Gouache
WHAT IS GOUACHE? The History Gouache is both a technique and a product. The technique, dating back to before the renaissance,…
Pastels
WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT PASTELS? By Serena Dawson Serena Dawson who hails from Ngunguru, says she has been asked several times:…
10 Tips from an Art Teacher
TEN TIPS FROM AN ART TEACHER By Kim Kerr Drawing is important Learn to look closely, allow your eye to find…
Stretching paper over a canvas
ALTERNATIVE TO MATTING AND FRAMING WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS By Charlene McGill This process can be fun and rewarding as an alternative to…
Perspective in Composition
GETTING A HANDLE ON PERSPECTIVE by Morgan Riekert In this article on drawing basics we will be dealing with one of…
Stretching Watercolour Paper
STEP BY STEP - STRETCHING WATERCOLOUR PAPER If you have ever painted on a sheet of well-stretched watercolour paper, you will…
All about Palettes
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR PALETTES? Traditionally, an artist’s palette was a wooden board with a hole for the thumb, so…
Curating Exhibitions
HOW TO CURATE AN EXHIBITION By Donna McKellar Being an artist I am by no means a professional gallery curator, but…
History of the Paint Tube
JOHN GOFFE RAND'S INCREDIBLE INVENTION “A metallic vessel so constructed, as to collapse with slight pressure and thus force out the…
Get Your Art Out There
FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW AND SELL YOUR ARTWORK Some people find galleries scary - firstly they take a large percentage of…