Tag: Stillman and Birn
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Practising portraits
A lot of art is just practise. I’ve been practising portraits with close family and friends usually after a meal when we’re just chatting. I like being able to listen in but often the conversation turns to a topic where I’m listening but nothing to contribute. I like that I can keep practising my art…
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Beach holiday kits – final set up and paintings
So the last few posts have been the set up of my kits however I realised for my holiday I was limited with space and had to make some hard choices. So here’s what I actually took with me and what I actually used. The first kit I kept in my handbag for ink and…
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Metal stamping kit
The other day at the shops I happened to see how they do the monograming at Kiki K and noticed they use the heat transfer foil I used a while back to make illuminated verses framed using my laster printer (instead of Heidi swapp). They also charge $10 for only 3 letters. So when I…
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Beta series Stillman and Birn – initial thoughts
Second painting in my Beta series Stillman and Birn and so far not that impressed. This is the brand that both Liz steel (urbane sketcher) and Jane Blundell (fine art watercolour painter) both seem to agree on but my initial sketch and wash seem ok but there was a little pilling where there were too…
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Upcycled makeup case to plain air kit
I’m still looking for a replacement for my amazing A5 Plein air case which is falling apart. It only lasted a year or so with constant use so looking at options that are leather. I have my eye on the Kiki k sales as they use leather and the A5 continental organiser is the closest…
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