Watercolors

Richard May asked:


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Eight finalists for the coveted Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize will be exhibiting at the Therese Saint Clair Gallery in downtown Greenwich from April 30th through May 16th. Now in its third year, the Prize is designed to encourage creative representational painting and promote the skill of draftsmanship by British artists. The Saint Clair gallery will exhibit over 30 works of orginal art in watercolor, oil, acrylic and egg tempera.

Last year’s prize attracted nearly 800 entries. Artists selected to exhibit at Saint Clair were chose by Parker Harris and Arthur and Mary, long-time Greenwich residents who were largely responsible for introducing a number of prominent British artists to the community. This is the first time in more than five years that a diversified group of British artists have shown in Greenwich.

The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers was formed in 1502 through the meerger of The Stainers Company (earliest reference is in 1268) and the Painters (established in 1283. Painter-Stainers received a Charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1581. Painter-Stainers is actively engaged in supporting the art and craft of painting. The Lynn Foundation is a charity devoted to children, the disabled, music and the arts. Together they awarded prize money of nearly $50,000 last year to artists selected by a distinguished panel of judges.

The artists represented in this exhibit work in a variety of media: watercolor, oil, acrylic and egg tempera. The classic oil landscapes of Richard Price, stunning watercolors of Paul Banning’s Venice and Nick Johnson’s small acrylics of the English countryside reaffirm the rich traditions of British artistic themes. In contrast, Julian Bray, Susan Brown and Philip Tyler have submitted acrylic and watercolor paintings with bold and colorful new designs creating a dynamic ambience of considerable tension and movement. Noreen Grant’s attractive egg tempera still life paintings and Paula Wilson’s contemporary oil paintings balance out this eclectic exhibition of British art.

Because of its large public appeal, artists are limited to one painting submission for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. The exhibit at Saint Clair contains anywhere from 2 to 6 paintings by each artists to more deeply explore their body of work. The British artists represented in this exhibit show great talent and originality.

The Saint Clair Gallery will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. daily except Sunday. Th?se Saint Clair is located at 23 Lewis Street in downtown Greenwich, CT. Call 203-6661-2927 for directions or visit their website for more information.



ALFONSO

Priyanshu Shrivastava asked:


The play of color in a canvas is what can be called as painting. A good painting is an intellectual self-expression of its creator. It requires great aesthetic sense, artistic concepts and creative power to lay down a painting. Various schools of arts have established different theories on paintings.Tips on painting are simple and general guidelines that may help to create various forms of paintings. The amateur painters and the beginners can put a glance on the painting tips before trying their hand out. Our online art gallery will also entertain you with some of the finest paintings in the world. Drop in and get spoilt with choices.

While sketching the under-painting use light pencil or thin acrylic or oil as the base. Under-painting is just the foundation of your painting; so do not thicken it with dark tones. At first try to apply thin and light touches and then cover them up with thick layers. Put your colors on the palette and apply coats using a paintbrush. After application of the first coat let dry and then start applying the second coat.

In case of watercolor painting you can use wet cotton pieces to remove the excess paint from an unwanted area. In case of oil painting you can wipe out a layer by using oil varnish. Be very careful while preparing the mixture of paints and oil in an oil painting. Improper mixture may ***** up the painting. You can use colors having lead or manganese in them, as these enhance the drying process. Do not dry oil painting in the absence of sunlight.

Color and tone are the most important aspects of painting. It is very necessary to understand the visual effect of each shade of colors. Red, green and blue are the primary colors. These colors can create other shades of colors when blended in appropriate portions. If you are not very used to mixing shades then use particular shades that you are acquainted to.

If you are hesitant about how a specific color will look in a particular area then put the color on the palette knife and hold it near the place where you want it to apply and check out how it appears to be. While painting concentrate on your object and try to think it in terms of its dimension that is its shape, size, length, breadth and height. Work on every part of the painting simultaneously. Visualize your painting half closing your eyes from a distance at frequent intervals to get a better perception.

 

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CHARLEY

alexa p asked:


I have an old watercolor painting from around 1915 with a water stain on it, I was hoping there would be a product I could buy to help remove the stain without hurting the paint.

SONNY