Sold! Thank you Elvy’s Cafe
Another sale through Elvy’s Cafe in Shorncliffe – thank you for the opportunity to show my work there.
Best Overall Painting in Blackall Art Show!
Chuffed to receive the news that “Study for Scott” was awarded the Best Overall Painting at the Blackall Art Show.
Thank you to the Blackall artists for all the work in enabling this opportunity for artists.
Play with Acrylic Inks
Two day workshop – acrylic inks supplied. Come along and enjoy the flowing movement of inks. 21st and 22nd September in Redcliffe with the Redcliffe Art Society.
Contact Valerie vpettingill@gmail.com>
Free video on acrylic inks https://youtu.be/iefz2SdXAfw
Peggy Progression – completion of demo from Newbridge Using Drawings on Canvas workshop
Another completion – this work was the demonstration piece at the Newbridge Art Group workshop 124/15 August this year, on using drawings in with collage on canvas.
1. The drawing of Mt Conobolus (from the young boy whose family owned of the dog) is adhered as part of the collage and a wet Red Gold acrylic wash applied to unify the collage elements.
2. A close up of the drawing. It is protected by sealing with Matt Spray before collaging with Atelier Binder Medium.
3. The canvas is covered with a layer of Art Spectrum clear pastel primer in preparation for drawing.
4. Working out the placement of the dog with soft pastel.
5. Continuing to work on the drawing with soft pastels and pastel pencils. This was as far as I had time to develop the work at the workshop.
6. Once home, I continued to work on the dog, beginning to use Atelier free Flow and a liner brush for details.
7. Adding acrylic paint dry brushing to the dry brushing that I had begun with soft pastel.
8. A detail photo on coming to completion of the dog.
“Peggy” Mixed Media on Canvas.
1st Pastel in Burdekin!
Good news to hear that “Earth’s Petition” gained 1st Place Pastel in the Burdekin annual art competition – thankyou to the organisers and the Burdekin Art Society members who work to give artists this opportunity.
This work began as a demonstration of pastel over collage with a wet pastel underpainting, at a workshop in New Zealand.
Acrylic Inks
My free video on using acrylic inks is up on YouTube – here is the link:
https://www.pulsarproductions.com/artists/tricia-reust
I also have a chapter on these inks in my book “Using Chroma Art Materials” – both my books are available on my website www.triciareust@gmail.com
“Tree Search” Completed (demo from Crows Nest Workshop)
Sometimes I am happy to leave the texture and colour in a painting be enough to convey my message, but many times I add a motif, or symbol, of reality, to serve as a jumping board to bring in the viewer and provide an element of contact. This does not have to be a large part of the work, and often in fact, is quite small in relation to the painting.
“Tree Search” is one such work, that I have just completed after the workshop in Crows Nest. This work has several other paintings underneath so the texture is all over the canvas, which is a wonderful base for my intention to depict a landscape barren of trees.
1. This photo above shows the canvas after an application of gesso, and carious cardboard shapes taped on before the first glaze of colour is painted. I have left drawings and sections of the last painting that was on this canvas, showing, because I didn’t want to lose those areas.
2. Detail of the motif painted on, to connect the viewer with the landscape and message. This detail is around 9 cms wide and 13 cms high, so quite small in relation to the size of the canvas.
3. “Tree Search” Mixed Media on Canvas 61 cms wide by 91 cms high (24 inches wide by 36 inches high). This and other works are available as giclee reproductions, in any size on canvas or paper, through www.buyartnow.com.au
at Art House Reproductions. My works are all limited editions.
Completed the demo Lennox Mood
Another demonstration piece completed, using wet pastel as an underpainting, begun at the Brisbane Pastel Society of Australia meeting on August 6th 2024.
From different photos I had taken, I composed a rough sketch to set the tonal distribution of shapes.
The pink and yellow ochre AS soft pastels were applied to the white Colourfix. It is important to use a paper that can take being wet, and pastels that will mix readily with water.
The pastels were pushed into the paper with a Taklon brush and water.
I indicated the colours to be used, applying the soft pastels. The cloud area was to be blended, but the strokes left visible in the water. I intend this to be an almost monochromatic work, with the underpainting adding glistening elements of colour.
This was as far as I was able to go within the time limits of the meeting.
Lennox Mood. Pastel on half sheet AS Colourfix paper.
Completed Demo Wet Pastel Underpainting
Finally, now that I have returned from the road trip, I have some time to finalise some demonstration pieces. This is the wet pastel underpainting portrait demo from the PSA Brisbane meeting Tuesday August 6th.
Over a charcoal portrait study (begun at the NZ portrait workshop) on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper – Soft Umber – I placed green and raw umber AS soft pastels.
I then wet these areas with water and a taklon brush, and pushed the pastel into the paper, ensuring that all the pastel was melted.
Placing soft pastel over these areas to develop the portrait. This was as far as I was able to work, before the meeting was over.
The completed portrait demonstration. Pastel on a Quarter sheet Colourfix paper.
This drawing off to Germany – I’m off on my road trip!
This charcoal pastel study is off to Germany as a gift. I am off to deliver workshops on my road trip beginning in Canberra, then Newbridge, and Nelson Bay on my way home. These workshops include drawing, Mixed Media and also, pastel on canvas.
Looking forward to seeing former attendees and making new friends.