Adding Figures To Your Landscape
Saturday, 10 June 2023
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Adding figures to your landscape can be fraught with problems! Here are six with tips on how to deal with them!
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A Painting of Mother and Son with Miró (Gallery Goers Series)
Thursday, 11 May 2023
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A painting of mother and son in front of a Miró painting from Gail’s gallery goer series. Gail takes you through its creation step by step.
Playing With Colour To Create Unique and Bold Paintings
Friday, 7 April 2023
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Tired of dull and lifeless paintings? Learn the art of playing with colour. I’ll show you how I transform a dull reference into something bold through colour exaggeration and imagination…and letting go!
The Making Of “Black Hats” – From Concept To IAPS Exhibition
Friday, 31 March 2023
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The 42nd IAPS Open Division Online Exhibition is now open for viewing. And I’m happy to say that my painting, Black Hats, was accepted into the show. Oh what a feeling!!! I’m even more delighted to share that this acceptance gives me the fifth point necessary to add IAPS/MC after my name. Whoo hoo! So
Find Something To Paint En Plein Air Every Time!
Friday, 24 March 2023
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Sometimes it really is difficult to find something to paint when on location. Gail Sibley offers five tips for when the going gets tough.
My Painting Is Finished! Or Is It?
Friday, 7 October 2022
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Another painting in my Gallery Goers series is done! It’s such a great feeling when you think a painting is finished. But then I came back a few days later. Something wasn’t quite right. I hadn’t noticed it while working on the piece – too close to it physically, mentally, and emotionally. I needed some
Rearrange Elements In A Photo For A Better Painting
Friday, 8 April 2022
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So often when we work from photographs we are seduced by what’s there. We follow it with complete devotion and without deviation. In the end, all we have is a copy of the photo. Our painting doesn’t actually say much about us or why we chose to paint the picture. This is one of the
Seeing Colour In Greys – “Sipping Patrón”
Thursday, 3 February 2022
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If you know me, you know I LOVE colour! I love painting with bright colours and then, when needed, layering pastels to create greys. This de-intensifies the saturated colours. Seeing colours in greys can sometimes be tricky. It all just looks grey! With time, deep looking, and the tips below, you’ll see the colour that’s
Embracing The Imperfection In Plein Air Painting
Friday, 13 August 2021
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I’m recently home from a wonderful and relaxing getaway to Ontario (yay to a bit of travel!!) where Cam and I spent time with family and friends. Part of our trip was a week at the White family cottage on Big Rideau Lake where I planned to do some pastelling en plein air. I hadn’t
Translating Your Thumbnails – Painting From Your Black, White, and Grey Sketch
Friday, 9 July 2021
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I’ve written on this topic of translating your thumbnail before (click here to read an earlier post on it), but I think it’s good to repeat the idea as it does tend to be a stumbling block for many students. So what am I talking about? You create a black, white, and grey thumbnail and
