by Anneke Schuck | Sep 25, 2020 | Show and Tell
“Here’s a 2 fire piece I did on a test tile. I wanted to explore painting using a limited palette with simple lines and brush strokes. This particular piece was inspired by an image I found in a book I purchased from Japan. I liked the wispy background offset against...
by Anneke Schuck | Sep 24, 2020 | Hints & Tips
Hints by Denise Jones When I am doing a lot of Penwork, particularly Black Penwork, I always mix some strong Gold Base Paint, i.e. American Beauty or Derby Rose in with the Black. I have found that this gives your Black Penwork a beautiful warmth to it. If you...
by Anneke Schuck | Sep 24, 2020 | Show and Tell
This miniature was painted from an old, battered black and white postcard that I found of the young Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia ‘Ena”, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was soon to marry the young King of Spain at just nineteen years of age Her future husband...
by Anneke Schuck | Aug 10, 2020 | Hints & Tips
Thanks to Sandra T for sharing some HINTS AND IDEAS: Very fine stippling strokes will help smooth patchy shading in portraits. (This one was taken from a VGCP newsletter from 1974.) My addition for this is, I often take a photo on my phone of the piece I am painting...
by Anneke Schuck | Jun 9, 2020 | Show and Tell
As we do not have our Show and Tell at present, I thought I would write an article with a difference. Getting ready for a workshop that I was going to do at Judy Seymour’s Studio this year, I love to play with ideas and subjects and I find the internet a fantastic...
