Category Archives: mixed media
Self-portraits – Ego trip or educational tool?
For someone who loves creating portraits, I’ve been doing a lot of abstracts recently! Why? Simple, with portraits you need a model! And I find that daunting! Especially if I’m trying experimental techniques. ©2010 Cathy Read – Discovered – 53 … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic development, Collage, mixed media, Musings, portraits
Tagged Art, Hollywood, portrait, Portraits From Photos, self portrait, Shopping, Visual Arts
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What do you do with your sketchbooks when you finish them?
Are your sketchbooks being used? Or do they lay forlorn and forgotten? Gathering dust! Do you sketch because you feel you ought to? Are they just exercises you do at an art class? Or do you sketch with a purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Mediums, mixed media, Musings, sketchbook studies
Tagged Arts, Drawing, Education, mixed media, Sketchbook, Visual Arts
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Sketchbook project 2011! Why do I always leave everything to the last minute?
Remember the Sketchbook Project 2011? The touring sketchbook project? You do…Really? Fab! ©2010- Cathy Read- sketches Well, if you remember, I started well. With 5 pages completed the first week. The plan was to do a sketch a day – … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, dog, flowers, landscape, mixed media, Moleskin, Musings, project, Publicity, Sketchbook project 2011, sketchbook studies, watercolour
Tagged Art, Christmas, Drawing, Holidays, Postcard, sketch, Sketchbook Project 2011, Visual Arts
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The art preview, should I go or stay at home? Networking motivation!
Artist’s are often insular beings. Mixing with others can be a challenge. That’s not to say we dislike people, although I could think of a few who… Anyway, I digress. Over the last 6 months or so, I’ve made a … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Abstracts, Acrylic, Acrylics, Art promotion, Exhibitions, ink, mixed media, Musings, Publicity
Tagged Banbury, Charles Saatchi, Christmas, England, London, Manchester, Weather
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One artist’s strategies for coping with rejection!
Any artist who wants to be successful comes to a point when they need to develop a thick skin! Coping with a degree of failure is part of the learning process. No one can realistically expect everyone to like … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, Artistic development, ink, Mediums, mixed media, Musings, watercolour, watercolour
Tagged Abstracts, Acrylics, blown ink, blue, circles, mixed media, Musings, watercolours
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Developing an art blog
I was one this week! OK, I confess (before you start contacting Mensa or the men in white coats) not me myself but my blog celebrated its first birthday! Looking back at my first post… I cringe!!!! Several times. Like … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylics, Artistic development, Buildings, ink, Mediums, mixed media, Musings, Painting subjects, watercolour, watercolour
Tagged art promotion, art world, artwork, buildings, colour, inks, mixed media, Musings, paintings, stained glass, watercolours, window
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Should I be busy demonstrating my art, or perfecting the sales pitch?
So how did we do? The exhibition looked great, there were lots of people- although apparently quiet for John Lewis! We had a lot of interested people, sales were made, not as much as we’d like but worth the effort! … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, Acrylics, Art promotion, mixed media, Painting subjects, Publicity, watercolour, watercolour
Tagged Abstracts, blown ink, circles, green, John Lewis, organic forms, patterns, yellow
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Art Works for business at John Lewis
Well it works for me! I had an unexpected phone call on Wednesday! I was in the bank, when my phone rang. I answered and it was Mike at Artworks for business. I was one of 3 artist’s selected to … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylic, Acrylics, Art promotion, Artistic development, Exhibitions, Mediums, mixed media
Tagged blown ink, blue, circles, mixed media, Musings
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Media choices! Collage or mixed media? Why not try both?
An artist is defined by the medium he chooses! Yes, there are other influences at play, but the medium choice affects the character of his work significantly! I sometimes envy artist’s who focus on one medium. Shall I do a … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Artistic development, Collage, landscape, Mediums, Mills, mixed media, Musings, Techniques
Tagged Abstracts, Acrylics, Mills, mixed media, texture, tissue paper, torn paper, trees
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The joy of mixed media! The crazy things we do for the love of art!
Do you have an obsession? You know what I mean, a “casual” mention causes you loved ones to groan because they expect you to talk for hours! Or they keep you away from certain shops because you’ll spend the equivalent … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Abstracts, Artistic development, Buildings, Mediums, mixed media, Musings, Painting subjects
Tagged churches, colours, oil pastel, semi abstract, tissue paper, window
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Abstract Art by Cathy Read 