Green can prove to be the most challenging colour to mix. It is easy to revert to a palette of greens that are unnatural …
Wonderful World of Watercolours Course
The Tuesday evening Wonderful World of Watercolours course is now held at Hornchurch Library. We are on the first floor in a very nice …
Drawing Musicians and Composers – Antonio Vivaldi
In the drawing classes over the past few years we have completed drawings of quite a few famous musicians. There is great appeal in …
Circles in Art – Saturn and Rings
This is far more challenging than painting a half circle shape. Here we have a sphere and a set of ellipses. We need to …
Drawing Architecture – Archway in Ingatestone Hall
The perspectives in this painting make for a pleasing composition. The shadows cast by the building on itself give great 3D effects. I used …
Circle Shapes in Art and a Very Abstract Sky
Drawing freehand circles is A Very Good Way of practicing your drawing and painting skills. Skies are a set of abstract shapes and they …
A Triangle Shape in Art
When painting a triangle shape in profile a watercolour artist has to use their tonal skills. With the pyramids we were spoiled, we were …
Triangle Shapes in Paintings – The Pyramids of Giza
If you are going to paint a triangle shape what better one than a Pyramid of Giza. This is a fantastic painting to complete …