We have some great things happening this month: Belle Arti Art Prize – Call for Entries from October 1 for the 5th Annual Belle Arti Prize. All entrants will receive a free stretched linen canvas. A $5000 National acquisitive prize. All registered entries will be hung and invited to the Belle Arti Prize exhibition and opening celebration. Get prepared. Come along to…
this october / november encaustic workshops for beginners and the more experienced Fantastic beginners weekend encaustic workshop in October with artist Marieke Dench. Great value in-depth foundation course. This course gives you a terrific skill base for our advanced courses coming in November. U.S. encaustic artist and tutor Shawna Moore will be running rare advanced encaustic weekend workshops…
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…
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…
To celebrate our new website, Chapman & Bailey are heavily discounting Arches 640 Gsm Paper 30% Off Da Vinci brushes! 20% Off Cn 12oz Primed Cotton (213cm wide) 20% Off [pix_button type=”second_color” size=”large”]CONTACT US[/pix_button] Click here to ask us more about our art products and services
Don’t miss out on this great workshop! This Thursday we will be having an Artist Brushes Demo with artist Julia Gorman @ C&B Artshop, Melbourne. Be sure to get in early as the numbers are strictly limited. Looking forward to seeing you! What: Fabulous Brushes Demo – Melbourne When: 1 August 1pm – 1.40pm Where:…
R&F Encaustic Workshops at Chapman & Bailey Studios, Brunswick St, Fitzroy 15th July 2013 Chapman & Bailey R&F Workshops, Brunswick St, FItzroy. Click here to find out more [pix_button type=”second_color” size=”large”]CONTACT US[/pix_button] Click here to ask us about our Workshops & Free Demos.
More Free July Demos @ C&B Melbourne Artshop [hr] Spray can and paint marker techniques What: Urban Style: Liquitex Spray Paint, Montana Markers, Krink Paint Markers Professional Quality / Archival When: 11 July 2013 Time: 1pm – 1.40pm Where: Chapman & Bailey Art Shop, 420 Johnston St, Abbotsford Cost: Free Phone: 03 94170500 Maximum 18…