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Liz Whiteman Smith Painter Printmaker
Liz Whiteman Smith is a painter printmaker whose screenprints have a distinctly recognisable style. She has spent much of her artistic life as a painter and has only been making prints for the last two...
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Jerwood Drawing Prize, Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
Call for Entries for two exhibitions: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015 Charlotte Hodes, Gramma of Ornament: proposition 19 field of squares II, papercut. Photography Benjamin Cosmo Westoby Artists are...
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Impressionist Painting Techniques
Impressionism might be the most recognisable painting style in the history of art. Because the first exhibition of the Impressionists was this month in 1874 and there is a major exhibition at the...
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Current Events #18
(click images for larger view) Fifteen ways of seeing 17th April – 19th June, 2015 Lizard Art Co-operative members exhibition. Exhibiting artists: Heather Howe, Heather Burns, Dick Dobson, Rebecca...
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Oil Painting Landscape Solutions
Oil Painter’s Solution Book: Landscapes A 224-page book, now in paperback, by Elizabeth Tolley Elizabeth Tolley designed this book around answers to questions her students have asked over the years and...
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Pint of Science, Creative Reactions
Art meets Science! Pint of Science The Pint of Science festival aims to deliver interesting, fun, relevant talks on the latest scientific research in an accessible format to the public – all in the...
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‘Impressions of Nature’ Printmaking Competition Winners
‘Impressions of Nature’ Competition Winners The decisions have been made! Our judge has chosen a winner and the public voting finished yesterday. Thank you to everyone who submitted an original print....
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Current Events #19
(click images for larger view) UKCPS Annual Open Exhibition 2015 6-16 May, 2015 Molto MotoMartin VelaFaber Castell Award for Best in Show13th UKCPS Annual Open International Exhibition UK Coloured...
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Artists in Wonderland
Artists in Wonderland an exhibition at Espacio Gallery 2-14 June, 2015 A Private View will be held on Thursday 4th June from 6–9 pm with special performances. Running for 12 days the exhibition...
View ArticleComing to London? The Culture Key App Might Help
Visiting London soon? Find the latest exhibitions with an app. With over 1,000 museums and galleries, London is one of the leading art centres of the world. No wonder so many people flock to the...
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An interview with Paul Bell – BBC Big Painting Challenge Winner
Paul Bell is the winner of the BBC Big Painting Challenge 2015. I visited painter Paul Bell in his studio. Paul and Julie in Paul’s studio. I enjoyed the Big Painting Challenge more than I thought I...
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Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils
Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils A 128-page hardcover book by Ann Swan. Water-soluble and oil-based coloured pencils are becoming increasingly popular for botanical painting as they are easier...
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Coloured Pencils at Jackson’s
As artist and teacher Ann Swan says: “Coloured pencil is an ideal medium… It is immediate, portable, easily manipulated and very forgiving, making it useful for both the beginner and the more...
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Current Events #20
(click images for larger view) Germination – Chelsea Fringe 19-31 May, 2015 Espacio Gallery 3rd annual event on the Chelsea Fringe trail, comprising works in a variety of media giving a fresh look into...
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Painting on Location
Painting on Location A 128-page hardcover book by David Curtis and Robin Capon. David Curtis is one of the most successful and celebrated artists working in the UK today. His books are bestsellers and...
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Landscape Painting: Plein Air and Studio Practice
Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice A 192-page hardcover book by Mitchell Albala. Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air...
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Current Events #21
(click images for larger view) Bath Society of Artists 110th exhibition 16 May – 27 June, 2015 Bath Society of Artists Summer open exhibition has over 300 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures,...
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Empty Marker Pens to fill with Ink or Paint
The Montana Empty Marker Pens are useful if you want to paint fine lines, small shapes, wide even lines – basically to have more control than you would with a brush. You can fill them with ink or...
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Comparing Illustration Markers
Illustrator H Locke takes a look at marker pens and papers, in search of the best performing combination. Some of the findings were as expected but there were some surprises. Doing this sort of...
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Current Events #22
(click images for larger view) Artists in Wonderland 2-14 June, 2015 Artists in Wonderland commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice in Wonderland. Graham Asker, Julie Caves,...
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