Thank you for your report!
We have received your report and it is currently under investigation by a forum moderator.
Which bit first?
Welcome to the forum.
Here you can discuss all things art with like-minded artists, join regular painting challenges, ask questions, buy and sell art materials and much more.
Make sure you sign in or register to join the discussions.
Hang on Studio Wall
This is a Studio member-only feature!
Join our Studio membership and save your favourite Painters Online content, from gallery artwork to step-by-step guides, to your own online mood boards. Create your go-to place for inspiration and learning. Plus, members can also enjoy a range of exciting features including monthly art videos and a digital magazine library.
If you are already a Studio member, simply login to your account.
Not a Studio member? Why not try our free 30-day trial - no commitment, no credit card required
Message
Posted
With the last few paintings I have done, I have started with the bit that worries me the most and then gone on to all the rest. I used to always start with the sky, but it was such a big part of the painting that if I messed this up a bit, I lost heart to finish the work. So I changed to - do the bit that scares me first and if that is OK the rest will follow.
I would be interested to hear how other people approach starting a painting and why they use that particular method - or perhaps some people have no method and it changes with each painting.
Posted
I never saw it, which is possibley my loss. However my mother (another dabbler) watched it avidly. And bought the book, which I now have. I've read through it but as interesting as it is, I don't really need it. Anyone want it? say a fiver? Not sure what additional P&P would be. Drop me an IM, and we can discuss it.
Posted
I remember it well, and remember Rupert Cordeux, who graces this site, being one of the winners.
The big snag with it was the ghastly poetic interludes, when Hannah Gordon read to us - actors should never read poetry. They emote.
It was interesting, though, in that it posed challenges to the artists to paint things they'd never tackled before; a useful discipline still.
And for all its irritating aspects, its slight air of tweeness, I'm sure it inspired many, many people to paint in watercolour who would otherwise never have thought of doing so. No, they don't make programmes like that any more: just about everything is geared to the 25 to 35 age group, and even then programme-makers systematically patronize them. So anyone of more mature years (and children, it seems to me) are left with very thin gruel, if any at all.
Don't want the book though! I need that money for paint...
Posted
Thanks Claireandaisy for the information, cos I would dearly like to see a particular episode of Watercolour Challenge where the participants are painting some old barns, and I think, A TANK of all things! A dear artist friend and mentor of mine, who sadly died within a year of my meeting her, apparently took part in this episode. Since I never got to see her paint, I would love to see it.
I note that the link is for series 1. Does anyone know how many series were made?
I would be very grateful if anyone watching these could keep their eyes open for a tank, and let me know if they see one!
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Posted
So sorry: by mistake I replied to Tony c directly instead of to the forum. I was trying to do a quote and mucked it up! If you're reading this Tony, can you check your messages, please? If you can reply, it would be great if you could include my message in the reply, so that others know what we're on about. Cheers. Jacki :$