Janet Brady

First Art Course – 2020

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 by Janet Brady

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We hosted our first 5 day course at the beginning of Feb. Lovely guests from the UK and the US. We collected two of them from Exeter train station and they began the week with a glass of wine in our cosy lounge with an open fire. Some worked in…

Happy New Year

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 by Janet Brady

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Firstly find the time to paint, give it as much importance as other things you do. Plan in advance what you are going to paint, start thinking about it, collect ideas in a sketch or scrap book. If you have only allocated yourself a morning or afternoon to paint you…

A gift of a painting!

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Janet Brady

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I think there’s nothing better than giving the gift of a painting or a print. Sitting down and painting something needs a fair bit of prep, but if you have planned your time and finished your work, had your prints made, then well done. Framing a piece can be troublesome.....…

Cards!

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 by Janet Brady

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All of the exhibitions I take part in allow card sales as part of the display. Whether hand making mini versions or professionally printing this is another string to your bow, a small income stream and spreads the word about you as an artist.I often use up cut offs, trial…

The beauty of prints!

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 by Janet Brady

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Not everyone can afford to buy an original painting. They can afford a good quality print. Sometimes a limited edition makes it even more special. More and more artists are selling framed, limited edition signed prints of their artwork. This isn’t a new practise but is becoming much more common.…

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…

Calamansac – Cornwall

May 4, 2019 by Janet Brady

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Enjoying the Painting course - fab location! Who could wish for more... amazing colour and beautiful weather - we are having a great time. Exploring the wood, creating textures, movement, drama, tone. First move “composition” explore, focus, zoom!

Amalfi

April 27, 2019April 28, 2019 by Janet Brady

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An opportunity to snap up the last room on our trip! Now Full! June 2nd - June 9th 2019 - A rare opportunity to join us on this painting holiday in Amalfi. Due to a cancellation 1or 2 places have become available. This course was so popular it was fully…

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