About the Artist I’m Will Kemp, I’m an award-winning professional artist and teacher. Prior to painting full time I’ve worked in Museums, taught in schools, set up and ran my own gallery for 5 years and have taught hundreds of people to paint and draw. I’ve studied Classical atelier techniques in Italy alongside conceptual art […]
Oil Portrait Demonstration
Alan’s passion for painting has made him venture further in the field of fine arts exploring various methods of oil painting inspired by the palettes of Frank Reilly and Daniel E. Greene. He has been fortunate to attend Daniel’s Greene’s oil portrait demo/classes held in his North Salem, NY studio and considers Daniel’s work and teachings a major influence in his paintings.
Watercolour Tutorials Step by Step – Teapot and Daisies
Teapot and Daisies a Step by Step Watercolour Painting Tutorial A class project for the Testa Heights Art Club This simple little still life was a class project from a photograph supplied by student Barbara Elliot, and used with her consent. Image size 11 1/2″ x 14″ on 300 lb Arches cold pressed paper, using […]
Portrait Study in Oils – Step by Step Demo
This is the first time I’ve done this project with them, so it’s kind of an experiment.
We are all working from the same photo, one of mine. I chose a mostly full front view of the face. It is classic Rembrandt lighting, in which there is a triangular patch of light on the shadowed side of the face.
Painting Seascapes in Watercolour – Morning Calm
Enjoy this free tutorial on painting seascapes in watercolour by John Fisher (see bio and website link at the end of the lesson) Seascape Painting Techniques – Step by Step Tutorial – Morning Calm This is the first project of the 2013/14 season of The Testa Heights Art Club, and this season we’re leaving behind […]
Essential Acrylic Painting Tips for the Beginner Artist
Acrylics are a fascinating painting medium. I never truly understood how versatile and enjoyable this medium was until I began working with them exclusively. I would like to share a number of tips that I have learned over the years. I hope you find these helpful. Thinning Acrylic Paint One should be very careful when […]
Fairy of the Spring Bloom – Mixed Media Tutorial
About Rebecca Sinz I’m a self-taught artist from Michigan. I paint mostly fantasy related work, and my art has a tendency to lean toward dark, gothic themes. I work mainly with watercolor, watercolor pencils, ink and acrylic. Anything and everything inspires me, books, movies, music, my own random ideas that come out of nowhere. I […]
Color Mixing with Acrylics – Technique for Matching a Color
About the Artist I’m Will Kemp, I’m an award-winning professional artist and teacher. Prior to painting full time I’ve worked in Museums, taught in schools, set up and ran my own gallery for 5 years and have taught hundreds of people to paint and draw. I’ve studied Classical atelier techniques in Italy alongside conceptual art […]
“Puddles” A Watercolour Demo
About John Fisher I was born and educated in England, graduating from the Luton School of Arts (now Barnfield College) in 1945. It was my hope to become a graphic artist, but at the end of the Second World War returning service men and women had first crack at the few jobs available, and rightly […]
Compose a Painting Using Only Three Values
About Richard Robinson Hi I’m Richard Robinson. I’ve been a professional painter since 2001. My claim to fame is only that I’m making a living as an artist and doing pretty well – something which I hear is not so easy to do, and I guess it does take a lot of work, but it’s […]