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Current Events #14
Current Events #14. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 14 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Sophie Ploeg 5> 17 March – 7 April 2016 Sophie Ploeg An exhibition of paintings...
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Adding Opacity to Acrylic Colours
The new Schmincke Opaque Medium works great for making transparent acrylic inks opaque, which is what it was designed for. I was hoping it might also work for heavier acrylics but my experiments got...
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Current Events #15
Current Events #15. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 15 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Turn the Colour Down! 16 April – 7 May 2016 A group show curated by Biggs and...
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Discovery: Reimagining Darwin’s World
180 years ago Charles Darwin returned from a five year voyage around the world and published ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’. For this exhibition 12 artists have made work with ideas related to science,...
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Current Events #16
Current Events #16. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 16 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Salon 8 22 – 24 April 2016 An exhibition of the work of 10 contemporary artists:...
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A Wide Selection of Books for Artists
Jackson’s stock one of the widest selections of titles for artists at the best prices! Many artists have a technical reference book they keep on their shelf to look up a recipe for making gesso or to...
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Current Events #17
Current Events #17. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 17 of 2016. (click images for larger view) John Smith 29 April – 28 May 2016 John Smith Preview Thursday 28 April 6-8pm. Kate...
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Natalie McIntyre’s Beautiful Insect Drawings
Natalie McIntyre is a Cambridge-based artist who specialises in drawing insects. Her work is influenced by her interest in museum collections and her meticulous life-sized drawings of butterflies and...
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Current Events #18
Current Events #18. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 18 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Inky Lines – a celebration of illustration & printmaking 2-15 May 2016...
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Current Events #19
Current Events #19. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 19 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Bill Jacklin: Paintings and Monotypes 6 May 2016 – 4 June 2016 Sun, Rain and Snow...
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Current Events #20
Current Events #20. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 20 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Big Steam Print 22 May 2016 12–6pm Artists from across the country will gather to...
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Ellen Wiener: Painter, Printmaker, Book Artist
Ellen Wiener is a painter, printmaker and book artist based on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Her work harks back to the complex allegorical drawings and scientific recording of Albrecht...
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Current Events #21
Current Events #21. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 21 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Alberto Giacometti and Yves Klein: In Search of the Absolute 27 April – 11 June 2016...
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Painting with Liquid Metal
Brilliant metallic colour in a versatile paint! Roberson Liquid Metals are creamy acrylic colours that can be used on most surfaces including plaster, wood, paper & canvas. The rich, deep colour...
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Current Events #22
Current Events #22. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 22 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Bill Jacklin RA: The Graphic Work 1961 – 2016 3 June — 28 August 2016 Bill Jacklin...
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Final Treatments – Schmincke Varnishes and Fixatives
A successful work of art deserves protection against dirt accumulation, pollution effects, sunlight degradation and other harmful influences so that it remains as the artist intended for many years to...
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Current Events #23
Current Events #23. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 23 of 2016. (click images for larger view) NEAC Annual Open Exhibition 2016 16-25 June 2016 Thames Path by Simon Quadrat...
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Using Watercolour Sticks and Markers with Watercolours
For this project artist Charles Evans combines Winsor & Newton Watercolour Markers, Watercolour Sticks and Professional Watercolours to create a painting of Venice. All of these mediums can be used...
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Five Key Winsor & Newton Watercolour Painting Mediums
Whether you are blending, adding texture or layering washes within your watercolour painting, using Winsor & Newton’s range of mediums to customise your paints gives you control of your painting,...
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Some artists require ultra smooth watercolour paper for their work and are responding to recent changes in their favourite papers. As a few artists have noticed recently, the surface texture of the...
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