Innholdsfortegnelse for No 191 i Artist's Palette

I was born in Russia and as a child I always spent my spare time painting and drawing. At that time in the former Soviet Union, art materials were quite expensive and hard to find. But thanks to my mother I have always had good brushes and paints to work with. Later in my teenage years I visited Moscow’s and St. Petersburg’s famous art museums and was fascinated with the masterpieces of Russian, Dutch, Italian, English and Spanish masters. As a keen dressage rider at that time, I was especially deeply impressed by paintings depicting horses and riders. So it was quite a challenge for me later to learn to paint and draw something else, not only horses. I started my career as a visual arts teacher in Almaty (Kazakhstan)…

Sannette was born in Laingsburg, South Africa in 1967. As her father was a police officer, she lived in a number of small towns all over the former Cape Province, and matriculated in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. After school Sannette did a secretarial diploma in Kimberly. She proceeded to work at Volkskas Bank and later at Klein Karoo Corporation in Prince Albert, and then moved to Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape where she worked as an auctioneer and bookkeeper. She married Dawie Fourie in 2000 and moved to Marloth Park. Here she also qualified as an estate agent. Sannette has always had a lively interest in art, and did fabric painting for many years. In 2006 Sannette’s son MJ was selected to represent The South African President Development team…

MATERIALS • 8”x10” Art Spectrum ColorFix paper – Raw Sienna colour• Saral Yellow transfer paper• Premier Prismacolor coloured pencils• Kneaded eraser• Wide soft drafting or watercolour hake brush• White gouache paint• Round synthetic brush size 1/0• Workable Mat Fixative• Permanent Gloss or Satin finish For this demonstration I have chosen to do a close-up portrait of a beautiful Australian Shepherd dog which I photographed some time ago at a dog show. This Blue Merle coloured dog has a unique “painted” coat pattern and intelligent golden eyes, so I needed to decide what colour of the paper would be better to use. I love to use dark or strong colours for my art, which are base colours of the subject. For this portrait I could have used a grey colour which…

MATERIALS • Stretched canvas of 50cm x 75cm• Nr 2 Script Liner, Nr 2 Nylon round brush, Nr 4, Nr 6, Nr 8 and Nr 12 Flat Bristle Brushes• Acrylic painting medium. Winsor and Newton Galeria artist Acrylics – Titanium White, Cadmium Orange Hue, Green Middle, Ultramarine, Permanent Magenta, Burnt Umber, Paynes Gray, Cadmium Red and Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue.Amsterdam Ultramarine Violet and Amsterdam Quinacridone Rose• Spray bottle with clean water. STEP ONE I do my design on paper to make sure it works out. In the first step I trace the design onto the canvas. I decide to keep the painting warmer on one side and cooler on the other side. I lightly apply very transparent washes of paint mixed with painting Medium using an Nr 12 Flat Bristle…

Kevin Rogers was born in Brisbane in the late 1950s, and was raised at Southport, Queensland from the age of five. Kevin’s passion for art began when he was about 13 years of age, when he was given a ‘How to Draw Woody Woodpecker’ book by the famous cartoonist Walter Lantz. Kevin recollects that prior to receiving this book, he could not draw a straight line with a ruler, let alone draw cartoon characters. His initial driving force came from his big brother Ian, who could draw, with consummate ease, every Disney character in Walt’s arsenal. This inspired Kevin to emulate his big brother, by drawing every possible spare minute of the day. It wasn’t a long wait, as Kevin says that it was if some powerful inner force that…

Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1940, Jim Doherty started painting in 1983 and became a member of the Dandenong Art Club in Victoria. He has participated in many nature paint field trips with Colin Johnson, and has studied under the guidance of Glo Edkins, B.A., for eight years. Jim has also undertaken studies in the finer points of art by Rosemary Todman, and has been under her guidance for the past 10 years. He participates in many exhibitions in Melbourne, and many of his works can be found in private collections in the USA, Europe and Australia. Jim explains, “I literally became an artist by accident, a car accident to be exact, which put my car off the road for a month. I was a keen fisherman at the time…

MIXING COLOUR Mixing colour - what a can of worms! Over the following issues we are going to investigate the process of mixing colour. We are going to start at the very beginning and we will set up a couple of physical structures that will make the process a lot easier. Hopefully we will diminish some of the fear and mystique around mixing paint. I should point out though, this is not the only way to do it. It is my way, and as such may not work for all. I am also on a learning curve and find better ways to do things and make new discoveries regularly, so even though it is my way now, it may not be for long. Please take what is useful to you,…