Tabla de contenidos para August 2017 en Paint & Draw

HAVE YOU THOUGHT of having a website to go alongside your magazine? That way readers could share and comment on their work, plus it may give you advertisement and also collect ideas for future magazines. I know a lot of artists who are really looking for a new online gallery. Alf Davies Beren replies: Hi Alf. We do have a website, it’s just not branded as Paint & Draw. It’s our company’s site, called Creative Bloq: http://bit.ly/pad_cb Ideally we’d have our own site, but for now, we have to put all the free content and reviews up there. THANK YOU. You can’t imagine how pleased I was to see the demo on St Just Church in Cornwall in the last issue. I’ve just come back from there, and took lots…

“How did a man who loved flowers and light to such an extent, and who rendered them so well, how, then did he still manage to be so unhappy?”Monet on Irises by Vincent van Gogh When most people think of flower paintings by 19-century post-impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, they think of his radiant sunflowers. But for me, Irises is his real smash hit. It was painted while van Gogh was voluntarily admitted to an asylum, at a time when his life was unravelling around him. Yet adversely, I believe it shows him in complete command of his faculties and control of his brush. Is this a simple painting of irises in an asylum garden, or is it a defiant cry, lashing out in paint at…

I live in Ravenstone, one of the lovely Cotswold stone villages of North Buckinghamshire – it’s the Cotswolds without the tourists! St Laurence’s Church in Weston Underwood, the next village from where I live, is a typical medieval village church. The photograph of the church shown in step 1 was taken on a sunny but cool day in April from the edge of a field at the back of the church. I have put a 3x3 grid on the photograph. Draw a 14x10in border on your watercolour paper and this will be exactly proportional to the dimensions of the photograph. Once done, draw a 3x3 grid lightly with a B pencil on the watercolour paper, which will proportionately match the grid on the photograph and enable you to transfer the…

Company : Rosemary & Co Web : www.rosemaryandco.com/watercolour-brushes/pocket-reversible Price : From £6.95 With so much inspiration for artists around every corner, it's a shame to shut yourself away indoors. But for all the benefits and exciting possibilities you get with painting outside, there's a big downside – having to carry all of your equipment. The answer is to travel light and when it comes to brushes, choosing a pocket-sized version can really make things easier. Making something smaller can sometimes mean sacrificing quality, though, so we were interested to see whether Rosemary & Co, a company with an excellent reputation in the quality of the brushes it produces, fell into this trap with its range of pocket brushes. We tested the squirrel mop, the kolinsky sable pointed round and the…

The Essence of Watercolour Author : Hazel Soan Publisher : Batsford Price : £14.99 Web : www.pavilionbooks.com WHEN WE INTERVIEWED artist and educator Hazel Soan back in issue 6, two things quickly became clear: her deep love for watercolour, and her passion for sharing her insights with others. Both are evident, too, in this insightful, 130-page guide. This book doesn’t just give you the information and techniques you need to get started with watercolour. It also imbues you with Hazel’s own love for the medium, and drives you to put what you’ve read about into practice. It starts with a deep dive into the nature of the paints themselves, before introducing basic techniques such as layering colour, staining and maintaining transparency, as well as how to choose your palette and…

COLLECTIVE IDENTITY A total of 11 artists from four continents are behind this year’s Frieze Projects commissions THIS year’s non-profit Frieze Projects programme will culminate in seven commissions, on display during Frieze London from 5–8 October 2017. “Focused on artistic collaboration, this year’s Projects explore ‘communitas’ – the construction of collective identity – and society’s relationship with the Other,” explains curator Raphael Gygax. “During insecure times, we have always intensified the use of symbols and the performance of rituals to face change and create security,” she continues. “We asked artists from different generations across four continents to create communal moments, and explore whether the temporary intensity of an art fair can be a place where transformative rituals take place.” British-Argentine duo Lucy and Jorge Orta will invite visitors to symbolically…

DEAR PAINT & DRAW, I would like my work to be considered for Paint & Draw’s Your Art. My style is quite different to your usual art work. When I retired, my husband and I bought a small narrow boat. I wanted it to look pretty, so we painted it and I decided to have a go at putting roses on the doors. Having worked in finance for 37 years, I found picking up a paintbrush was quite a new challenge for me. I have since painted milk churns, water pitchers, flower troughs and wooden hearts and spoons. I use acrylics and seal with varnish. This is a very easy format, ideal for beginners. If you can paint a circle and manage a few commas and teardrops you are well…

Dubbed the ‘city of dreaming spires’ by Victorian poet Matthew Arnold, Oxford has inspired artists for centuries with its atmospheric, golden-stone architecture, iconic university buildings and striking skyline. Structurally, the city centre has changed little since JMW Turner immortalised it in his 1810 oil painting, High Street, Oxford – widely considered the greatest painting of Oxford ever made, and the young Turner’s most significant townscape. Visitors can see this important work for themselves in Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum’s gallery of 19th-century art, after the museum launched a dramatic fundraising appeal in 2015 to buy the painting. It’s just one item from a wealth of artistic treasure on show in Oxford. The city is also home to Italian artist Paolo Uccello’s famous – and last known – painting,…

About MELANIE Margate, England Melanie trained as a sculptor but moved to painting after being influenced by the changing colours and patterns found in the sea. www.melanietong paintings.co.uk This landscape, between Minnis Bay and Reculver on the Kent coast, is one that I’ve now made many studies of. I walk and take lots of photographs, as well as sketch some really basic line drawings. I have so many photos of the surfaces of the sand and water. I love the patterns of sand and rock left by the sea, which are best viewed from the cliff top or promenade. I often wait for low tide to find the best patterns and textures. Then I try to add these shapes into the paintings, so they’re not a direct representation of the place,…

I trained as a theatre designer, perhaps because I’ve always been drawn to the beauty and intensity of stage lighting. Rembrandt and Caravaggio are among my favourite artists. I just love a bit of drama and intensity. Pastels are a wonderful medium to capture this, particularly as you can work lights over darks, so that your subject emerges from deep shadows. Good quality pastels have rich, moody colours as well as luscious, soft lights, so high contrasts can be achieved. In this workshop I’m using a still life with shiny objects to show how to lay down layers of dark under-colours, then gradually introduce subtle hues to create lustre, and finish with highlights to add shine and sparkle. I’ve also included some examples of how I’ve applied this technique to…

“The pens lay down strong colour that drys quickly” Company : Stabilo Web : www.stabilo.com Price : RRP £33.60 STABILO and its swan logo is one of those universally recognised brands that always inspires confidence. The products aren’t aimed at the top end of the market – they’re as often found in the stationery cupboard as they are in the art box – but you can always be assured that you’ll get a decent product for your money. We’re currently having fun with the STABILO point 88 Rollerset Fan Edition. This is a set of 25 colourful hexagonal-shaped 0.4mm-tipped fineliners that comes in a useful wrap with velcro fastening. The hexagonal barrel fits securely in the hand and the pens are lightweight enough without feeling cheap. The pens lay down…

About DAVID CHANDLER Frome, England David teaches weekly classes and painting courses, and writes and presents Seeing Things, a local radio show about art. www.davidchandler.net I found the image on my phone. I’d never planned to paint a portrait from it and although it was no more than a snapshot, painting Danny suddenly seemed like such a bright idea. That’s the trouble with bright ideas; they tend to dazzle you so much, you can’t see anything else. The features, indistinct, but for a sliver of light on the cheek and down the nose; the lips pursed into a v-shaped smile and that mischievous, trademark twinkle in Danny’s eye! I could demo the portrait to my class in ten minutes. Perfect! The entire thing went like a breeze. One of those…

Create a colour theory chart to improve your colour mixing GETTING TO GRIPS with colour theory can seem a little bit too much like learning maths or science. You may feel you just want to be creative and express yourself, not work out calculations. But colour theory is one of the fundamental things you need to learn in order to progress and grow as an artist. Read on to create a colour theory chart that will transform your creative life. About ROB LUNN Bath, UK Rob is a self-taught painter, and loves painting in oils. His influences are Vincent Van Gogh, Caravaggio and Ilya Repin. He has been teaching art workshops since 2012. www.roblunn.co.uk Fix up look sharp Keeping your pencil sharp is vital when drawing, sketching or colouring. If…

Capture a seascape Discover how Sarah Jane Brown brings back memories of the sea with her energetic ocean scene Paint using simple shapes Master negative space to create bright birds, with Marie Antoniou Transform your sketches Stephen Hughes shares how to create a trace monotype On sale Thursday 31 August Or subscribe, save money, and never miss a copy! See page 48 for details Including FREE VIDEO DEMOS!…

I’ve had to develop a different way of working over the last few years. Gone are the days when I could lock myself away in a studio for hours and immerse myself in a piece of work – I have three young children and take a very active role in our business so this has meant that painting time only comes here and there, often at the kitchen table where I can keep an eye on everyone while I paint (we even bought an extra long kitchen table so I can leave my paints out rather than having to pack them away each meal time!). I found this pretty difficult at first but I’ve slowly adapted to being able to work in quite a fragmented way and it suits my…

JENNIFER MILLER Jennifer creates paintings of wildlife and fantasy creatures, in addition to crafting sculpture. She loves to study birds and recreate them in her artwork. She works primarily in oil and acrylic, and occasionally in a digital format. www.featherdust.com DEBBIE BOOTE Debbie has been working semi-professionally as an artist for over forty years. Since retiring from work, she has become a full-time artist. She specialises in portraits of people and pets, working in oils, acrylic, pastels and acrylic inks. GINA DENAVE Gina works mainly in acrylic but also has experience with oil, water colour, pallet knife, sculpture and jewellery design. Her speciality is dog portraits and flowers. After taking time out to raise her family, she now also teaches art classes. www.glar-art.com Send us your artwork and get featured…

“In a little over four hours, this course shows you a new way of painting” Publisher : Art Tutor Price : £27.99 Web : https://store.arttutor.com/sp-contemporary-acrylics The details Subjects covered: • Floral rose • Still life peppers • Landscape • Street scene Duration: • 4 hours 8 minutes If you’re looking to learn to paint in the time-honoured, methodical way, this online course won’t be for you. If, though, you’d like to investigate something a little more adventurous, read on. Because in a little over four hours, this course shows you a new way of painting – one that is incredibly expressive, vibrant and fun. Artist Hashim Kabib (or ‘Hash’, as he introduces himself) begins by showing you how to paint a rose. However, there’s a twist, in that he uses large brushes and paints the…