In this oil painting guide Michael explains the basics of glazing in about 13 minutes. The speed painting video shows how a still life develops from scratch. Using suitable techniques this can also be applied to acrylics. The explanations are given in a cute German accent.
You can always jump forward if you haven´t got the time to watch all of the video.
Hope you like my choice of the day.
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Last weekend our NAROMA Art Society participated in an open air festival at a mansion come restaurant in Germany. We gave painting demonstrations and exhibited to sell our creations.
The photographs give you an idea of our display.
Styrum Mansion saw lots of visitors on the day with numerous clubs presenting shows and activities for the public with special events for children. The festival attracts thousands of people every year.
Dancers after Renoir
In September there will be an auction in favour of underprivileged children in a major city near my home town. One of my works will hopefully be accepted amid many others by several artists who have submitted a painting each.
The number of entries are restricted to one item per artist covering all kinds of subjects. Of course there will be abstracts too.
A large number of art collectors and visitors always attended these annual auctions.
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In my series of films on my slot on a German tv channel I present artists belonging to AERA the Association Embracing Realist Art The films are being broadcast several times a month. Members have their work put in front of a wide audience. German subtitles are added where necessary to make it accessible to viewers who are less fluent in English. The productions are not only shown on the German TV channel several times over but they have also been entered into the station´s free public media library.
Furthermore Zattoo offer a live stream for subscribers in Europe. You can register for free. It will give you access to 89 tv channels. One of them is NRWision which features our AERA programmes several times a month.
You can also view the most recent 20 minute video by clicking on the following image.
R.Geoffrey Blackburn
This month the production is about the American artist R.Geoffrey Blackburn who creates fantastically detailed images of Colorado landscapes. The film is a co-production with Graeme Stevenson´s Colour in Your Life series.
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Rembrandt with Rijksmuseum
The picture shows my entry for the 2019 competition called by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam which had 8,390 works submitted. It marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death. As I like to be inspired by the old masters I decided to enter with my interpretation of one of the many self portraits by Rembrandt. Instead of his palette I gave Rembrandt a tablet or iPad showing a photo of the Rijksmuseum.This is to signify where many of his works are being kept with a major exhibition taking place this year.
As always I learnt a lot from interpreting his work. Together with the many books by contemporary realist artists I have studied, these kind of paintings help me improve my understanding of what it takes to create a good painting. The painting is in acrylics on wood size 40x30cm.
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I am happy to say that I have been nominated for the Palm Art Award again this year. The award was first installed 16 years ago and has gone to artists from all over the world since. The juried competition will close in October and award winners will be named in December.
At the end of May I will be attending a group exhibition at a moated castle in Germany. Many people are expected to come to this annual event.
More than 30 artists will be displaying their works on Saturday and Sunday. I will be taking my easel to paint and demonstrate.
Haus Opherdicke is a moated castle which really is more like a manor house with a moat. It overlooks the valley of the river Ruhr and is popular with local people at weekends.
You may have been waiting for the finished painting after following the various steps in my earlier posts. Well, here it is. Putting the finishing touches to the painting I gave it more warmth by adding burnt sienna to the raw umber for the pebbles on the river bank. I also darkend the water with a stronger tint of blue also mixing in some burnt sienna in places. Finally I added a couple of extra points of interest. You will notice the seagull sitting on the decaying boat and the person sitting on the wall at the boat house.
I have since delivered the painting to my customer who was very happy with the result.
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I am happy to be able to show my own series of films on my slot on a German tv channel. The programmes presenting artists belonging to AERA the Association Embracing Realist Art are being broadcast once a month. Every time a new member has his or her work put in front of a wide audience. I have added German subtitles where necessary to make it accessible to viewers who are less fluent in English. The productions are not only shown on the German TV channel several times over but they have also been entered into the station´s free public media library.
Furthermore Zattoo offer a live stream for subscribers in Europe. You can register for free. It will give you access to 89 tv channels. One of them is NRWision which features our AERA programmes several times a month.
You can also view the most recent 20 minute video by clicking on the following image.
Joel Rea
This month the production is about the Australian artist Joel Rea who creates fantastic images full of hidden meanings. We are looking forward to your comments or you may prefer just to click on the LIKE button below.
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seascape
This is a painting in acrylics on canvas panel of Hope Cove in Devon, England. The beach is deserted outside the peak season. It is near here where filming took place for the “Coroner” tv series.
The painting is 13x18cm in size.
You will find more of my landscape and seascape paintings and an enlarged view when you click here. The original and limited edition prints are available upon enquiry.
Judges Award DAS 2013
Centenary Award 2018
Palm Art Award Nominee 2018
Palm Art Award Nominee 2019
English with German subtitles
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