Congratulations
Congratulations to Richard who was approached to do a painting commission for a Xmas present. The painting will be presented to the...
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Jane
Oct 19, 20171 min read
Local printer for Xmas cards
So a few years back, pre-Covid I called PEP printers on Tarring Road to arrange prices and set up for any Xmas cards you want to have...
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Jane
Oct 12, 20171 min read
Members Only area
Lots of people have joined the members only area on this website - welcome! Gradually new tips and videos are being added by myself to...
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Jane
Sep 27, 20171 min read
Matt Medium - confusing?
In class when using acrylic paints you may have heard about a product called Matt Medium. This is used to add to the acrylics to 'extend'...
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Jane
Sep 21, 20171 min read
Stride Exhibition, Chichester
At the beginning of September I posted details on the Skyblue Website about the 'Stride' Exhibition in Chichester asking for entries and...
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Jane
Sep 7, 20171 min read
New things for Autumn
Our first week back and we had a beautiful collection of penguins painted to celebrate, well done everyone. You can see them on the front...
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Jane
Jul 20, 20171 min read
Art in the Summer
As we gradually finish classes for summer (final class on 27 July) you may be wondering what you can do over August. As this summer has...
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Jane
Jun 29, 20171 min read
A super day out
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Borde Hill Gardens last Saturday. It all went fairly smoothly and having transport to pick...
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Jane
May 25, 20171 min read
Two July Afternoon Workshops
Its been quite a while since we ran any weekend workshops. A great chance to 'have a go' at something you have never tried or just to...
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Jane
May 18, 20172 min read
What to take to Borde Hill
Sketching and painting outside is a very different affair to having a lovely table and being indoors. That said there are ways to...
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Jane
May 11, 20171 min read
Tips for drips!
We have recently been inspired by part of Anna Perlin's painting that contained 'the drip'. Made famous by 1950's artist, Jackson...
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Jane
May 4, 20171 min read
Brighton Open Houses
6th May kicks off the Brighton Festival, an annual event that is the 2nd largest arts festival (Edinburgh claims top place). Within the...
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Jane
Apr 27, 20171 min read
Examining Paintings
On a recent trip to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum we decided that we would really focus on the Dutch still life genre. I am always amazed...
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Jane
Apr 20, 20171 min read
Buying new paints
If you are starting out with acrylics or watercolours there may be a few paints that you want to add later on. In addition, if you are...
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Jane
Feb 16, 20173 min read
'Spring' Secret Postcards
Deadline is 1st March - Next Tuesday! Send your postcards to the following address, please put your name and any contact details on the...
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Jane
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Skyblue June Trip
Please book your place if you have registered initial interest or if you have just seen this and want to come. In order to keep track of...
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Jane
Jan 19, 20171 min read
Summer days out in June
This week I received an email from a lady at Borde Hill Gardens (not far from Haywards Heath, Sussex) asking if Skyblue would like to...
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Jane
Nov 10, 20161 min read
Gelli Plate
Do it yourself printmaking is fun, quite messy and produces multiples of very original designs. One thing that can increase the fun...
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Jane
Aug 26, 20161 min read
New Term and more creativity
I hope that you all had a lovely August break, with lots of sunshine and possibly some painting time too? For us we spent time in Exmoor...
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