Welcome to the August edition - a celebration of seeing, drawing and getting out there. This month we’ve turned a special spotlight on drawing as a daily habit and on plein air painting: the practice of working directly from life that...
Haidee-jo Summers, Milly hanging out the washing, oil, 10x14” (25.5x36cm)
You will learn How to use the white of the paper to give your work added impact To plan in advance To achieve more by doing less In most aspects of our lives we jump at the chance to achieve more by doing less. But when it comes to drawing and...
I’m usually found hunched over my desk diligently layering my coloured pencils in the warm, not perched beside a muddy riverside path with a sketchbook on my knee. But this month I took mine outside for the first time, to see if I would enjoy...
In her latest book, 50 Ways to Break the Rules in Oils, Haidee-jo Summers invites artists to loosen their grip on tradition and rediscover the joy of experimentation. Known for her vibrant, responsive pleinair paintings, she brings a fresh...
Learning outcomes How to focus and edit Brushwork techniques and mark making Ilove painting in dense woodland, but trees can be tricky subjects. They will steal the focal point before you know it! Their gnarly, multi-limbed shapes are...
