People often have the misconception that one has to be an artist to benefit from doing art and furthermore that only painting or sculpting is considered art. I should possibly have reconsidered the heading of this blog and amended it to ‘The Psychological Benefits of Being Creative’. Any creative process – whether you are drawing, colouring or doing mosaic – will give you the same type of benefits.
It’s difficult not to imagine the start of a school year without the mandatory new set of colour pencils – I remember so vividly how beautiful I thought the perfectly colour-arranged packets were – the barrels shiny, the lid marked where the sharp points stained it so alluringly.
Ina van Schalkwyk was born in Vereeniging in 1945 and moved to Pretoria in her teens. There she grew up in a loving and supportive home, which laid the foundation for the extremely creative, passionate and ambitious artist she is today.
DEMONSTRATION – Testing the tools of the trade: Painting with Oils
Well-known artist and teacher, WILLIE JACOBS, is back with a new series! He will be testing a range of art products from watercolours and inks to oils and pastels. Follow him as he discovers new tools and techniques.
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DEMONSTRATION – Testing the tools of the trade: Acrylic Paint and Inks
Well-known artist and teacher, Willie Jacobs, is back with a new series! He will be testing a range of art products from watercolours and inks to oils and pastels. Follow him as he discovers new tools and techniques.
DEMONSTRATION – Testing the tools of the trade: Ink and Watercolours
Well-known artist and teacher, Willie Jacobs, is back with a new series! He will be testing a range of art products from watercolour and inks to oils and pastels. Follow him as he discovers new tools and techniques.
Learn to see, draw and paint at Binita’s Art School. Every class promises a new lesson ensuring the substantial development of skills. Each student is attended to individually and work at their own pace. Binita encourages creative expression of the artist’s unique style and welcomes students of any age and level of skill.
The Lillian Gray Art School teaches the fundamentals of art, in a manner that is easy to understand, no matter your age or level of artistic expertise.
As an artist, Lillian is renowned for her contemporary portraiture and anatomy studies, executed in contrasting colours.
