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Recreating the Colour Palette of Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) was an acclaimed artist and colourist, whose inventive art techniques transformed the possibilities of what abstract painting could be. Frankenthaler’s career spanned...
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How to Prepare for Your First Life Drawing Class
This guide will help you prepare for your first life drawing class. Whether you’re working in-person or online, there are some strategies to get the most out of your time with the model. I’ll describe...
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Inside the Sketchbook of Louise Balaam
Louise Balaam paints expressive, gestural landscapes in oil, but her process begins in the landscape, drawing with water-based materials. In this Inside the Sketchbook feature, Louise discusses how...
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Recreating Van Gogh’s Colour Palette with Modern Pigments
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is perhaps the most well-known artist of the 19th century and his bold colour palette is instantly recognisable. Some colours he used are still staples in artist palettes...
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Inside the Sketchbook of Stefanie Trow
Stefanie Trow is an artist living and working in Manchester, who works in a variety of different sized sketchbooks, with up to five on the go at any one time. Here, she discusses how experimenting with...
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Recreating the Colour Palette of Francisco de Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, known as one of the last Old Masters, and the first of the Modern painters. Goya’s unique position in art...
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Rosie Phillips: Connecting Through Portraiture
Rosie Phillips won the Animal Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with her work Babs. In this interview, she discusses her process for getting started with an oil painting, how she captures...
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Li Ning: Evoking Memories in Oil Paint
Li Ning won the Still Life Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with his work A Room Of One’s Own. In this interview, he discusses making his own oil medium, connecting spiritually with his...
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Recreating the Colour Palette of Paula Rego
Paula Rego (1935-2022) wove stories that are both empowering and grotesque through her figurative paintings, drawings and prints. Often referring to folk tales from her childhood in Portugal, she...
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Petra Schott: Intuitive Colour
Petra Schott won the Abstract Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with her work And Then She Decided to Take a Bath. In this interview, she discusses unexpectedly reconnecting with art,...
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Recreating the Colour Palette of Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was a Baroque painter who lived and worked in Delft, the Netherlands. While he was locally respected as a painter during his lifetime, after his death he faded into...
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Artist Insights: Gemma Berenguer
Gemma Berenguer is a printmaker based in Barcelona who specialises in screen printing. In this Artist Insights film, she shares her story, from falling in love with screen printing, to establishing a...
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