Artists Palette - October 2016

Artists Palette - No 149

Features
38 History of Art - A Return to the Renaissance
70 Making Marks with Mark - Colour Mixing Part 17

Insights
16 16 Hazel Howie - Hazel Howie has two passions in life, animals and art, and she considers herself extremely fortunate to be able to use each passion to benefit the other.
26 Michael Braden - This prize-winning two-year-old is still painting today!
42 Inta Charteris - ‘Pursue what you love’ – we should all adhere to the heartfelt message of this creative artist.
52 David Cross - Retiring from teaching has allowed this formally trained visual art educator to devote more time to creating his own amazing works of art.
60 Isla Patterson - Growing up in rural Australia has given this artist a real feel and passion for the beauty of our country.

Demonstrations
22 Genesis Heat Set Oils – Sandy Getting the eyes right is the key to a great pet portrait. By Hazel Howie.
32 Oils – Just Add Water Backlit scenes like this are very much a study in grey tones rather than colour. By Michael Braden
48 Pastels – The Wave Capturing the curl and the swirl of the wave and the ocean shows the artist’s skill and love for her subject
56 Oils – My Biggest Fan Revisited Impressed with the David Cross’s large scale artwork, a visiting couple requested their portraits to be painted.
66 Watercolour – Molonglo River Between Landsend and Pine Ridge Farms lies this beautiful part of the world, which Isla atterson has photographed and sketched for years.