The results for the SWA Digital Submissions have just been announced and I will have two works hanging in the upcoming Exhibition – Celestial Spheres and The Calling. We are all looking forward to the show in September..not long to go now!
In Beatrix Potter’s Footsteps!
My recent pencil portrait commission. It was made to match another, created in 1958 by the artist Delmar Harmood Banner 1896-1983. Interestingly, in 1938 he painted an oil portrait of the elderly Beatrix Potter, now in the National Portrait Gallery – exciting!
Portrait news
Works in progress are coming along well (though the studio around 5pm is super-hot!) Heavenly spheres is nearly finished – just the background to work up (water soluble oil painting of wonderful local violinist). My next commission is being drawn in parallel, to maintain a fresh perception of both works – a celebratory double portrait, soon to be a watercolour fresco.
New painting retreat at the manor…
This is a special opportunity to immerse yourself in gorgeous Combe Grove Manor Hotel near Bath. Paint your own masterpiece in lovely surroundings – suitable for beginners and experienced painters and perfect as a Christmas gift.
Gather images in the grounds and return to the Drawing Room to follow Catherine’s demonstrations and “gravity painting” techniques. Drop luscious paint and watch pigments cascade in a kaleidoscope of colours.
When: Friday 2 November 2018 (10.30 – 16.00): for painters
Friday 25 January 2019 and/or Saturday 26 January 2019 (10.30 – 16.00): Introduction to painting with watercolours
Where: Combe Grove Manor Hotel, Brassknocker Hill, Bath BA2 7HU
Cost: £95 per day including hotel lunch, all materials – watercolour board, tube paints, brush loan. Coffee & tea.
Testimonies: “thank you for today, I found your methods very exciting.” “I was so amazed by the freedom of using paints your way.” “most amazing art day ever” “incredibly friendly”
Email/phone Catherine for a booking form: catherine@catherinebeale.com
07891 409490
Last chance to see…!
…the colourful and extensive Bath Society of Artists 13th Annual Exhibition. It closes on Tuesday 12th May at Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery.
Autumn Watercolour Workshops Published
Excited to have the new dates for Bath Watercolour Workshops: Download the Autumn/Winter 2018/19 flier here
Watercolour without barriers
My website’s new banner image is a detail from my latest painting “The Calling”. It’s a take on the Virgin Mary frescoes of old. I’ve placed the sitter in a “Marian” blue carer’s uniform, fresh from work.
This is part of my ongoing experiments with new painting surfaces in an effort to bring the viewer closer to my paintings by doing away with the glass barrier.
