Posts Tagged ‘painting tutorial’
Painting Realistic Flowers in Acrylic with Celia Moriarty
Celia Moriarty loved art when she was growing up and was invited to the Royal South Australian as a teenager. Then however, life intervened and she had to earn a living. It wasn’t until Celia was over 50 that the call to art brought her back. From showing the beauty of Australian flora to entice…
Read MoreOil Painting Tutorial – Step by Step – Part 2 with Helen Norton
Helen Norton uses narration on a grand scale in her paintings, presenting the viewer with life as if it is a monumental event, while paying equal attention to identifying the smallest parts of our existence. Her narrative paintings expose our current choices and cultural contributions. Since the earliest paintings and etchings in rock, people have…
Read MoreOil Painting Tutorial – Step by Step – Part 1 with Helen Norton
Narration is the backbone of Helen Norton’s work. Her art thrives on a theme – and her intent is on capturing, communicating and exploring the narrative through bold, imaginative paintings. She loves the tools of illusion, of being part of the scene and surrounding the viewer with an imagined reality – a ‘what if’ proposal.…
Read MorePortrait Painting Techniques – Part 1 with Graeme Stevenson
Graeme has a lifetime of experience in the art world, and is perhaps best known as the founder and CEO here at Colour In Your Life TV Show! The show premiered in 2010, and is now in its 22nd season. Graeme is also a dynamic public speaker who lectures on topics such as wildlife, painting,…
Read MorePlein 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 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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