Colour and Technique: April 2016
I will be visiting the USA in the next few weeks to give a series of seminars, workshops and talks. The initial events will be held in Florida but if your group or club is interested in hosting one of these events, please contact Britta at...
Colour and Technique: October 2015
Q. I’ve been puzzled about your mentioning that glazing can’t be properly reproduced in print.The best answer I came to is that printing is done by mixing simultaneously on the surface of paper and therefore can’t reveal the depth in the painting -...
Colour and Technique: September 2015
This is the first School of Color Newsletter for many a month. Apologies to anyone who might have missed it but we have been very busy reorganising and also working on the new website: www.schoolofcolor.com Q. I have read that a layer of oil should be...
Colour and Technique: June 2014
In the last newsletter I highlighted the fact that the European Union (the EU), is considering a ban on the use of cadmium based artist’s paints. The response to my request for your suggestions has been overwhelming. I have published a selection here as the...
Colour and Technique: May 2014
POSSIBLE EUROPEAN UNION BAN ON THE CADMIUMS The authorities concerned are considering a ban on the use of Cadmiums. As part of the process they are seeking the views of the public. So we have an opportunity to have a say on the issue. If the...
Colour and Technique: April 2014
Renaissance painters absorbed the developments taking place in Northern Europe and applied the science of the day to them. There was also a concentration on the development of suitable materials and techniques. The science of colour...
Colour and Technique: January 2014
Q. What proportion of Meglip should I mix in with oil paints? I have read that 50/50 is about right but I am not sure. A. It depends on how severely you want to ruin your work as it is a disastrous substance. The manufacturers...
Glazing Book Newsletter: November 2013
Glazing - With an emphasis on the craft of painting. It’s finally on the way. When I started to write this book I thought that it would take about a year, that was nearly ten years ago. It is now, at last, with the printers. This newsletter will...
Colour and Technique: October 2012
Over the past series we have looked at some of the basics of color harmony and contrast. In this next series I want to answer some of the concerns that you have put to me about color use and technique. Click here to read the full newsletter. (UK/European version)...
Colour and Technique: June 2012
During art lessons we are often taught the importance of drawing, of perspective, composition, and subject matter. But seldom the importance of color. Many people stand before this painting for a very long time. Yet it has to be said that there is little evidence of...