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Oil PAINTING around YORKSHIRE By Luiz Vilela
Luiz visited us in Yorkshire for almost a month this Summer. The images shown are quick Plein Air studies, on the go! I spent the month of June painting in Yorkshire, England. It is one of the most beautiful places in the whole world and paradise beauty for any artist. Rosemary & Co Artists' Brushes hosted two painting workshops in their premises and around the area. The first one with Michelle Dunaway, we were out and about painting the landscape and the figure in the landscape. Michelle was a wonderful adviser, always helpful and sharing her thoughts in art and the life of an artist. A true inspiration! We had a fantastic time painting at Bolton Abbey for two days. On the second day, we painted model Ross dressed in character - A real Yorkshire man! I didn't feel the…
My NEW found LOVE for PLEIN AIR By Billy Seccombe
Billy Seccombe is a painter represented by Dacia Gallery in NYC. He instructs painting & drawing at DuCret School of Art in S. Plainfield, NJ. A recent weekend getaway to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York marked the beginning of a newly found love in plein air painting. With it’s rolling hills and vibrant autumn colours, the region offers a certain peace and tranquility. Racing to set up my paintbox at the crest of a mountain top overlooking a valley, I quickly began to apply paint to my small canvas in the diminishing afternoon light. It was exhilarating, electrifying, and I was completely alone. The painting and I were one with nature. “High atop Flint Hill Road ... silence was my companion.” The once Native American fishing and hunting low-lands of Cheesequake Park in New Jersey have a…
ROSEMARY & CO Workshops – Master WORKSHOP with MICHAEL KLEIN
My words to Michael were, “This is a marathon not a sprint!” and boy was I right. Two 3 day workshops and a demonstration evening over 7 days was no mean feat - but we did it! We had 30 students over the two workshops from all around the world, and 16 flower bouquets to arrange. That, alongside the heatwave we've been experiencing in Yorkshire leant itself to a dreamlike situation. One we and hopefully the students too, will never forget! Each morning Michael set up his easel and palette to give an in-depth demonstration to the students. The first day Michael outlined the basics, although quite honestly, he makes it look so easy. (I'm sure the students will agree!). A true modern-day Master. My job was to make sure folks had enough tea and coffee, and that they were…
TRAVELLING with a SKETCHBOOK By Richie Carter
I could hear the familiar sounds of a conversation happening in French behind me. As soon as I have a moment to let this wash dry, I turn around to greet a couple who have been watching me paint the Salute church in Venice. I make a joke telling them my concerns “why in the world did I decide to take on such a complicated subject such as this church!” I suppose Sargent was ripley inspiring me. The intricate baroque architecture challenged my ability to simplify yet still capture the feeling of this ornate basilica. These paintings are a visual journal not only reminding me of places I’ve wandered about the world, but more importantly recording all those intangible, unseen experiences that make up who I am. With each watercolour comes an array of interactions had with friends and strangers…
BACKPACKING around SOUTH AMERICA – By Symi Jackson
Starting 2018 on a different continent was definitely an adventure I'll never forget! I was fortunate to be able to take a much needed three month sabbatical at the beginning of this year and back pack around South America with two of my friends. Here's a quick recap. We started the trip in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. We visited the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes which held many favourites of mine, including Sorolla, Monet, Renoir and Mancini. My best mate Jeremy Lipking had been there the year before and told me it was a must-see if I was able to visit. He was right! Wow! We then travelled down to Patagonia, the most Southern part of Argentina. We went on several hikes starting in the town of El Calafate, and explored the Los Glaciares National Park in El Chalten.…
ROSEMARY & CO Workshops – Master WORKSHOP with Michelle DUNAWAY
Rosemary & Co welcomed Michelle Dunaway and students to paint within the grounds of the workshop and around the Yorkshire Dales. In the month of June 2018 we welcomed Michelle Dunaway and a group of students to Yorkshire ready for a workshop on the figure outdoors. Each day we headed to different locations and placed a model in what I would consider, the most beautiful landscapes. Close your eyes and think Pride and Prejudice and you'd be almost there. Michelle had asked that I make it timeless - so that's what we did! Each morning the students arrived at the Rosemary Brushes workshop early and eager to go out and paint! Plein Air is tricky at the best of times, but with Yorkshire's seemingly unpredictable heatwaves of late - this was set to be a challenge! Fear not I thought,…
SERIES 40 Triangular Brush – The PYRAMID Brush – NEW SIZES Introduced
By popular request we have added two extra sizes to our Series 40. Earlier this year we launched sizes 8 and 10 as additionals to the original size 12. We will release more larger sizes later in the year. Here's what some of our customers say about the Series 40: “I love the marks this brush makes. It loads up the pigment and then releases it onto the paper in a beautiful stroke.” - Luce Z “I ordered this triangular brush about a year ago and it's so fun to use, you could paint a whole picture with it or just use it for special effects/strokes. I use it for watercolour paint only. It has a nice fat body to the bristles so it holds tons of paint but it also comes to the finest tip for details so…
A NEW-FOUND FREEDOM in MY WORK – By Judy Krauss
“That painting´s really good, it looks just like a photograph!” went the comment.“Uh-oh!” I thought “Back to the drawing board…” As much as I love photography, I want my paintings to be expressions in their own right. I´m not an abstract artist, although I love abstract art. I am inspired by shape, light and form and want to include these in my work. I love realistic art but I have been looking for the sort of freedom which allows a liberal dollop of artistic licence! I find myself caught between the desire to render an image faithfully and yet abstract it, play with it and create something new. Such comments (as above) started a journey to capture the essence of what inspires me about an image in the first place but allows me to express something that is not in…
The SQUIRREL Blend
A SQUIRREL & SYNTHETIC Mix - SERIES 38 We've introduced a new Squirrel Blend to our ranges this Summer. The Series 38 Pointed Oval Wash is a blend of Squirrel hair and Synthetic fibres, giving what we believe to be the best of both worlds. For many, Squirrel hair is the dream watercolour brush for it's water carrying capacity. However, some say that although it holds an immense amount of pigment, it is a difficult hair to control with it having little to no 'snap'. It seems a shame to only use your Squirrel brushes for washes and backgrounds if you consider them unmanageable. That is where our new Squirrel Blend comes in handy! The Synthetic fibre that runs through this brush will allow for more control, more snap and also lower the price of a Pure Squirrel Brush. You'll…
