Courses – Brambles Art Retreat

Roses roses roses……

May 16, 2020May 18, 2020 by Janet Brady

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“What’s in a name that which we call a Rose by any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,“ thanks WS. Oh to be able to post their sweet perfume, to bathe in their delicate scent, so heady, it takes me off to…

Colours from the Hedgerows.

May 3, 2020 by Janet Brady

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As I walked our puppy in the lane this morning I was amazed at the amount of colour I found in the hedgerows. So I am sharing them with you and the secret to my clear bright paintings. Painted only transparent colours. Here is my palette: Alizarin Crimson, Scarlet Lake,…

Sketch – Stay at home!

March 30, 2020 by Janet Brady

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Follow my Instagram page, see my sketches, my inspiration, my passion. I’m sketching Devon, I’m energised and loving it!

Brentor Autumn Arriving.

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 by Janet Brady

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After a weekend of teaching Autumn Colour I was keen to paint the same scene in Acrylic, to capture the turning of the season from summer to autumn. This painting epitomises that point in the year. I put a base of warm orange on the canvas as a starting point.…

Religious icons

November 2, 2019December 11, 2019 by Janet Brady

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I recently went to Perugia for a few days and in their National gallery I saw an exhibition of Icon and religious paintings. Wow how beautiful, I’m not religious but I can appreciate the skill, talent and beauty of this work. What really turned me on was the decay, the…

Autumn Courses

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by Janet Brady

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Here we are at the end of October and the colours of Autumn are upon us. We have hosted a weekend and five day course with the dominating theme of autumn. Emphasising the importance of using transparent colours we focused on the gorgeous colours of fallen leaves. The aim to…