I started the month of June looking forward to another Art Events class called ‘Sunlight and Shadows’. This was a one day Saturday workshop tutored by Chris Forsey.
Chris started us off by looking at a white box to observe exactly what colours we could see on each of the sides. Colours such as pale yellow and blue were apparent and not the normal ‘shadow grey’ we think it ought to be. What followed was another brilliant class allowing us to experiment with our watercolours and realise that shadows are in fact all sorts of colours.
Chris is an excellent, inspiring tutor and it’s great to look at all the other peoples work at the end of the workshop…some even gave him a run for his money.
These events are really great fun and you learn so much too. I’ve already booked up for more in the coming months and if you would like to check out the website for up and coming classes, see below for more details.
You can contact Linda Bywaters from Art Events on http://www.art-events.co.uk/
Chris is available for workshops and demonstrations/talks and he can be reached at
Chris Forsey http://www.chrisforsey.com/
Chris started us off by looking at a white box to observe exactly what colours we could see on each of the sides. Colours such as pale yellow and blue were apparent and not the normal ‘shadow grey’ we think it ought to be. What followed was another brilliant class allowing us to experiment with our watercolours and realise that shadows are in fact all sorts of colours.
Chris is an excellent, inspiring tutor and it’s great to look at all the other peoples work at the end of the workshop…some even gave him a run for his money.
These events are really great fun and you learn so much too. I’ve already booked up for more in the coming months and if you would like to check out the website for up and coming classes, see below for more details.
You can contact Linda Bywaters from Art Events on http://www.art-events.co.uk/
Chris is available for workshops and demonstrations/talks and he can be reached at
Chris Forsey http://www.chrisforsey.com/
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I managed to put some paint on one of the pictures I had started at a previous Art Events class and decided to use just three colours….Paynes Grey, Prussian Blue and Yellow Ochre. This was an experimental picture and you can see the result below. If you look back at the blog in May you can see the ink drawing before any paint went on. It’s not the best thing I have done but I did enjoy using the various tones of the three colours to bring it to life.
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For those who are looking for cheap art supplies…..(painting can be so expensive)….I have found a site called http://www.greatart.co.uk/ which sells all sort of materials at very reasonable prices. They also have some good sale offers too, so they are worth a look.
Well that sums up June….I wanted to get outside and do some painting but the weather has been pretty miserable so it’s been studio work. Next month I am on a painting holiday in St Ives so hopefully the weather will be kinder then!
Well that sums up June….I wanted to get outside and do some painting but the weather has been pretty miserable so it’s been studio work. Next month I am on a painting holiday in St Ives so hopefully the weather will be kinder then!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments!
Cheers
Helen
