by Janet Brady | Mar 26, 2024 | Inspiration, Sketchaway, Tips
What bird is singing? A dear friend recently introduced me to the bird song identifying app Merlin. You can download it for free. It’s a great way of recording as you walk with an instant diagnosis identifying the birds you hear – I love it! This is a great...
by Peter | Jun 13, 2023 | Tips
Golden Section or Golden Ratio is the special ratio found in nature in things like the distribution of leaves on a stem, or the formation of a snail shell. It has long been held that this ratio is especially pleasing to the eye and has aesthetic qualities when applied...
by Peter | Jun 12, 2023 | Paintings, Teaching, Tips
But sometimes the telegraph poles are THE THING! Inspired by driving along the Devon lanes in late summer early evenings, with the light splashing onto the telegraph poles. The effect was created in acrylic on canvas board by first painting the sky and cloud wet into...
by Peter | Jun 12, 2023 | Paintings, Teaching, Tips
To make a brown add any two opposites in the colour wheel. Ie. red and green, blue and orange, or yellow and purple. To make a grey add blue to brown and add some white. This is particularly useful In practice when you want to take the edge off a colour or grey it out...
