“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I could add: Where there is art! Read more →
We arrived in Stilbaai for the Art Retreat in wonderful weather! As we drove into the village we had to stop and take photos of the mist coming in over the lagoon. The most amazing artworks were completed by all and I was very impressed with the jewellery and screen printing ideas that were produced. Between dinners, wine and painting life… Read more →
The Matisse exhibition at the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg is on until mid August. I will definitely be going! One of my favourite painters is the French painter Henri Matisse. His paintings mostly depicts the world as colourful, beautiful and happy. His positive attitude is refreshing as much of the art from that period is sad and depressing. Some of my fellow artists feel that… Read more →
I used oil pastels and candle wax to do this screen print on fabric. Printed with five colours! To learn how to do this join us for a workshop! Read more →
What fun we had at the Lino printing workshop! Lino printing can be done on paper, fabric, wood and……. Although we printed in black and white you could print in as many colours you want. Join us for a lino printing workshop and see how you can create backgrounds for paintings, change the look of a t-shirt or jean and… Read more →
Painting lilies are so special. It as though they are complete – impossible to improve on. Lilies are said to have grown from the tears Eve shed as she left Eden. Read more →
SOUTH AFRICA STILBAAI ART RETREAT DATES: 25 July – 31 July 2016, 29 August – 4 September 2016, 26 September – 2 October 2016, 24 – 30 October 2016, 14 – 20 November 2016. South Africa is a beautiful country with sunshine all year round – nature, culture, food, wine, music and rythm – the people are warm and hospitable.… Read more →
You can always use warm and cool colors to increase depth and space in your paintings. As light travels across a flat surface, it will often be brightest (and warmest) at one end, and fade to cooler hues in the distance. Read more →
Primary colours cannot be created through the mixing of other colours. They are colours in their own right. The three primary colours are RED – YELLOW – BLUE. Primary colours can be mixed together to produce SECONDARY COLOURS. Yellow + blue = green, Blue + red is purple, Red + yellow is orange. An important rule of the colour wheel… Read more →