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Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

The Subtle Art of Glazing with Acrylic paint

Acrylic paintings can be altered so easily by using a glaze.

What is a glaze? It can be used over an underpainted surface to either soften an area by using a more opaque paint or a transparent paint to enhance or change the temperature.

Using transparent acrylic glazes can transform a work from ho hum to wow. the trick is to know your transparent colours. Here I am using Nickel Azo Yellow from fluid paint from golden.

Make sure surface is try before glazing and use a soft brush such as Silverwhite

Posted on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Learning from the Masters- Van Gogh

We can learn so much from studying Van Gogh’s works. the way he layers colours and uses brushmarks to add a sense of movement to the work. In this easy to follow video I show how to follow in his footsteps to paint your very own starry night

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Watercolour Magic Workshop

Painting in the Adelaide Hills

We had a lovely time surrounded by beautiful trees and inspired by our natural surroundings

Posted on April 26, 2022July 30, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Temple guardians.

My latest work, memories of a night in Bali, soft light ,sculptures lit by moon

Posted on April 16, 2022July 29, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Brush marks

Silverbrushltd cat’s tongue and dagger brushes together make beautiful marks

These brushes are versatile and I often use them for making small descriptive remarks such as small leaves and plant shapes

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Colour show

Autumn Colours

Using gold and brown plus green with heavy gel for texture, This work was done on plexiglass so that light could shine through. The example below is using a similar technique but on canvas as a support

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Margaret Coxall

Sketching for ideas-sometimes simple is best

I like to use my sketchbook as a source of ideas for my paintings. Over the years I have sketched and kept visual diaries of things and places I have seen. These help to bring up memories of place. I can move things around or change colours or just get some compositional ideas from my quickly jotted down ideas whilst on the move so I can work on them later whilst in the studio. Even the simplest of sketches can provide some idea of what you might do.

Posted on February 14, 2022April 8, 2022 by user

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