OIL PAINTING MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES PRESENTED BY ANTHEA KEMP Saturday, 30th November 2019 11am – 12.00pm *Chapman & Bailey Melbourne only FREEFor this demo, Anthea Kemp will show several painting techniques she employs in her painting practice. Kemp will discuss working with oil paint and various glazing mediums, with a focus on layering and building up…
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,…
March 13th Alice Wormald Watercolour Demonstration Alice makes beautiful, complex, meticulously painted watercolours of weird landscapes. She develops her imagery through collages which she composes from photographs of natural objects, like flower petals, rocks and mountains. Watercolour is a challenging medium, because you can’t hide anything, but the natural imagery is very forgiving. She paints…
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…
This demonstration was a great example of how spending time on preparation, not cutting corners, and working slowly, step by step, allows you to achieve very complex results. Tony showed how he creates his meticulous and moody oil paintings from photographic source material. I felt like my understanding of painting had really deepened. That may…
Last week C&B Alice Springs and RAFT Art Space hosted a number of exciting free informative art events that covered the latest innovations in artist paints. Hands on demonstrations on colour, pigments and paint creation; new possibilities for artists who use oils; and the latest innovations in acrylics were presented by experts in their field.…
C&B Alice Springs will be running free demos and events this October at C&B Free Art Material Demos and Events in Alice this October Alice Springs Art Shop and RAFT Art Space. Presented by artists and experts in their field, the sessions will cover specialist art techniques and product knowledge suitable for both experienced artists…