Techniques – Brambles Art Retreat

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…

Preparation and practice for a large painting.

January 2, 2017January 3, 2017 by Janet Brady

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How do I prepare my ideas and practice my painting before painting a huge canvas? I don't want to waste paint, canvas and most importantly my time painting a huge canvas without having some idea of what I want to paint. In preparation for a large painting initially I go…

Winter Forest Abstract Waxing

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 by Janet Brady

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I took the whole waxing technique to another level. Deciding to make my cards in a free and abstract style I used watercolour paper as the base, I drew rough pine tree shapes in wax first then washed soft transparent colours over the top, Cerulean, Violet and Phthalo. I waited for…