Tag Archives: water

River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 3

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Pat Harrison

I have been very busy recently with friends setting up online painting classes as Covid makes life more and more difficult for everyone. It is now time to continue my story which I started in a previous post showing you … Continue reading →

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River with Rocks and Trees – Acrylic Step 2

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Pat Harrison

In a previous post I showed you the sketch of this acrylic painting with water cascading over some rocks. After blocking in the essential darks with raw umber you can now see the rocks and trees. I will show you … Continue reading →

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How to Paint a Boat in Watercolour – Art Tuition Video No.209

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Pat Harrison

Here is a demonstration by Graham Berry painting a boat in watercolour. This time-lapse and speed painting video shows Graham´s techniques as a paints a colourful boat from start to finish in just under 4 minutes. As there is no … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Boats in Watercolour – Art Tuition Video No.208

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Pat Harrison

Here is a demonstration by Patrick Ley-Greaves painting boats in watercolour. Patrick gives us a running commentary through this time-lapse video as he develops his seascape from start to finish in about 13 minutes. Hope you will enjoy my choice … Continue reading →

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How to Paint a Seascape in Pastels – Art Tuition Video No.206

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Pat Harrison

Here is a demonstration by Graham Cox painting a seascape in pastels. It comes in two parts. Graham develops the sky in part one lasting about 8 minutes and he completes the painting in part two lasting about 13 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Top Tips – Avoid over-diluting acrylics with water

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Pat Harrison

This article is about a discussion I came across on POL where suggestions were made on how to avoid over-diluting acrylics. Painting Accident Artist Robert Jones had an interesting story to tell about a painting accident he had had. The … Continue reading →

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Iceberg near the North Pole – Acrylic Painting

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Pat Harrison

The acrylic painting shows an iceberg floating in the sea near the North Pole. Snow covered mountains can be seen in the background. It was painted from memory using acrylics on 15x20cm Hahnemuhle carton. Limited edition prints are available upon enquiry. … Continue reading →

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Empty Landing Stage – Acrylic painting

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Pat Harrison

The acrylic painting shows an empty landing stage at a lake in autumn. The trees are reflected in the water. It was painted after a photograph using acrylics on 13x18cm Hahnemuhle carton. The framed original and limited edition prints are available … Continue reading →

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