(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Morning class, I'm Will Kemp and welcome to Market Day Peaches Acrylic Still Life, the third painting in my series of short courses. 'The Morning Paintings" are designed to be easy-to-follow single project courses. You can complete them in just a few 1hr painting sessions. Each one follows the same approach: A single painting…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Do you ever dream of becoming an artist but keep putting it off until you have ‘more time’? It's easily done. The very thought of the blank white canvas can cause a state of anxiety. You can quickly find yourself as the ‘art admirer’ rather than the ‘art creator’. And you begin to wonder,…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Ever wanted to learn how to draw? Have you daydreamed of just picking up a pencil and sketching? But inside there is a lingering doubt. A distant memory of a school teacher who told you once you were bad at art. An inner critic that holds you back…. Even before you begin. But what if…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Morning class, I'm Will Kemp and welcome to a Cornish Seascape, the second painting in my series of short courses. ‘The Morning Paintings” are designed to be easy-to-follow single project courses, you can complete them in just a few 1 hr painting sessions. Each one follows the same approach: A single painting from…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) If the thought of using Traditional Oil paints, cleaning up your brushes with strong-smelling solvents in a small room just isn’t practical - you might find that Water-Mixable Oils are a perfect balance - the blending time of oils with the super easy clean up of water. Water-mixable oils are real oil paints, they…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Painting portraits with acrylics can be frustrating. After the pleasure of not getting headaches from oil paint and toxic turpentine, there seems to be double payback for daring to tackle a portrait with acrylics. Not only do the colours appear unsophisticated and garish but the paint dries too quickly to blend together successfully,…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Inspiration for a painting often strikes when walking around your garden. Inspiration often ends when the mass of leaves and flowers you've picked are now strewn across your kitchen table, trying to pass themselves off as a still-life! When you put paint to canvas, the whole thing looks unrealistic and a little dated. Is it…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Feeling daunted at the thought of drawing outside? It seems laughable, doesn’t it? To be scared of drawing. However, with 80% of people scared of public speaking, it’s not surprising that public sketching can cause those same knots in the stomach, butterflies and anxiousness. Standing outside with your sketchbook, eagle-eyed onlookers behind you can…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Want to experiment with new mediums such as charcoal & chalk but unsure of where to start? Moving into a new drawing medium can be a challenge, especially if you’re using the wrong materials. I was trying to draw with charcoal for years and kept on ‘missing’ the vital ingredient. I thought it was my technique,…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Morning class, I'm Will Kemp, and welcome to the first course in my new series 'The Morning Paintings'. I’m super excited about these because they are easy-to-follow single project courses that you can complete in just a few 1 hr painting sessions. Each one will follow the same approach: A single painting from start…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Do you know your Couche from your Scumble? If you’re new to oil painting you might have heard about the magical effects of ‘glazing’ and how using secret Old Master recipes could take your paintings to new heights. You find yourself nodding along but inside thinking, ‘What is everyone talking about? What even is…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) You might have been struggling to understand colour mixing for years, sometimes getting it spot on but other times when it goes wrong, have no idea why or how to fix it? Or maybe you've read articles on colour theory but not had the confidence to put that new knowledge into an actual painting…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) The problem with learning to paint is, where do you begin when you've got so many ideas but don't know where to start? Secretly you think you need to get complicated to create an accomplished still life, so when you attempt your first painting, your setup is elaborate. Too many colours - too many…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) How do you make your paintings look more professional? At some point in every artist’s development, you get to a stage where your paintings are looking pretty good. You’ve got a basic understanding of colour mixing, paint application and your drawings are sound. But some tricky subjects still elude you. And you begin to…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) Imagine becoming an artist where your inspiration comes from observing your everyday life. You would gain an eye-opening appreciation for the town or city you live in and places you visit. Bustling crowds, interesting architecture, and wonky lamp posts would become your subjects and a fine-line pen your only drawing tool. You could start…
(Scroll down ↓ to Add to Cart) It was time to break out with the big canvas. As a student visiting the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, I’d just seen Monet’s monumental Water Lily paintings, and I was in awe. The sheer scale of the pieces with thick, painterly brush strokes inspired me to get back to my little studio space…
