Roy Lang demonstrating in April 2005
Photo: Di Alexander
T.A.S. Newsletter
Autumn 2005 Volume 3 No. 2 Page 5
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Painting Digest No.1
ROY LANG
Subject:
seascape
Support: canvas board
Medium: oil paints without any additional medium
Typical Mixes:
Dark
water & sky: 2 parts ultramarine blue to 1 part burnt sienna
Lighter water: cobalt blue and sap green mixes
Flat water: reflects sky e.g. deep cerulean blue
Water dropping from a wave: cerulean and titanium white
Foam patterns: ultramarine, burnt sienna and white
Moonlit areas: sap green, white and cadmium yellow
Foam white and fog: white with a pinhead of yellow
Foam patterns: ultramarine, burnt sienna and white
Warm coloured rocks: yellow ochre, burnt sienna / cerulean and
sap green
Trickles of water on rocks: cobalt, cerulean and white
Tips: (1) waves, rocks, foam all have light and dark sides
(2) have a mixture of hard and soft edges
(3) keep brushes clean and dry with thinner and dry with kitchen
roll
(4) use ox-hair or any soft brush to blend colours
(5) roll white streaks of foam on with the side of a brush
"The dreaded TAS brings Cornish artist Roy Lang to his knees!"
Cartoon by George "Bunny" Austin
28th April 2005
T.A.S. PASTEL WORKSHOP
August 2006
WORKSHOP ORGANISER:
Claire Palmer
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Claire Palmer
Sheila Langley
Di Alexander
A member's work at the T.A.S. Pastel Workshop
Saturday 6th August 2005 Photo Di Alexander
T.A.S. PASTEL WORKSHOP
Sheila Langley gave an introduction to the subject, with useful advice on how to choose and use soft pastels.
Di Alexander described basic techniques in applying soft pastels for portraits and led a workshop on creating a face.
Claire Palmer demonstrated painting a landscape using soft pastels.
After the lunch break members worked on their own paintings.
Mary Austin kindly presented bouquets to all three workshop leaders.
T.A.S. Pastel Workshop Photo Di Alexander
