Posts Tagged ‘painting lesson’
Plein Air Acrylic Painting Techniques with Shirley Peters – Part 3
Shirley has had a life of commercial illustration, graphic design, computer graphics, children’s books, and fine art. After majoring in pottery at school, she studied fine art for three years at the National Art School in Sydney. Shirley has done part-time printmaking at Julian Ashton Art School, two years painting at Sydney Gallery School and…
Read MorePlein Air Acrylic Painting Techniques with Shirley Peters – Part 2
Shirley started painting in the early seventies. She attended the National Art School in 1972-1974 (studying Art Education and Graphic Design) and pursued a career in graphic design and illustration. Shirley progressed through parallel careers as an illustrator of children’s books and a graphic designer in the emerging technology of multi-media. Since 2014 Shirley has lived…
Read MorePlein Air Acrylic Painting Techniques with Shirley Peters – Part 1
Shirley is a landscape artist. She paints plein-air in the country, using her motorhome to travel from beach to river to mountains (with husband Bob and Honey the dog). At home she makes ‘slow art’ in her studio by painting large detailed works inspired by her travels. In this, Part 1 of her 3-part series,…
Read MoreWebsite Tips with Dave Geada – Coronavirus For Artists
Website tips Making a website is a vital part of your success as an artist. It is your shop front, your gallery, your opportunity to show the world your art. You Need to make it easy to find, easy to use and easy to buy. Read more website tips here: Three of the best website…
Read MoreHow to Paint a Beach Scene in Acrylics – Part 2 with Jules Sharman
Jules is passionate about painting and loves recreating moments in time that elicit peace and happiness for her. Painting is her way of embracing life. Her no-nonsense style of creating realistic images is engaging and inspiring! You don’t need fancy colours or equipment to smash out realistic art – just a few basic colours, brushes…
Read MoreHow to Paint a Beach Scene in Acrylics – Part 1 with Jules Sharman
Jules is a self-taught artist specialising in oil painting. Her passion is to recreate precious moments of life and nature captured in memories and on camera, onto the canvas portraying realism eliciting emotions. Painting is very personal for Jules, taking her to a zone she refers to as “Heaven on Earth”. The inner peace and…
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