Top tips to improve your art

My top tips to improve your art.

·                     Paint in a limited number of standard sizes and keep a supply of canvases in these sizes on hand to be ready to paint when that spark of inspiration strikes.

·                     Keep a sketchbook and a camera in your car so you will not miss that once in a lifetime scene.

·                     Cut cardboard templates in the standard 2 x 3, 3 x 4, and 4 x 5 canvas proportions to trace their dimensions for your source drawings in your sketchbook.

·                     Frequently imagine the scene before your eyes as the subject for a painting. It will improve your artistic eye and hopefully it will enrich your life.

·                     For painterly brushwork put generous amounts of paint on your palette, load your brush with paint, and lay it on the canvas with a single bold stroke.

·                     Paint some very small and some very large paintings to extend your painting ability.

·                     Paint like a professional artist by painting every day.

Chris Sabian is an artist with http://www.kutefineart.com and co-owner of http://www.paragonprints.co.uk

Chris Sabian's Pastel Top Tips

·                     Paint lights over darks, soft pastel over hard.

·                     Overlapping creates depth.

·                     Work from the top.

·                     Maintain tonal range.

·                     Buy the best quality pencils you can afford.

·                     Use a very sharp trimming knife to keep pencils sharp.

·                     Be considerate of the framer and do not give him flimsy pieces of paper, but rather find stiffer boards to paint on.

·                     Plan, Plan, Plan.

Great Sheffield Art Show

I have three painting exhibiting at the Great Sheffield Art Show - 8/9/10 July Octogon Centre, Sheffield.

Clare Walton opens her studio

Clare Walton opens her studio

Portrait and wildlife artist Clare Walton will be opening her studio and exhibiting paintings and prints during Derbyshire Open Arts Weekend 2011. Clare will also be launching a brand new cartoon collection.

Clare's studio is at Via Gellia Mill, Via Gellia, Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2AJ and her studio will be open daily, 10am to 6pm, from 27th May to 30th May, Telephone: 01629 825305; www.kutefineart.com.

For a free illustrated brochure or further information about Derbyshire Open Arts Weekend go to www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk

Also exhibiting at the same venue are High Stone Gallery (photography by Ian Daisley), Liz Linell (pastel and ink panels on chipboard) and Netty Reddish (homeware, puzzles, pictures and jewellery).

TOP: Clare Walton Satisfaction Pastel 20"(W) x 16"(H)

Satisfaction Guaranteed

"Satisfaction" is finished and available to buy as a print at http://www.kutefineart.com/photo_7704560.html

Satisfaction is progressing well

This is possibly my best yet and I cannot wait to finish it!

A Cultural Feast for the May Bank Holiday Weekend

Spring Bank Holiday Weekend  28th to 30th May Via Gellia Mills, Bonsall, Derbyshire DE4 2AJ

Who can resist a peek into the life of an artist? From May 28th art lovers are invited to meet Pet and Wildlife artist Clare Walton of Kute Fine Art at Unit 309 Via Gellia Mill. See her in action, learn about her skills and experience the surroundings that nourish her imagination.

Take the opportunity to browse Original Artwork, Limited and Open Edition Prints and brand new Cartoon Releases. Why not have a go yourself? There will be a variety of artists materials to try including pastels and many types of pastel paper, pen and ink, graphite pencil and oil paints.

Now in its sixth year the Derbyshire Open Arts has established itself as a firm date in the cultural calendar and Via Gellia Mill as an art venue isn't standing still. One of the great strengths of this rural setting is the sense of place, drawing on the rich vein of talent in the area and exhibiting work that celebrates local distinctiveness.

Only in such a rural space can visitors explore such a diverse event with so much fun.

http://www.kutefineart.com