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Tree study (Copyright Blair Thomson)

Experimenting with water based paints and mark making

Recently I was asked by a student about this image and how it was painted. It was made during an outdoors art session – working from memory of being in the landscape and trees. We used shirtcard (plastic coated paper) with three colours of acrylic… Read More »Experimenting with water based paints and mark making

Colour and energy – graffiti workshop

There were over twenty children and adults at the sunny summer workshops for the NUC, guided in creative graffiti and drawing and painting techniques. Many of the young people really engaged with the visual possibilities and were encouraged to work into and around sprayed and… Read More »Colour and energy – graffiti workshop

Summer Milton Graffiti and Art Workshop

Let’s have some fun trying out some spray paints, graffiti and drawing outdoors at the Milton hub, part of the North United Communities summer drop in programme. Find us at Milton Community Huts, Miltonbank Primary School, July 11th and 18th from 1pm to 3pm. Adults… Read More »Summer Milton Graffiti and Art Workshop

Drawing Tour to Parkhead Necropolis and looking beyond

We began the final Parkhead Heritage Trail urban sketching tour by loosening up with some fun warm up sketches – blind drawings of the buildings nearby and abstract line drawings. Afterwards we walked from Parkhead Cross to the Necropolis where we had the first demo… Read More »Drawing Tour to Parkhead Necropolis and looking beyond

Still life drawing with a Cubist feel

Using oil pastels at Maryhill Art Group we worked from a setup of studio objects including tripod, paint tubes, brushes and water jugs. We looked at artists Picasso and Heron. Their works encouraged us to feel free to block in areas of colour and use… Read More »Still life drawing with a Cubist feel