Held in Bradley on Monday mornings and Gnosall on Thursday evenings.
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All About France – Our 2019 Painting Holiday
Two spaces have opened up due to a change in circumstance so there is an opportunity to join us for our July holiday! So here is a bit about what to expect if you join us in France. A detailedRead More »
Debs March News
At this time of year you can almost feel the anticipation in the Spring air. We’ve had a sneak preview of the sunny days to come with a windy reminder of where we really are in the year. The DaffodilsRead More »
Announcing our Next Class Exhibition at Priory Farm – June 2nd 2019
I am pleased to announce that we are again holding our yearly Class Exhibition for both Bradley and Gnosall classes at Priory Farm just outside Bradley. This will be held on the 2nd of June at their National Garden SchemeRead More »
Alcohol Ink Jewellery Workshop
Thanks to everyone who came to the Alcohol Ink Jewellery Workshop. It was great fun and I was so pleased with the jewellery you all made. Well done! Designing with Alcohol Inks It is so easy to design abstract patternsRead More »
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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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All About France – Our 2019 Painting Holiday
Two spaces have opened up due to a change in circumstance so there is an opportunity to join us for our July holiday! So here is a bit about what to expect if you join us in France. A detailedRead More »Debs March News
At this time of year you can almost feel the anticipation in the Spring air. We’ve had a sneak preview of the sunny days to come with a windy reminder of where we really are in the year. The DaffodilsRead More »Announcing our Next Class Exhibition at Priory Farm – June 2nd 2019
I am pleased to announce that we are again holding our yearly Class Exhibition for both Bradley and Gnosall classes at Priory Farm just outside Bradley. This will be held on the 2nd of June at their National Garden SchemeRead More »Alcohol Ink Jewellery Workshop
Thanks to everyone who came to the Alcohol Ink Jewellery Workshop. It was great fun and I was so pleased with the jewellery you all made. Well done! Designing with Alcohol Inks It is so easy to design abstract patternsRead More »
Tonal Value
Understanding tonal value helps with colour mixing as you can see in my recent blog about how to colour match using acrylic. I decided to revisit this blog as it has a couple of resources which I have found veryRead More »
Tint, Tone and Shade
Just a quick chat about tint, tone and shade. There has been some confusion in class around terminology as I sometimes use the word ‘tone’ to describe ‘tonal value’ how dark or light something is. I also use the termRead More »
Using Greens in Your Acrylic Paintings
As part of our ‘How To’ colour series I thought I would address using greens in your acrylic paintings. In the UK we are surrounded by green. So how do you differentiate one shrub from another. Last time we lookedRead More »
How To Colour Match using Acrylic
Your ready to paint; your canvas and brushes are ready and you love the colours in front of you but can you reproduce them? Here is a video by Mark Carder of DrawMixPaint.com that will help with your colour mixingRead More »