Tabla de contenidos para January 2017 en Paint & Draw

The capital city of the South West might be synonymous with street art, but there’s more to Bristol’s artistic offerings than world-famous graffiti-master Banksy or homegrown talent Damien Hirst. From cutting-edge centres for contemporary arts, such as the Arnolfini and Royal West of England Academy (RWA) to the explosion of grass-roots galleries and community-run spaces, which knit together the fabric of the city, Bristol’s creative ecosystem is alive and thriving. Artists have long found inspiration in Bristol. English portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was born in the city; while the Bristol School – an informal group of artists that painted locally – emerged around painter Edward Bird (1772-1819). Central figures included Irish painter Francis Danby, landscape painter James Baker Pyne, and watercolourist and oil painter Samuel Jackson, before the…

“I have a deep love of all things rural. I love old cars, architecture, steam trains, vintage clothes, animals, dogs. I throw all these things into my pictures…” Richard Adams counts among his influences the reality TV show American Pickers . The show, which follows two men as they look for antiques and collectables in junkyards, appears on one of his canvases, reinterpreted, repurposed, as a painting called Ma and Pa . The setting is a farmyard, or a derelict fairground, or a graveyard for steam trains. Maybe all three. Carousel horses and toy cars compete for space with a gaggle of geese and a puppy. A man juggles piglets. A women walks a tightrope. A mysterious figure approaches through the mist. “There’s no…

Studio of the South Author : Martin Bailey Publisher : Frances Lincoln Price : £25 Web : www.quartoknows.com DESPITE BEING RELATIVELY UNKNOWN during his lifetime, today Van Gogh is one of the most famous artists in the world. Studio of the South covers his most productive period as an artist: the 444 days he spent in Arles in southern France, from the time he left Paris in February 1888 until he checked himself into an asylum at Saint-Rémy the following May. With Van Gogh, it’s impossible to separate the work from the man. And this book clearly defines how his life and mental state informed his work. But while some of the details may be gloomy, the overall theme of the book is celebratory. Based on extensive research, Bailey’s comprehensive…

REBIRTH This epic piece of ink art has been three years in the making BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK can sometimes emerge in the wake of tragedy and catastrophe. And, this is certainly the case for Rebirth, a huge, multi-panelled piece of ink art by Manabu Ikeda, which is directly influenced by the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the tsunami that followed it. The impact of the magnitude-9.1 earthquake (which is the most powerful on record to have hit Japan), left a particularly huge impression on Ikeda. With work on Rebirthstarting back in 2013, the piece has taken three and a half years to complete from start to finish. Measuring in at a staggering 13x10ft, the scale of Rebirthdefinitely lives up to the magnitude of the event that inspired it, in terms of…

Create texture in watercolour with a plastic credit card LIVING SO NEAR to the wonderful coast of North Cornwall, there are always some interesting textures and shapes to be found in the natural landscape. And, I have the found the technique of creating rocks, cliffs and waves, using an old credit card (cut in half) to be invaluable. This method is very effective with watercolours, but was developed from experimenting with a palette knife and oils back in the 60s at art college. As an artist who works with many different media, this cross-referencing of techniques is exciting and brings new ways of achieving unexpected results. With a little practice, a range of different types of rocks – from rounded pebbles to the sharp angles of Cornish slate – are…

About HAZEL London, UK Watercolourist Hazel has published many books, articles and DVDs on painting, and has a new book and DVD, Learn to Paint People Quickly, coming out in February. www.hazelsoan.com Watercolour is wonderful. I discovered its appeal while I was still at art college, and used a tiny palette to make sketches when I was out on my bike in Leicestershire. I later discovered it was also the perfect medium for painting wildlife in the African bush. In both instances I had to work quickly, so I allowed my colours to blend into one another before they had dried. The drifts and blends created when wet pigments merge on paper transfix me just as much now, as they did then. Along with transparency, this is also the appeal…

1 PEOPLE OFTEN ASK how I don’t smudge the chalk pastel. As you can see above, my secret is to work from the middle outwards. The most important piece of equipment? A cup of tea. I fill in the sky and clouds. To put seagulls in the sky, I cut a seagull shape out in paper using a scalpel. I then place the stencil on the picture and rub out the underlying sky to create a nice, clean seagull-shaped blank space. With the paper still on the picture I draw it in. It leaves a very sharp, clean image. 2 I RUB A HUGE AMOUNT OUT, and chop and change before the final picture emerges. When it’s nearly complete, my arm has to hover over the picture to fill in…

From my Montreal studio, I will give one-on-one art instruction to more than 7,000 students all around the world via my online workshops. Art workshops have always been a popular way for artists to learn, with people coming together in locations from Arizona to Iceland. But, at the same time, the expense and commitment of travel can be difficult for many to incorporate into their lives. For nearly ten years now, I’ve been an art blogger and correspondent with UrbanSketchers.org. However, I’ve recently embarked on a career as an author and workshop instructor. It’s a wonderful way to travel the world and make art! But lately, I’ve been changing how I think about workshops… Attending a course has many benefits. You will meet like-minded folk, and you will learn plenty…

NICK CUDWORTH After graduating from Chelsea School of Art, Nick’s four-decade (and counting) career has seen him exhibit all around the world (including at the National Portrait Gallery), and design a set of stamps for the Royal Mail. www.nickcudworth.co.uk Artist and gallery owner Nick Cudworth has a unique (and somewhat open) set-up, when it comes to producing, exhibiting and selling his art. Nick and his wife Jenny made Bath their home in the mid-90s, and eventually settled down at a property in the city’s artisan quarter, where Nick has a gallery and studio. He says, “I saw an artist in Dartmouth working in a studio off a main street, and I thought ‘I really like that’. “I thought I wouldn’t have an open space, just an inner one where I…

When the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe died in 1986, she left the wardrobes in her two homes filled with clothes, which included pieces she made herself, as well as items dating back to the 1920s. A lot can be learned from the material culture an artist leaves behind – her home, her studio, her furniture, her clothes – and here was a perfect case-study. O’Keeffe was one of several American modern artists that photographer and art promoter Alfred Stieglitz supported in his New York galleries. This was at the same time as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse were a part of the art circle that revolved around Gertrude Stein in Paris. O’Keeffe was soon noticed by the art press because her work was so boldly abstract and colourful, and because…

PAUL NASH Tate Britain presents this huge retrospective of the artist’s work, featuring his early drawings and his famous dark landscapes of World War I. The exhibition also looks at Nash’s fascination with Britain’s ancient past and the mythical, as seen in his Picasso and Chirico-inspired abstracts and surreal paintings. The exhibition runs until 5 March. www.tate.org.uk JOAN EARDLEY: A SENSE OF PLACE Edinburgh’s Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art shows previously unpublished sketches and photos alongside well-known works of art to capture the career of one of Scotland’s most celebrated artists. Eardley captured life in two Scottish locations: the slums of Townhead in Glasgow and the countryside of Catterline on the north-east coast. The exhibition runs until 21 May. www.nationalgalleries.org TURNER AND THE AGE OF BRITISH WATERCOLOUR Petworth House…

About LAURA Bristol, United Kingdom. Views, vineyards and woodland walks are what inspire Laura to express her emotions with sparing strokes of colour and balanced, contrasting tones. Her work gives the viewer a chance to journey into their own world as well as hers. www.cramerpaintings.com With my art, the aim is to create a joyful painting that contains simple abstract references to places I love. To do this I need to consider what it is about a place that defines its character – the shape of a building, or perhaps the sweeping movement of the water? To make these decisions I arm myself with as many visuals as I can, and sketch them. Over time, my eye is drawn to certain elements over others. It’s a chance to be playful,…

About RODNEY Bath, UK Rodney has been framing for over five years, initially as a way to save money on framing his collection of prints and art. He develops traditional techniques and methods with every new commission. Last month we showed you how to create a simple but professional-looking frame for your art. This time we’re going to show you how to enhance your art further by using a mount or, as it’s sometimes referred to, a ‘mat’. A well-executed mount will add an aesthetic quality to your work and create the perfect environment for the viewer to experience your pictures. Mounts aren’t just for decorative purposes, they also serve as protection by allowing the art to expand or contract depending on temperature and moisture content of the surrounding air.…

Company : GreatArt Price : £19.95 Web : www.greatart.co.uk GreatArt's I Love Art range is a great option for the beginner/ student market. They offer a wide range of products at very tempting prices. The Acrylic Painting Starter Set comprises four elements – a pack of three brushes, five tubes of acrylic paint, a 30x30cm stretched cotton canvas and some spray-on gloss varnish. The synthetic bristles of the brushes are designed to mimic hog-hair, which is a popular choice for oil and acrylic painters, and although they have a nice spring and hold a good ‘load’ of paint, we wonder how long they’d actually keep their shape for. Size 6 filbert and size 14 long flat are a good choice, but maybe a smaller size round brush would’ve been more…

“Brusho is a highly pigmented but transparent ink – just a tiny amount can produce a hugely dramatic effect” Publisher : SAA Price : From £29.99 Web : www.saa.co.uk Powdered inks are an effective way of adding bursts of deep, vivid colour to your paintings. Brusho, the brand demonstrated in this DVD, is a highly pigmented but transparent watercolour ink, and just a tiny amount can produce a hugely dramatic effect. However, using Brusho can be quite complex. Here, artist and art tutor Alison Board (www.alisoncboard-fineart.co.uk) begins by taking viewers through six different techniques (including wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, and coloured washes) for applying the product, clearly and precisely. Dorset-based Alison normally specialises in watercolours, printmaking, acrylics and mixed media. She has taught all skill levels from complete beginners to A-level and…