New paintings and regular art updates.
I took photos of various objects in her house, then used washes of acrylic paint and black marker pen to finish them off. I also used a photo of a train in a book as she had specifically asked for a locomotive.
The results are quite sketchy and free, I hope she likes them…
Now that we are through the worst if the winter weather (hopefully) Etruria Artists are opening up the warehouse at Etruria Locks in Stoke on Trent again.Situated in an old warehouse on the Trent and Mersey canal in Stoke on Trent, it is near to the Etruria Industrial museum, which sits on the junction of the Canal with the Caldon branch of it.
The sessions run from 7 to 9 pm on a Thursday evening and should run regularly except when people are on holiday. Situated along the canal towpath from the museum. Walk past the forge and a few yards further on the warehouse stands next to the summit lock (lock 40). It can be quite dark along the path so its an idea to bring a torch. The warehouse should be lit up when you arrive. Come on in.
The idea is that you can come in and get into doing art. There us a pottery wheel and you can throw pots or hand build ceramics. There is usually paper and paints and pencils available with people from the group happy to help you create your own work.
A small charge of £5 a session is made to cover costs. So why not come along and enjoy a stress busting session at the warehouse?
EDIT: we are not meeting this week, 12.4.18 …but should be opening next week again….
After hours of work my willow pattern painting is finished.
I have finished working on it after having to have a rest .
I needed to add details in the reflection at the bottom of the painting , plus shading and highlights on the platter and behind it so it stands out more.
This is the third painting of ceramics I have done in this series.
this jug was the second acrylic on canvas I did.
and this is part way through the teapot painting, which was the first one I did. ..
Im not sure how many more I will paint.
I hope to produce more of these in the coming months.
I am also going to produce some greetings cards which will be for sale alongside them
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The painting is a bit smaller than A2 in size, acrylic on canvas. Although I have looked at a couple of reference photos its mostly from my imagination. I decided on a dark background to make the teapot stand out more. I need to do more work on the background wood panelling and the pot. Bringing in more reflections and light.
I’m trying to do some paintings of pottery. I know what I want to do in my minds eye, but getting it down on canvas is a different matter.Do I copy directly from reference photos, imagine a peice of pottery or do a bit of both? In this case I have used a photo of a teapot shape, but have started to create a pattern based on a local pottery pattern, but not an exact copy. I am not sure what to do next but I’m considering adding butterflies or flowers…. I suppose I could add any additional object…. I just don’t want it looking too flat .
I have so many ideas to share. I intend to add a few more pages but I need to know how much memory it takes. I just tried adding another picture and my device came up with one of those “not enough memory to continue” messages. Does anyone else have a similar problem? (As you can see I have now worked it out).
It feels like a new door is opening for me, I hope I have the courage to go through it!
If I can resolve the issue I will be adding pages about animal portraits, sketching, life studies and photography. Wish me luck!
I was recently pleased to have some of my paintings at Spode visitor centre in Elanora Street , Stoke, Stoke on Trent in January 2018. I have also had a painting in the Open Exhibition at the Brampton museum and art gallery in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is on till 22 April 2018.
Various artists who are based at the studios at Spode displayed there work in a start of the year sale. There is now a photography exhibition and other art will be exhibited at the visitor centre over the following months. The Spode Artists are having an Open day and Makers Market on 20 May 2018, at the Studios at Spode. If you want to come and browse through some of the pottery on sale in the centre, or indeed come and look at the work being exhibited at the studios, please feel free to do so.
via A new beginning for me. I am hoping old friends and new ones will be able to see and find more of my art by following me on WordPress. It will take a while to build but I hope it will allow you to see what I love doing, which is creating art, and also how I am developing.
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Mallaband-Brown