New group show now on at Chapman & Bailey Gallery. When: June 2015 Where: Chapman & Bailey Gallery Melbourne, 350 Johnston St, Abbotsford Gallery Hours 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday 10.30am – 4.00pm Saturday View images here Robbie Harmsworth is represented Gallery Smith
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We were lucky enough to have Melbourne artist, Marieke Dench here at 420 Johnston Street, giving one of her inspiring encaustics demonstrations. Marieke’s work is ideal to show off the incredibly high pigment load in r&f paints, as she uses colour in such a beautiful way. Marieke explained the basic principles of encaustic, how to…
Mateja has a comprehensive understanding of water colour, and her knowledge allows her to work with total spontaneity and lightness. Likewise this demo was filled with information, presented in the most accessible way. I had quite a few “’Äha!!’” moments as Mateja explained exactly why better materials actually do produce better results, as paints, brushes…
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Free Try Me! Demonstration. Come along and find out more about water colour art revolution Where: Chapman & Bailey Brisbane, 14 Byres Street, Newstead QLD 4006 When: 11.00am – 1pm Thursday 19th February Professional Water Colour Sticks Combining colour vibrancy with versatility, Winsor & Newton new Professional Water Colour Sticks offer you the opportunity to…
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…
Most of us know and love (or have coveted) Da Vinci artist brushes; there is simply no-one that makes a bigger range, of more finely crafted, specialised brushes than Da Vinci, not anywhere. Mark Chapman (our resident Chapman & Bailey art materials maestro) was a guest at the Da Vinci factory in Nuremburg, Germany, in…
The advantage of using Matisse Acrylic paint to print with instead of commercial screen printing inks, is that it dries a lot slower, and washes out a lot more easily. Matisse paints have a high pigment load and are cost effective. Trent asked me to make a couple of stencils by sticking adhesive vinyl on…
I was struck by how many times during this demo Adam talked about getting different elements in balance. He talked about the process of water colour painting as being partly about trying to control the paint, and then also just letting it do what it wants to do. He said that he likes his own…