Held in Bradley on Thursday mornings and Gnosall on Thursday evenings.
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Brushes for Acrylic Painting – Which One to Choose?
I am asked this question a lot. Which brushes should I buy to start? What shape of brush should I use? Should I buy synthetic, hog hair or sable? Brushes are often a personal choice but to start off youRead More »
How to Paint Realistic Cats Eyes in Acrylic
In class we are painting tiger’s so I thought I would re-visit this blog which covers ‘How to paint Cat’s Eyes Realistically’. I hope you enjoy… There are a few tricks to painting realistic eyes in acrylic. It’s all inRead More »
How To Finish Your Painting with Resin
What is Resin? You have a beautifully poured modern painting. You’ve seen other paintings like this with a hard shiny surface but not sure how to get that effect. The hard shiny surface is Resin. So how do you finishRead More »
Blocking In and Painting Tiger Fur
Thanks to John K. Thorne for putting his photographs in the Public Domain. Tiger by John K. Thorne – Flickr In class this term we are painting this tiger. In the video below (by Lachri fine art) you can seeRead More »
Debs May News
Spring is well and truly underway and as we are approaching the Summer all is new here… We have news of a… New Venue for our Class Exhibition Read more in separate article… how Art meets Strawberry Tea. New StartRead More »
New Date and Venue for 2019 Bradley and Gnosall Class Art Exhibition
New Class Exhibition Date and Venue for 2019Read More »
About
Hi I’m Debbie and I’m spirited about being creative…creativity makes me smile! “I truly believe that everyone has a creative side, no matter how well they hide it.” Debbie Chatfield Please feel free to look around my website but before
Art Classes
I run Staffordshire art classes in Bradley near Stafford on a Thursday morning and afternoon as well as a Gnosall class on a Thursday Evening. Have you ever wanted to try acrylic painting, combine materials in a collage or learn
Painting Holiday 2019 – Châteauponsac, France
France Painting Holiday – Châteauponsac Tuesday 9th – 16th July 2019 Join us as we explore the delights of the Châteauponsac Village and surrounding area on this painting holiday in beautiful rural France. Flying out on Tuesday 9th July we will spend a
Workshops 2019
2019 Workshops I will be running a series of 2019 Workshops in Staffordshire using lots of different media and techniques including Acrylic, Brusho, Alcohol Inks and Encaustic Wax, I will also do other Workshops for individual groups on request, here
Commissions
There are four stages in the commissioning process: Stage 1 We will discuss your requirements and I will need several photographs of your subject to work from. The photographs will have a great influence on the finished painting and full details of
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Brushes for Acrylic Painting – Which One to Choose?
I am asked this question a lot. Which brushes should I buy to start? What shape of brush should I use? Should I buy synthetic, hog hair or sable? Brushes are often a personal choice but to start off youRead More »How to Paint Realistic Cats Eyes in Acrylic
In class we are painting tiger’s so I thought I would re-visit this blog which covers ‘How to paint Cat’s Eyes Realistically’. I hope you enjoy… There are a few tricks to painting realistic eyes in acrylic. It’s all inRead More »How To Finish Your Painting with Resin
What is Resin? You have a beautifully poured modern painting. You’ve seen other paintings like this with a hard shiny surface but not sure how to get that effect. The hard shiny surface is Resin. So how do you finishRead More »Blocking In and Painting Tiger Fur
Thanks to John K. Thorne for putting his photographs in the Public Domain. Tiger by John K. Thorne – Flickr In class this term we are painting this tiger. In the video below (by Lachri fine art) you can seeRead More »Debs May News
Spring is well and truly underway and as we are approaching the Summer all is new here… We have news of a… New Venue for our Class Exhibition Read more in separate article… how Art meets Strawberry Tea. New StartRead More »New Date and Venue for 2019 Bradley and Gnosall Class Art Exhibition
New Class Exhibition Date and Venue for 2019Read More »
Painting Realistic Cats Eyes in Acrylic
Painting Realistic Eyes in AcrylicRead More »
Our First Workshop at Mitton Manor – Cherry Blossom Painting in Acrylic
We are very excited about Mitton Manor as a new Workshop venue – and our first Workshop has exceeded our expectation. We started the day with tea and biscuits; provided by Mitton Manor who looked after us so well –Read More »