Rebecca Freear·Oct 5, 2023Art for Happiness — green themeA new term begins and we’re taking a fresh look at greens in my Art for Happiness classes
Rebecca Freear·Dec 24, 2018Linocutting and PrintingStudents at my art classes in Croston have been learning about relief printmaking.A response icon2A response icon2
Rebecca Freear·Oct 2, 2018Painting poppies, Canal Art styleI’ve been asked how to paint poppies on stones so I looked for examples on-line. I found some very beautiful painted poppies but what I was…A response icon1A response icon1
Rebecca Freear·Sep 6, 2018A Gestalt moment in Art ClassBack to school with my adults learning art and I encouraged them to use their licences to play.
Rebecca Freear·Jun 1, 2018Making a wheel of colourThe colour wheel I described last time was made using soft pastels. In this post I will be using water-soluble crayons but you may use any…A response icon1A response icon1
Rebecca Freear·May 20, 2018Colour Theories(There’s a glossary at the end of this article to help you to remember different terms used relating to colour theories.)A response icon1A response icon1
Rebecca Freear·Apr 12, 2018Charcoal morning at Den’s workshopAn engrossing activity was ‘enjoyed’ by all at Denise’s workshop near Croston this morning. I say ‘enjoyed’ but indeed, there was some…
Rebecca Freear·Mar 26, 2018Watercolour, Masking and Lifting-offHere’s your art teacher, all plugged-in and ready to go!
Rebecca Freear·Feb 16, 2018Underpainting and glazing with watercolourUsing the same reference photo as I used for the oil painting demo which you can see here, I have made a watercolour painting which follows…
Rebecca Freear·Jan 19, 2018Rule of threesWe are developing compositional skills at the moment in Art Class
