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Drawing On Experience

May 9, 20173 min read

Drawing On Experience

Material Study of Graphite on Paper

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Paula Henchell • Oil Painting Step-By-Step • Flower Fairy

Apr 9, 20171 min read

Paula Henchell • Oil Painting Step-By-Step • Flower Fairy

We are always proud to showcase the talents and achievements of our art instructors.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away... Wait... Rain, Rain Stay and Play!

Apr 9, 20172 min read

Rain, Rain, Go Away... Wait... Rain, Rain Stay and Play!

Painting rainy scenes takes a bit of skill but the potential for a great painting is worth the effort. Here is why.

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12 Ideas for Keeping Things Fresh in Your Art Studio.

Mar 10, 20173 min read

12 Ideas for Keeping Things Fresh in Your Art Studio.

Strategies to prevent boredom from creeping into your art practice.

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7 Benefits of Painting with a Limited Palette

Mar 10, 20173 min read

7 Benefits of Painting with a Limited Palette

Achieve a greater balance through your painting.

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11 Things I Know About Painting Nocturnes

Feb 10, 20175 min read

11 Things I Know About Painting Nocturnes

Oddly, not a lot of artists paint nocturnal paintings.

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10 Tips on Painting Realistic Snow

Jan 5, 20172 min read

10 Tips on Painting Realistic Snow

Stop shovelling it and go paint it!

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Colour Review: Gamblin Warm White Oil Paint

Jan 5, 20171 min read

Colour Review: Gamblin Warm White Oil Paint

This is a completely different colour to the normal Titanium Buff that is offered by most oil manufactures.

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Painting Secret #44 - Sky Holes in Trees

Dec 10, 20162 min read

Painting Secret #44 - Sky Holes in Trees

"In between the bouffanty sections is the key."

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Drawing

Nov 10, 20163 min read

Drawing

Drawing. That simple art exercise that eludes some artists and yet elates others.

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10 Things I Know About Painting

Apr 4, 20162 min read

10 Things I Know About Painting

Since the day the late Brock Linehan asked me "What do you know for sure?", and I had trouble answering.

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10 Things I learned about painting fall colours from my trip to Alaska

Jan 10, 20163 min read

10 Things I learned about painting fall colours from my trip to Alaska

Autumn Painting Tips from a Northern Excursion.

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Visiting Alaska 2015

Dec 10, 20153 min read

Visiting Alaska 2015

Let your dreams grow and the artwork will follow.

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Ready to be an an artist?

Oct 4, 20152 min read

Ready to be an an artist?

Art is a cake that comes in layers...

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Pastel Demo using Canson's Touch Sanded Texture Board

Sep 4, 20154 min read

Pastel Demo using Canson's Touch Sanded Texture Board

Pastel Demo using Canson's Touch Sanded Texture Board.

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Paula Henchell • Mixed-Media Painting Step-By-Step

Jan 3, 201511 min read

Paula Henchell • Mixed-Media Painting Step-By-Step

International Artist Magazine - Dec/Jan 2015

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Product Review: Princeton 6300 Brush

Nov 7, 20132 min read

Product Review: Princeton 6300 Brush

The only synthetic bristle for oil painting.

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From all of us at Swinton's - Happy Halloween 2013

Oct 27, 20131 min read

From all of us at Swinton's - Happy Halloween 2013

this video may or may not give you spine-chilling nightmares.

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Leisure Painter Magazine: Paula Henchell - Part 2

Oct 24, 20131 min read

Leisure Painter Magazine: Paula Henchell - Part 2

Paula Henchell - Leisure Painter Magazine - October 2013

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Seeing Colour · History on colour

May 4, 20122 min read

Seeing Colour · History on colour

P.S. Dogs have no red receptors.

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