Eddy Parritt – Maritime Oil Painting Demo : I never stick to what you’re supposed to do, and I never have

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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,…

Trevelyan Clay Oil Painting Demo: The importance of good art materials

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February 27th Trevelyan Clay Oil Painting Demonstration  This demo provided a fascinating view into the development of Trev’s painting practice over the ten years  since he graduated from the Australian National University. He told us about how, as a student,  he painted on really cheap boards, with maybe one coat of gesso, and used cheap…