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...
by Sally | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog
Having completed a three day workshop with Lewis Noble, VP and I decided we needed a refresher to establish what we have achieved and maybe more importantly to find our own ways of using his methods. Norwich is very unlike Derbyshire but we ventured off to along...
by Sally | Apr 7, 2019 | Blog
Occasionally a painting works quickly, mostly there is the play stage, the ugly stage, the awkward teenage stage and gradually the resolution to the finish line. Then there’s the ones that argue continually, they change their minds about what they need and seem...
by Sally | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog
Add titleOn painting.. scaling up I would love to work much bigger, Anselm Kieffer size! At the moment my work ranges from a tiny 12cm square to 120cm square. Working large involves everything getting bigger…brushes, gestures, shapes etc. It’s much...
