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A word on blue
“Colors are not possessions; they are the intimate revelations of an energy field… light waves with mathematically precise lengths… deep, resonant mysteries with boundless subjectivity… Our lives, when we pay attention to light, compel us to empathy with color.”“Where...
A Girl in Acrylic
Lets create a colourful background using acrylics and rollers. Then, draw the face of a girl.
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
Have fun with this demonstration using cling wrap, acrylic paint and lots of imagination.
A Girl (part one)
This is the first part of our demonstration. We had three sessions. The topic under discussion is how to access the right side of the brain. The theory is that people are either left-brained or right-brained, meaning that one side of their brain is dominant. If you're...
A Girl (part two)
This is the second part of our tutorial on how to access and train the right side of your brain. How was this classic dichotomy born and how much truth is there to it? This concept of brain specialization was researched by a surgeon Joseph Bogen; Robert Ornstein,...
A Girl (part three)
This is the third, and last part of our tutorial on how to access and train the right side of your brain. Having personally witnessed my students over many years I have concluded that creativity resides in both sides of the brain. The link to the right brain is...
Rosehip
Sometimes we just feel like using more than the conventional! See how I created a background using spray paint!You are welcome to use my illustration to start with.
Why Art?
"For the past 25 years, I endured living under solitary confinement with the mental and emotional stress of facing death." On May 5 1993, in Pine Bluff Arkansas, Reams and his friend, Alford Goodwin, robbed a drive-through ATM with a single .32 pistol. Alford, in a...
Painting the Space Around
Let's paint in a negative style. We are going to concentrate on the space around. Working in the negative is an alternative approach to drawing and painting. With this method the same object can be created, but instead of filling it in with color, texture or shading,...
Sleeping Beagles
In this demonstration we are using soft pastels and distress ink. The sponge is attached to its tin, but I prefer to remove it and use it, kind of, like a brush. Join me in this fun project to see how I use my sponge!
Goue oomblikke op doek vasgele
Hierdie skakel bied toegang to die berig. https://www.netwerk24.com/ZA/Volksblad/Kontrei/goue-oomblikke-op-doek-vasgele-20210128
Painting with sticks
Download the illustration from here. Just click on the image. Of course, you are more than welcome to use your own artwork! Please email me your efforts? I would love to display it here. Enjoy!
A Colourful painting using both acrylic and oils
In this project, which I call Colourful Mugs, I show you how to use acrylic and oil paints together, and how to create interesting backgrounds. Join me in my experiments, it is fun! And please share your results with me. You will find my email address on my website....
Dressing up
In this short video I am showing you how to use Distress Inks. It is a water-based dye ink with good colour stability. Unlike other inks, Distress Inks react to water which means that water doesn't break down the colour. Water also allows the ink to move on the paper....
Drawing from the right side of the brain
Here we start our exploration on drawing upside down, a well-known technique with which to tap into the right side of your brain. "You have two brains: a left and a right. Modern brain scientists now know that your left brain is your verbal and rational brain; it...
Let’s have some Umbrella fun
This is a fun project! The illustration you need is available here for download. Of course, you can create your own! Let's get creative together. Let's have some fun. And, please, email me your results?
Landscaping in Soft Pastel
So, are you looking for inspiration? What I am about to show you in this video is a rather unorthodox way of getting the creative juices flowing. Go ahead, take a look and work with me. Please remember to subscribe to my channel. I will be uploading demonstrations...
Hydrangeas in oils
In this class, we try our hand on oils We will be using the three primary colours, black and white. You will learn how to mix your own, unique palette! Once you have mastered that, you will never look back. Your paintings will be absolutely your own. Join me and my...
During Lockdown
What to do when they say stay at home... you get creative!
Why do we buy and collect art?
Remember the otherwise miserly american oil billionaire J Paul Getty? I said otherwise because he spent millions of dollars on art! Think about the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. What motivated him? There are several theories regarding this phenomena. It dates back at...
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Playful Kitten
A Girl in Acrylic
Please don't eat the daisies
A Girl (part three)
A Girl (part two)
A Girl (part one)
Painting the space around
Rosehip
Sleeping beagles
Roses in red ink
Colourful mugs
Dressing up
Drawing from the right side of the brain
Umbrella
Landscaping in soft pastel