Pat Harrison
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Judges Award DAS 2013
Centenary Award 2018
Palm Art Award Nominee 2018
Palm Art Award Prize 2019
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Author Archives: Pat Harrison
How to Paint a Sunset – Video No.285
In this video Chuck Black shows us how to paint a sunset over a lake. In just under 10 minutes this acrylic speed painting video demonstrates the process from start to finish. Hope you like my choice of the day. … Continue reading
Meeting the Painter Herdin Radtke
Today I should like to introduce you to the painter Herdin Radtke. As you will have read in previous posts he was the artist I shared a booth with at the Creativa Arts Fair in 2018. Herdin is a life-long … Continue reading
Posted in art, oil painting
Tagged artist, dvd, learn to paint, oil painting, Salvador Dali
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Gary Boyler on How to Improve Your Blog
Found this information to be quite useful. It tells bloggers and others who want to promote their art on social media what best to avoid and what to do instead. Gary´s blog offers much more on various art related subjects. … Continue reading
What Brexit will mean for Artists
As of now UK artists will just have another eleven months in which to exhibit their work in Europe without the formalities. As from 2021 it will become more of a hassle and also expensive. I remember the days in … Continue reading
Posted in All Painting Media, art, exhibition experience, painting
Tagged art, Brexit, customs, Europe, exhibition, fine art paintings, UK artists
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Hyperrealism versus Photographs
In this less than 2 minute video Anna Halldin Maule from Sweden uses oil paints to create art that looks more real than a photograph. It can take up to 4 months for Anna to finish one painting. For her … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, howto, painting, video
Tagged art, fine art paintings, hyperrealism, reference photographs
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How to Get Exposure – Video No.284
In this 14 minute video Andrew Tischler shares 5 tips on how to get more exposure as an artist. 1) Don´t Rush 2) Get ONLINE 3) Exhibit 4) Be Persistent 5) Improve Your Quality He explains in detail what he … Continue reading
Artists on German TV – Pavel Sokov and Paul Coney
Every month the international group of artists AERA present a member on German TV. Today I can announce two new productions starting with Pavel Sokov a Russian oil painter who lives in Canada and Paul Coney an oil painter from … Continue reading
Posted in art, oil painting, video
Tagged artist, broadcast, German, oil painting, Paul Coney, Pavel Sokov, tv channel
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Exhibition at a Shopping Centre
Having hired an empty shop at a major shopping centre I will be spending the next two Saturdays there to show my own works and those of a friend of mine. We will be taking turns to man the shop … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, exhibition experience, painting, selling art
Tagged artist, demonstration, exhibition, Fine art, painting, selling art, shopping centre, Shopping mall, Visual art
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How to Practice Drawing – Video No.283
In this video Andrew Tischler tells us about the importance of drawing. The 20 minute demonstration covers several different subjects. There are drawings of a ruin, trees, horses, rocks, and mountains. Andrew also shows us how the individual elements can … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, howto, video
Tagged composition, digital means, drawing, howto, landscape, learn, video
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2019 Amnesty International Art Auction in Germany
Amnesty International have held their annual auction of art works last December. This is now a tradition which has been running for more than 40 years. I have been contributing some of my works since 2013. This time I had … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, All Painting Media, art, exhibition experience, painting
Tagged amnesty international, annual art auction, audience, paintings
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