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…
Western Red Cedar is the definitely the choice timber to make artist stretcher frames with. It is stable, light, resists mold, moisture and insect infestation. Chapman & Bailey produce mitre shouldered mortise and tenon jointed cedar stretchers that use timber wedges to expand the corners and braces connections. They produce cedar stretchers in 4 different…
Imagine the joy when sighting 480 cm lengths of timber along the docking bench and seeing them dead straight all the way. Laminating three strips of finger joined blocks of Arakaria (Hoop Pine) lengthwise creates the straightest lengths of timber to make stretcher arms true and stable. Each stretcher bar from Chapman and Bailey is…
52 Portraits at Tolarno Galleries 15th June to 20 July 2013 Chapman & Bailey worked with Brook Andrew to set up his 52 Portraits exhibition at Tolarno Galleries in Exhibition Street, Melbourne. Click here to read a review of the exhibition in The Age. [pix_button type=”second_color” size=”large”]CONTACT US[/pix_button] Click here to ask us about our…
Acrylic painting and Schmincke dry pastel techniques Chapman & Bailey are happy to announce that in June we will be offering free demos at our Brisbane art store. We are very excited that artist Shayna Wells will be demonstrating acrylic painting and Schmincke dry pastel techniques. Be sure to get in early as the numbers…
Don’t miss out on these great workshops! This month we will be having demos covering artist brushes, techniques in acrylic painting, and will be repeating our fantastic Schmincke pastels demonstration. Artist Julia Gorman will be continuing to demonstrate their wonderful possibilities. Be sure to get in early as the numbers are strictly limited. Looking forward…
How To Stretch A Canvas Demo What: Mark Chapman, founder of Chapman & Bailey will be demonstrating: All about different stretcher profiles and bracing How to put a stretcher together so it is square Cutting the canvas to size The art of stretching a canvas with and without stretching pliers What are wedges for? The…
How To Stretch A Canvas Demo What: Mark Chapman, founder of Chapman & Bailey will be demonstrating: All about different stretcher profiles and bracing How to put a stretcher together so it is square Cutting the canvas to size The art of stretching a canvas with and without stretching pliers What are wedges for? The…
But there are still free places at the Funky Pastels Demo Just letting everyone know that the C&B Free R&F Paint Stick Demo on the 16th May 2013 is now full! R&F Paint Sticks bridge the gap between drawing and painting. All you need to get started are the sticks themselves and a support to…
Just letting everyone know that the C&B Free Schmincke Watercolour Demo is now full! Artist Julia Gorman will show the beauty of these highest quality watercolours. Learn masking and preparing paper for watercolour work and watercolour techniques with Da Vinci brushes. Please stay tuned for more opportunities!
Our Thursday workshops have been a great success, all demos booking out very quickly! Due to popular demand we are repeating the R&F Handmade Paintstick demo and the Schmincke Watercolour demo in May. In addition we will be offering a Schmincke Pastel demo – so get in early with your RSVPs to secure a spot!…