[BAS Newsletter] Seascape in Oils: Technical notes and treats

[Adrian Fowle (BAS Chairman)]

Melanie Cambridge has kindly provided her own *write up* of last night's 
demonstration, and edited the *video* for us. Oh and there's a *voucher* 
too. Thank you Melanie.

The video can be found at https://youtu.be/yeYnRNbWWj4 
<https://youtu.be/yeYnRNbWWj4>  and will remain visible until 28th Feb. 
Please don't share it.

*"Seascape in Oils” – West Wittering*

*With Melanie Cambridge*

For any members wishing to follow my video of this event, here is a list 
of materials used.

*The Colours:*

  * Titanium White
  * Naples Yellow
  * Cadmium Yellow
  * Cadmium Red
  * Magenta (or Permanent Rose, or Quinacridrone Magenta)
  * Cerulean Blue
  * Ultramarine Blue
  * Raw Umber
  * Burnt Sienna

I also use a texture medium for impasto effects. This is available from 
online from Jacksons Art Supplies - Lukas Painting Butter. Link to 
website: 
_https://www.jacksonsart.com/lukas-alkyd-medium-5-painting-butter-200ml-ship-by-road-only 
<https://www.jacksonsart.com/lukas-alkyd-medium-5-painting-butter-200ml-ship-by-road-only>_ 


White Spirit both for cleaning brushes and for thinning colours.

Rags or kitchen roll to wipe up excess paint and again for cleaning brushes.

My demonstration was painted on a stretched canvas sized 16 x 23 inches. 
I gave the already white primed surface a coat of cool blue grey gesso 
in advance. I used Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna mixed with White 
Gesso. I also used masking tape to cover the edges of the canvas before 
priming so that when finished the canvas had a clean white edge so can 
be hung without a frame if required.

Brushes were from my own range: A size no. 12 Filbert, No.8 Filbert, 
No.4 Long Filbert and a No.4 Round Brush.


EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO BAS MEMBERS – valid until 28th February 2021
£ 5.00 off any order

If you wish to purchase any of my brushes, then these are available from 
my on-line art shop www.melaniecambridge-fine-art.co.uk/art-shop.html

Please use Code  “BAS FIVER” if you make a purchase so you will benefit 
from a £5.00 discount from any items you choose. This code is valid for 
use once only.


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There are a couple of observations that I should like to add too. 
Melanie mentioned the Golden Ratio as determining where she placed her 
main vertical. The Golden Ratio is one of those peculiar numbers, like 
Pi, that pop up in multiple areas of maths and nature - and art. The 
size of a canvas can be in the Golden Ratio - if the longer side is 
about 1.62 times the length of the shorter. The composition within the 
canvas can be in the Golden Ratio if the canvas areas is broken down 
into smaller areas with the ratio 0.62 by placing important parts of the 
scene at those points. That number is sufficiently close to 2/3 or 3/5 
that for most purposes in art those simpler numbers will do. For some 
reason we find those proportions pleasing. The maths is interesting, but 
not everyone believes the applications to nature or art.

On a more prosaic matter, Melanie buys her frames from easyframe.com


-- 
*Adrian Fowle
Chairman, Bromley Art Society


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