2014 BELLE ARTI PRIZE New Photos | Vote for Belle Arti Prize People’s Choice Award | Belle Arti Xmas | Belle Arti Prize on Instagram NEW BELLE ARTI PRIZE EXHIBITION PHOTOS ONLINE Check out new install shots of all the works in the 2014 Belle Arti Prize View here BELLE ARTI XMAS All works are…
Eddy always paints ships and boats. He has been painting the same thing for 30 years, every time it works out differently. This takes away the problem of choosing a subject, and frees him up to enjoy the process. Eddy uses off cuts of Huon pine as the support for his work. It’s a sustainable,…
Renee’s small oil paintings have such a spontaneous, unself-conscious freedom about them, it was very interesting to see how thorough research and organisation are essential to transferring those qualities onto a huge scale in her murals. Renee gave us a lot of practical information about how to prepare a brick wall for painting a permanent…
John was extremely generous in demonstrating his own particular ‘recipe’ for making a painting. He had great advice for organising your practice. As an artist, the materials you use are those of your choice, and they should be materials that will do what you want them to do. You need good tape to get a…
Alasdair demonstrated glass bead weaving. The technique is complex and requires a lot of planning, attention to detail, feeling for the material, and spatial awareness. It was lovely to hear Al talk about how he had learnt the skill from his father, in the same way that knowledge would have been passed down in 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…
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…