by Sally | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog
Jacksons Art store in London asked me to compare the range of Cold Wax Mediums that are available for their blog. I compared them the side by side in various situations as well as completing six small paintings, each using one of the six mediums. Along the way, I...
by Sally Hirst | Nov 17, 2019 | Blog
“Colour moves around until it sits still” Michele Whiting Below are the seven paintings I have been working on, alongside the compositions and/images that fuelled their development. Are they finished? I think so, at least they have stopped talking to me. Nothing...
by Sally | Nov 17, 2019 | Blog
I have had a busy few weeks! In October I exhibited some paintings from last year in an village house here in Spain. Whilst the exhibition was planned, an Art Walk event involving 30+ artists, I had no idea where I would be allocated a space but I found myself in a...
by Sally | Nov 3, 2019 | Techniques
I like to work on paper, particularly for small pices, they are less ‘precious’, and paper is easier to travel with than panels. Working on paper also gives you the option of cropping down, often revealing stronger compositions. In addition I don’t...
by Sally | Nov 3, 2019 | Techniques
When your journey into Cold Wax medium gets serious there will come a time when you want, or need to make your own. I make my own as I had the equipment already from my Encaustic painting days, it is much cheaper than the store brands and the ingredients are readily...
by Sally | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
It’s that time of year again when we head South for a bit more sun..Next week we drive back to out Casa in Spain and I get work ready for the Frigiliana Art Walk. But before we go I want to reflect on this summer, it wasn’t the summer we had planned but...
