Linocut Cardmaking Photo Competition
Twitter Photo Competition Every year we send a printmaking newsletter in early November about printing your own Christmas cards. We’re looking for an image to use at the top of that email newsletter to...
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Plein Air Landscape Painting with Jackson’s Artist Oil Paints
Colin Willey paints the landscape from life. He likes painting en plein air because the excitement and urgency to get things down quickly shows in the painting and it can be hard to replicate that...
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Current Events #43. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 43 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Trans Vex 20 October – 6 November 2016 The gallery’s inaugural exhibition is an...
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Current Events #44. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 44 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Espacio Original Print Fair 2016 1-13 November 2016 Celebrating the art of the...
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Be Inspired by These Great Linocut Christmas Cards
It has become an annual tradition at Jackson’s! Each year we ask artists to submit a photo that will encourage people to make their own linocut Christmas Cards. Since there are so many lovely, skilled...
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Liquitex Acrylics Special Release Muted Collection
Liquitex have created a Special Release Muted Collection of five colours in all three ranges of their acrylics: Heavy Body, Soft Body and Ink. The colours match across the ranges and all work...
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Posca Pens are Perfect for Painting
A Posca pen allows you to control the application of rich, opaque paint, in fine or broad lines, making it perfect for painting and drawing! The markers are real paint and are very versatile....
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Current Events #45. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 45 of 2016. (click images for larger view) The Classical 11 November – 20 November 2016 A group exhibition examining...
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Current Events #46. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 46 of 2016. (click images for larger view) ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 17-27 November 2016 The Discerning Eye annual...
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Manga With Soft Pastels
German artist Lars Degenhardt shows step-by-step how he works with Schmincke Soft Pastels to create this vivid manga comic character. Colourful Manga Portrait with Soft Pastels by Lars Degenhardt...
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Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Mediums Mini Intro Set
Try the Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Mediums with this great little intro set. For a limited time receive this set (value £10) free with purchase of £40 of Winsor & Newton Acrylic...
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Current Events #47. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 47 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Dyma Gariad (fel y moroedd) / Here is a Love (deep as oceans) 4-30 November 2016 Go...
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Open Studios in Hackney this Weekend
There are lots of great open studios near us here in East London this coming weekend – 26th & 27th November 2016! Next door to us the Chocolate Factory N16 artist studios are having an open weekend...
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ING Discerning Eye 2016
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition is an annual show of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two art collectors, and two art...
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Current Events #48. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 48 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Sense Data 18 November – 18 December 2016 A solo show by painter Ben Jamie. Castor...
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Current Events #49. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 49 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Excited State 3rd December 2016 – 27 January 2017 An exhibition of new and recent...
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Top 25 Art Instruction DVDs of 2016
Looking to gain more painting skills? A DVD can help you! Learn at your own pace from great teachers. A DVD also makes a great gift, on its own or together with some art materials. To help you choose...
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Current Events #50. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 50 of 2016. (click images for larger view) Ways of Seeing 1 October 2016 to 12 February 2017 Chloe Regan The Museum worked with...
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What Artists Want For Christmas
On Our Artist’s Wish Lists – little things and big! Since our staff are all artists, they are a good source of information for what would make a good gift for a creative person. Each year I ask a few...
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Top 25 Art Instruction Books of 2016
At Jackson’s we have a huge selection of almost 1,000 inspiring art books to help you get the most out of your materials. This list of our best-sellers is a handy guide to what’s been popular during...
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