Newsletters

The newsletter is written by Michael Wilcox in the United Kingdom. Each will normally consist of 2-3 pages of Questions and Answers. In this first of the new series we have also included some material from our earlier newsletters as these were only sent to a limited number of members. To view the newsletters you will need to have Adobe Reader installed. If required, a copy is available here for download. 

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Colour and Technique: October 2012

Over the past series we have looked at some of the basics of color harmony and contrast. In this next series I want to answer some of the concerns that you have put to me about color use and technique

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Colour and Technique: June 2012

During art lessons we are often taught the importance of drawing, of perspective, composition, and subject matter. But seldom the importance of color. Many people stand before this painting for a very long time. Yet it has to be said that there is little evidence of drawing skill, perspective or composition.

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Colour and Technique: Aug - Sept 2011

Continuing our examination of the various contrasts which are available to the artist. Of direct interest to the painter is the fact that a colour can appear brighter or be changed in some other way by a neighbouring colour or group of colours. 

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Colour and Technique: July 2011

Continuing our examination of the various contrasts which are available to the artist. Colours are frequently described as being of a certain temperature, whether hot, warm, cool or cold. Hues associated with fire and heat; reds,oranges and yellows, are often described as being warm or hot while the blues and greens of ice and water are thought of as being cool. 

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Colour and Technique: May 2011

I like to copy modern paintings of the 19th and early 20th century: e.g. Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Bonnard. I would like to achieve original colours and values where these have degraded over time, but I have no source for this information. Can you direct me to such a source? 

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Colour and Technique: October/November 2010

William Turner was one of the earliest painters to fully understand the effect and power of the after-image. Before he gained this knowledge his paintings were usually rather drab, produced in the greys and browns common to his time.

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Colour and Technique: August 2010

The artist has made very skilful use of the range of neutrals and coloured greys obtainable from the complementaries. The shadows and leggings of the girl have almost certainly been mixed from the same blue and orange that have been used to produce the rest of the painting.

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Colour and Technique: May 2010

Several years ago, before I started to research the subject, I felt that I knew what the term 'colour harmony' meant. As I reached further into the subject I realised that I had only the vaguest of ideas. As individuals we may find that certain colour combinations harmonise while others clash.

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Colour and Technique: March 2010

Could it be that the colours which surround us are often related or repeated, varying mainly in saturation, whereas the artist tends to over complicate matters and perhaps introduces too many unrelated colours?

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Colour and Technique: January 2010

We are pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Way, our Principal Teacher has organized the first of our Colour Mixing Workshops. These are outlined on page one. Bob is a very experienced teacher and an outstanding artist and colorist

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