Monthly Archives: February 2012

Here’s a painting I started at a demo class today. I was talking about limited colours and winter landscapes and here’s how it turned out. Rough scan only, nothing too clever. I built up the glazes and rubbed back the … Continue reading →

We’ve been working with limited colour palettes these last few weeks. The main practical reason is, I guess, working live, outdoors with enough kit to make it work but not so much you’re bogged down with it. Following a discussion … Continue reading →

Last week at the Saturday workshop, one of my painters confessed to having bought some Sennelier watercolours. They are well known as makers of pigment and I’ve had their pastels before now, but paint? I borrowed a squirt of pthalo … Continue reading →

We had an interesting session last week trying out new colours. Some of my student had replenished their boxes with a selection of fresh paint and asked me, what does cadmium or cerulean HUE mean. We huddled like crows around … Continue reading →