get excited about different aspects of them, and that moves the demo an entirely different direction. The oil sticks have a really nice buttery consistency, quite …
Last week C&B Alice Springs and RAFT Art Space hosted a number of exciting free informative art events that covered the latest innovations in artist paints. Hands on demonstrations on colour, pigments and paint creation; new possibilities for artists who use oils; and the latest innovations in acrylics were presented by experts in their field.…
2.47min video of Marco Luccio printing one of the etchings from The Garden of Sorrows Artist MARCO LUCCIO has collaborated with award-winning author JOHN HUGHES and brought to life fourteen mesmerising fables with 80 original etchings, 60 of which feature in the hardcover book of same name. Stay tuned for the documentary on Marco’s work at…
Adam Lee – Painting with Acrylics & Oils Our demo this week was presented by Adam Lee, who generously took time out from preparing for his upcoming show at Kaliman Rawlins to talk about the way he works from acrylic to oils in his beautifully moody paintings. Adam showed us really specific ways to use…
Demonstration with Liquitex, Matisse and ARA acrylic paints and mediums Last Thursday we hosted a demonstration of acrylic painting techniques by Helen Johnson, an artist with an ever rising profile both in Australia and internationally (and an Abbotsford local). Helen was incredibly generous, sharing her own personal methods for using acrylic paint, mixing colours, and using…
C&B Alice Springs will be running free demos and events this October at C&B Free Art Material Demos and Events in Alice this October Alice Springs Art Shop and RAFT Art Space. Presented by artists and experts in their field, the sessions will cover specialist art techniques and product knowledge suitable for both experienced artists…
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 19-22 September 2013 Sydney Contemporary is Australia’s new international art fair presenting modern and contemporary artwork from over 80 Australian and international galleries. The inaugural exhibitor list contains some of the most respected names in contemporary art, spanning 11 countries and 4 continents around the world, establishing Sydney Contemporary as a must see event on the…
C&B AT ART & FRAME 2013 ART & FRAME 2013 was a three day exhibition and trade fair that will bring together the world of ART and FRAMING in one unique event. Located at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the show ran September 13 – 15. Ideas, materials and technologies involved in the creation,…
Chapman and Bailey love Belle Arti Gesso Panels. These Italian made panels are perfect for a broad variety of techniques. Handmade, and finished with a smooth polished surface, they are great to work on with encaustics paints, acrylics, pencil, oil painting, paintsticks, even watercolours or ink. The fine surface gives a beautiful surface for detail. Made…
Chapman and Bailey R&F’s oil sticks were dubbed “Pigment Sticks.” They were intended to be as close to oil paint as possible; to be super-soft and creamy so that with little effort they could be manipulated like a lush oil paint. An oil painter’s dream come true but it’s not easy getting there. The formulations…
The history of encaustic painting Encaustic Painting Is Older Than Oil Painting, also known as hot wax painting practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. Encaustic techniques had a variety of applications, for the painting of portraits and scenes of mythology on panels, for the colouring of marble and terra…