Paint Like Renoir demonstration at Falkirk Art Club Some people hate being watched while they draw or paint, but I have to admit that I love it. There is an excitement and drama about having to resolve a piece of work in front of an audience that sometimes makes me think that I can do better, or perhaps more inspired work, in public. The difficulty is of course replicating those conditions in the studio. Should I have an open doors policy and let people wander in off the street to offer comments and spur me on to making good decisions? Hmm... maybe not. Certainly working directly from a model for a portrait , or from the place itself for a landscape can come close to that sort of 'pressure' that I find helpful.
So therefore I shall definitely be looking forward to tomorrow evening (Thursday 14th April) at The Riccio Gallery, Dalkeith, where I will find myself demonstrating a pastel portrait painting of my son Yvan in front of an assembled audience. I intend to show some of the approaches used by Degas in his richly coloured and textured pastel paintings and hope to cover some of the ideas illustrated in my book Paint Like Degas which will be available on the evening. The gallery also has about 45 drawings and paintings of mine on display for another week or so. Visit: http://www.ricciogallery.com/original-art-framing-photo-services to book your seat now.
So therefore I shall definitely be looking forward to tomorrow evening (Thursday 14th April) at The Riccio Gallery, Dalkeith, where I will find myself demonstrating a pastel portrait painting of my son Yvan in front of an assembled audience. I intend to show some of the approaches used by Degas in his richly coloured and textured pastel paintings and hope to cover some of the ideas illustrated in my book Paint Like Degas which will be available on the evening. The gallery also has about 45 drawings and paintings of mine on display for another week or so. Visit: http://www.ricciogallery.com/original-art-framing-photo-services to book your seat now.
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