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Jane
May 11, 20171 min read
Tips for drips!
We have recently been inspired by part of Anna Perlin's painting that contained 'the drip'. Made famous by 1950's artist, Jackson...
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Jane
Apr 27, 20171 min read
Examining Paintings
On a recent trip to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum we decided that we would really focus on the Dutch still life genre. I am always amazed...
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Jane
Apr 20, 20171 min read
Buying new paints
If you are starting out with acrylics or watercolours there may be a few paints that you want to add later on. In addition, if you are...
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Jane
Feb 16, 20173 min read
'Spring' Secret Postcards
Deadline is 1st March - Next Tuesday! Send your postcards to the following address, please put your name and any contact details on the...
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Jane
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Skyblue June Trip
Please book your place if you have registered initial interest or if you have just seen this and want to come. In order to keep track of...
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Jane
Jan 19, 20171 min read
Summer days out in June
This week I received an email from a lady at Borde Hill Gardens (not far from Haywards Heath, Sussex) asking if Skyblue would like to...
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Jane
Jan 12, 20171 min read
Portraits in January
Back to classes in cold and wet January we take a look at drawing the portrait in stages. Week 1 explores how to draw an eye using...
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Jane
Jan 6, 20171 min read
Happy Creative 2017
I hope you all had a festive time and that you managed to escape unscathed from colds or such things (at the time of writing this I am...
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Jane
Dec 8, 20161 min read
End of Creative 2016
As we near the last class of the year and mince pie week (this week) has been and gone, it is a good time to reflect on your personal...
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Jane
Nov 10, 20161 min read
Gelli Plate
Do it yourself printmaking is fun, quite messy and produces multiples of very original designs. One thing that can increase the fun...
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Jane
Aug 26, 20161 min read
New Term and more creativity
I hope that you all had a lovely August break, with lots of sunshine and possibly some painting time too? For us we spent time in Exmoor...
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Jane
Jul 28, 20161 min read
Schools out for Summer
Can't help thinking of that song! We had a lovely full class today and we end today until 1 September. This is a chance to renew, reflect...
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Jane
Jul 14, 20161 min read
Colour and Photography
There are no classes next week on 21 July whilst I spend a whole five days immersing myself on an advanced colour course. It should be...
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Jane
May 12, 20161 min read
Which Colour?
With so many painting projects and different subjects which are the best colours to get for class? Working either in watercolour or...
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