MIXED MEDIA

Pumpkinscape

Coloured pencil, pastel pencil and acrylic

60 x 40 cm on pastel board

I always been a coloured pencil purist and rarely have I entertained the thought of adding another medium or two, to my cp work.

Lately though I have been going through a stage of experimentation and today’s painting is a combination of coloured pencil, pastel pencil and acrylic paint, Matisse Acrylic Flow to be exact.

I can see there is much potential with this approach and I need to pursue it further. Gouache, watercolour, pastel pencils (to a certain extent) and acrylics are good ‘bed fellows’ with coloured pencil. Then of course there’s water soluble pencils to add to the mix, plus inks and dyes.

Isn’t art exciting!

Richard

MUSICAL MOMENTS

In my role as curator of the Mezzanine Gallery, at Country Club Tasmania, I get to meet a broad range of artists and see their work. It’s nice to hang an exhibition of art that is much different from the ‘norm’.

North West Coast artist  Suzanne Hennessy, has won many awards for her work and is extremely prolific and very passionate about her art.

I will officially open her latest exhibition this coming Thursday evening. It comprises 51 pen and watercolour works that are of musicians performing. Many of them have been signed by the performers.

All the work has been drawn “live” and it is very refreshing to see an artist who is prepared (and confident) to create their art this way.

I shall complete the hanging tomorrow, when I shall take the time to have a longer look at each work in preparation for my opening night speech.

Richard