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  • Seascape Part 1 - Composition and Colours

    by Debbie Chatfield
    I have never thought of myself as a seascape painter but this term has all been about water and texture so it seemed a natural thing to do. We have...
    Posted in acrylic, how to, seascape

  • Seascapes - Wave Direction

    by Debbie Chatfield
    Seascapes - Wave Direction We have been creating seascapes in class, the results of which I will post on my Facebook page soon.  Meanwhile I thoug...
    Posted in How To

  • Christmas Paintings - Ready for our Christmas Cards

    by Debbie Chatfield
    Christmas is approaching and we have been preparing our Christmas cards.  Here are three paintings all ready for photographing into a card format,...
    Posted in How To

  • Teapots

    by Debbie Chatfield
    Tips for painting fast and loose in acrylics.
    Posted in How To

  • Autumn Woodlands

    by Debbie Chatfield
    In class this term we have been painting fast and loose.  These paintings created by our Bradley class are just some of the images produced for ou...

  • What is Fluid Art?

    by Debbie Chatfield
      The best way to explain Fluid Art is to demonstrate it but essentially it is a technique used with acrylic paint where you add a pouring medium a...
    Posted in How To

  • Mixing White vs. Titanium White - Why Use Mixing White to Paint Eyes?

    by Debbie Chatfield
    What is the difference? I have recently been asked about mixing white.  The difference between mixing white and titanium white is that mixing whit...
    Posted in How To

  • Painting Fur and Feathers in Acrylic

    by Debbie Chatfield
      As I'm writing this blog Dotty came and sat on the keyboard, she loves to help!  So I thought as I'm blogging about fur I would capture her, you ...
    Posted in How To

  • How to Paint Realistic Cats Eyes in Acrylic

    by Debbie Chatfield
    Tiger – by John K. Thorne – Flickr   I've had a 'how to paint eyes' query in class and as I have lost all the old blogs when I moved websites I th...
    Posted in How To

  • Fluid Art Materials

    by Debbie Chatfield
    I thought I would do a quick blog on some of the Materials that I use for my fluid art Workshops so people who have been to them can reproduce wha...
    Posted in How To

  • Varnishing Acrylic Paintings

    by Debbie Chatfield
    Why Varnish your Paintings?  Not only does varnish protect your paintings it also brings out the colour and makes it look finished. So varnishin...
    Posted in How To

  • SPRING / SUMMER COLLECTION 2019

    by Debbie Chatfield
    ...and breathe! It's been an absolute whirlwind of a month with the collection preparation and developing the new website. We had a fabulous day at...
    Posted in Art Collection, Artist, Collection, Debbie Chatfield, News, Staffordshire Artist