Well the blog has looked pretty empty and forlorn and so needs rescuing badly. After being inspired by Colin Ruffell, artist and great at marketing, I decided that this has to be done. When I can work out how to become a follower of Colin I will!
So todays blog:
Yesterday was spent getting demonstrations ready for the Art Weekend which I am taking this weekend near Arundel. This is the second art weekend, the first was in July and it was a great success, a super setting and lovely lunches. You can see some of the photos of the weekend under the gallery page on the Skyblue Art Class website www.skyblueartclasses.co.uk
The coming weekend is all about Colour and it has really got me fired up! Investigating colour mixes, other artists colour palettes and most of all thinking about how I first got into colour has been great fun. Explaining colour is a tricky one though! My forte I suppose though is mixing colour. From the very first time I tried oils, 15 years ago, I loved mixing. It is not for everyone and a lot of people like to reach for the nearest tube of colour but I love the way that hundreds of colours can be mixed using a 2 or 3 colours.
The preparations for this weekend has certainly inspired me to get to the canvas and work purely with colour so it is my students I have to thank!
Hi Jane. How nice to get your comment on my blog about colour. I spilled the beans about some secret colour mixes by accident. For goodness sake don't tell anybody else or they will all start using burnt earth colours and using glazes of gorgeous violet and gamboge and ... ooops! there I go again. Best wishes with your Skyblue Art colour class.
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