Exeter Art Society

Had a great time painting a Belted Galloway Cow at Exeter Art Society the other night, thanks to everyone who came along!

Here's the finished painting
(above) that I did for the demo, this Belted Galloway cow was created
using Atelier Acrylics over the top of dried conventional acrylics, one
of my favourite techniques.


Everyone at Exeter Art Society made me feel very welcome and there was
lots of insightful (and humourous :-) ) discussion during the demo. The
photos here (above) are: top left: setting up for the evening, as I painted, my progress was projected onto the screen; mid left: people starting to arrive, there were about 37 people in attendance; bottom left: an audience member grabs a pic of the finished painting; right: micro exhibition and laptop slideshow for the half-time break.


Recently discovered this mixed media paper (above) and it's great to
paint on especially after sealing the surface with a coat of acrylic.


To start, I did some very quick and very loose line drawings (above)
where I don't worry at all about the results, it's a good way to warm up
before moving on to the main picture.


These patches of colour (above) were used to demonstrate the unique
properties of the Atelier Acrylics. The paint on the left is
conventional acrylic, the patch on the right is Atelier interactive.
Initially, they both looked identical and, once dry, I asked each person
in the audience to feel that both patches of paint were dry. Once
everyone was satisfied, I sprayed both with water and demonstrated that
the patch of conventional acrylic was completely waterproof by rubbing a
brush over the top. However, when a brush was used on the Interactive
paint it was reactivated and was easy to move around on the paper (this
makes for much easier blending than conventional acrylics allow).