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[Box-Set Trailer] Learn To Enjoy Colour Mixing [Metals] with Paul Taggart' for Acrylics & Oils

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY …. watch our four FREE-TO-VIEW ‘ArtBytes from Paul’ in the Bonus Feature below, containing little gems from each lesson in this box-set.

Welcome to ‘Learn to Enjoy Colour Mixing – Metals’ with Paul Taggart. Although the three stand-alone workshops are demonstrated in acrylics the process is identical for oils, as Paul is using the traditional layering technique of working from dark-to-light.

This set of four videos is filmed in real-time, so that you can watch every colour mix, every stroke and every technique.

Red, White and Yellow Metals are currently available as three stand-alone workshops and we have filmed a dedicated fourth video, AN INVALUABLE COMPANION to demonstrate how to achieve each of the three principal metal colours – [1] Copper & Red Metals [2] Silver & White Metals [3] Gold, Brass & Yellow Metals.

YOU WILL DEFINITELY FIND YOURSELF WANTING TO WORK ALONG WITH PAUL as he helps you discover the delight in achieving ninety-five percent of the colours you will ever need from A CORE PALETTE OF SIX COLOURS.

COMPANION Colour Mixing BOX-SETS Basics & Nucleus Palette [Series 1] – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingseries1 Making YELLOW work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingyellow Making RED work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingred Making BLUE work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingblue Making GREEN work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixinggreen Making ORANGE work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingorange Making PURPLE work for You – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingpurple

Colour Mixing METALS – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptcolourmixingmetals

“Every artist develops their own palette of preferred colours, but to arrive at this selection requires knowledge of not only the available colours, but how colours work with each other to produce successful mixes.

Colour Mixing is every bit as important in making a composition work as thumbnails and perspective. With colour control you can communicate with your viewer, tell a story or evoke a mood – hence the phrase ‘to paint a picture’.

You would not be alone in thinking that colour mixing is a daunting prospect; every artist has been through this at some point – even professional artists such as myself. I guarantee however that it needn’t be so – for colour mixing is actually about some basic and simple principles.”

PAUL STARTS OFF by reprising the basics of working with a core palette of six colours and how a limitless array of colour mixes can be achieved through exploiting primary, secondary, and complementary colour mixing. He reprises the essentials that will govern a required colour mix, explaining what to look for and how to achieve it.

PAUL THEN DEMONSTRATES HOW TO MIX THE VARIATIONS REQUIRED FOR ACHIEVING ‘RED’ METALS – showing how to identify the colours that make up the ‘local’ mix; gradually moving through the various mixes achieved through the use of complementaries – all of which are filmed in real-time, so that you can see the exact mixes as he makes them, before they are shown alongside each other in a progressive series of painted squares. He explains how the mixes can go wrong and what to do to correct them.

THIS PROCESS IS THEN REPEATED FOR EACH OF ‘WHITE’ METALS AND ‘YELLOW’ METALS – accompanied by Paul’s detailed demonstrations and running commentary.

THE ACCOMPANYING THREE STAND-ALONE WORKSHOPS are given over to a start-to-finish still-life study of a different object made from each of the three different coloured metals – ‘red’, ‘white’ and ‘yellow’.

Through his accompanying running commentary you will learn how to analyze the colours reflected on each object’s surface, influenced by its surroundings.

THESE ARE NOT MERELY TUTORIALS IN COLOUR MIXING – AS WITH ALL OF PAUL’S TUTORIALS, THEY COME PACKED WITH HINTS AND TIPS, not to mention A PLETHORA OF TECHNIQUES THAT WILL PROVE INVALUABLE IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY PAINTING – all relayed in Paul’s accompanying RUNNING COMMENTARY.

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[Box-Set Trailer] Series 2 : Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart

TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY – watch the nine FREE-TO-VIEW ‘ArtBytes from Paul’ in the Bonus Feature below, containing little gems from each lesson in this box-set ‘[Series 2] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpaulwc2

The experience of painting in watercolours can vary considerably. There are the three principal techniques for instance – Wet on Wet : Wet on Dry and Line & Wash. Each of which can be exploited. Any of which can be combined. All of which can be developed by you to achieve your own individual and personal style.

TECHNIQUE – for this series [2] Artist & Author Paul Taggart shows you how to exploit the Wet on Wet technique in Watercolours through his start-to-finish, step-by-step demonstration. The traditional watercolour painting technique of working from light to dark forms the basis of this project.

As with all of Paul’s video tutorials, this box-set of nine lessons is FILMED IN REAL-TIME; with CLOSE-UP SHOTS ALLOWING YOU TO SEE and share in every brush-stroke, colour mix, technique and action. Paul’s running commentary ensures you don’t miss out on his hints and tips, his thought process and his aims.

“I have always felt that wet-on-wet is the ultimate technique in watercolour. Its fluidity and softness suggest movement and depth. Laying the colour onto a wet surface allows for a stronger concentration of pigment in the dark areas.

FOR ANYONE NEW TO THE WET-ON-WET TECHNIQUE the sensation of freedom when applying the paint using this technique is terribly exciting. At first, there is a feeling of being slightly out of control; but stay with it, for once the flowing paint has been mastered the rewards are worthwhile.

AS YOU GAIN CONFIDENCE you will learn to allow the paint to suggest detail, which at one time, you might have spent hours trying to create. This allows the qualities of the paint to shine through in all their beauty.

I CAN ASSURE YOU that, with practice, you will begin to loosen up and begin to see exciting results.

SO JOIN ME ON THIS WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY as I guide you gently through everything you will need to enjoy this glorious and unique watercolour technique.

LEARN TO EXPLOIT THIS TECHNIQUE to its fullest and you will soon realise that it opens up a whole new repertoire of techniques that you can use to develop your own individual style in watercolours.

COMBINE IT WITH Line & Wash, or Wet on Dry; or maximise the potential of these three principal watercolour techniques in conjunction with each other – something I refer to as the ‘combination technique’.

Best wishes for your painting, from Eileen and Paul

SUBJECT – a rich and diverse autumnal landscape, which falls back from a focused foreground into the distant mountains and hills that are slowly becoming enveloped by a creeping mist; chosen for its reflective content and principal point of focus. This will help you with aerial perspective, depths of field, understanding the roles of foreground, middle ground and far distance, not to mention how you the artist have the ability to manipulate the composition to draw your viewer’s eye. Paul works from a selection of photographs – to show that using photographic references is not cheating, as many might suppose; far from it, for you will learn the value of taking a number of reference photographs concentrating on various elements of a possible composition.

WANT TO USE THE SAME STUDY and COMPOSITION as Paul? – NOT A PROBLEM – simply download Paul’s free-to-use photographs which you can find in Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_taggart_artist_and_author/sets/72157649125947822/

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'Lesson 10 - [Series 2] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Soft Pastels with Paul Taggart'

Having exposed the protected watercolour underpainting in Lesson 9, Paul now opens LESSON 10 by showing how to exploit that underpainting, turning to his soft pastels to work through from dark to light.

Although the setting sun is a dramatic element within this composition, the foreground is equally strong and important; acting as a frame to draw the viewer’s eye.

So it is that work continues on the wooden uprights that used to carry the ferry slipway on this Scottish loch. Dark and imposing they may appear, but as you will discover through Paul’s eyes, they need to be carefully worked to bring out their dark recesses, weather-worn textures and colours. Watch how a couple of well-placed blues enliven the deepest recesses, whilst subsequently overpainted splashes of red act as superb counterfoils; not to mention how Paul manipulates counterchange to maximimum effect. Final slashes of warm lights help to bring these wooden stancheons to life, picked out as they are by the setting sun.

Developing the painting in a balanced way is essential, so Paul now turns to the foreground stony beach, bringing this up to the same stage.

Finally in this lesson, you are shown how to introduce clouds into the distant sky; firstly dabbing them through with a kneadable putty eraser, before turning to a single yellow to render a sun-yellow halo around each – a rich and enlivening addition to the overall composition.

AS USUAL THESE LESSONS ARE FILMED IN REAL-TIME so that you can follow every stroke, every blend, every surface colour mix, every technique, hint and tip and everything that comes through as Artist & Author Paul Taggart works and provides a running commentary.

You will learn much about how to exploit pastel strokes as you would a brush; how to manipulate the paper wiper as if blending and softening with a brush; how the underlying paint layer continues to influence the subsequently laid pastel colours and how it works in providing those dark accents and complementary foils.

You will not only learn about colour mixing on the surface, you will also learn about visual texture and so much more, for as with all of Paul’s tutorials, nothing is held back, you are privy to his every thought process and working method.

TECHNIQUE – Paul uses the layering technique of working from dark to light – A TECHNIQUE BORROWED FROM HIS TRADITIONAL METHOD WHEN PAINTING IN OILS AND ACRYLICS, which means THIS SET OF LESSONS COULD BE ADAPTED FOR USE WITH BOTH OF THESE MEDIUMS – one of the reasons why Artist & Author Paul Taggart refers to his process of working in soft pastels as “….painting with pastels”.

SUBJECT – A common request is for sunsets – so Paul has built the composition around one of his own Masterworks Oil Paintings in order that he can demonstrate the workings of sunset light reflected onto a main body of water AND how to render dark subjects that seemingly recede into the shadows and gloom contrasted against the bright intense light of the setting sun.

Follow Paul’s detailed demonstration and you will appreciate how Paul’s enthusiasm for his craft comes through as he delights in sharing his knowledge – borne from the experience of a professional artist of over forty years standing.

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'Lesson 9 - [Series 3] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Acrylics with Paul Taggart’

The method and technique used by Artist & Author Paul Taggart in this Series is EQUALLY SUITABLE FOR WORKING IN OILS – building up the impasto layers with acrylics and texture paste, over which you can subsequently apply layers of oil paints, glazes and tints. Perfect for those who wish to work quickly and dynamically, as this method speeds up drying time.

Lesson 9 is full of energy, with rhythmic strokes being applied to suggest form and structure of the many and varied plants and grasses that make up the background against which the rooster emerges. This is not about detail, it is about exploiting the colour mixes, varying strengths of paint mixes and working one single brush to its fullest extent.

Thus far there has been no blending in this composition and so that method continues; for in this series Paul is relying solely on the paint mixes, texture, colour mixing and brush-strokes to achieve everything he needs to portray the subject in as suggestive a manner as possible.

Colour mixing is not only achieved on the palette, but on the surface – relying on the use of complementary colours, variable colour temperatures and the juxtaposition of colours to excite the eye.

Paul works with transparent colour mixes for the initial middle values of green and as colours are lightened, they then naturally become more opaque.

You will find Lesson 9 invaluable on many levels, not least in working with greens and how they are affected by reflected lights and sunlight.

Paul’s running commentary is packed full of encouragement and reassurance, not to mention the many, many tips and hints that are shared as he works.

As ever, filmed in real-time, so that you get to watch everything, miss nothing. As ever, packed full of invaluable hints and tips, for as those who follow Paul know, he does not hold anything back.

Check out the COMPANION BOX-SET ‘[Series 3] Painting Topical Techniques for Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ for more on dry scuffing, the Basics of working with Texture Paste, a detailed Exercise and three informative tutorials on achieving texture – http://www.vimeo.com/ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/acrylictechniques3

You don’t need to work at the same size as Paul, for everything demonstrated in this main composition can be applied to a smaller, or indeed a larger, surface size. What matters is the method of working with impasto to create varied textures, in this underlying textural layer and in subsequent impasto paint layers.

The point of working to this size for Paul is to demonstrate the method in an exciting and expressive way.

You can choose to work-along with Paul on the same subject, or you may wish to try something different – the choice is entirely up to you. We supply FREE-TO-DOWNLOAD reference photographs for the main composition and the exercise – so please feel free to pop over to our artworkshopwithpaul account on Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_taggart_artist_and_author/

Check out ‘Painting Equipment Focus for Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ for more information on Texture Paste – http://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptacrylicsequipment

OTHER USEFUL box-sets ‘Learn to Enjoy Colour Mixing with Paul Taggart [Series 1] – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingseries1 ‘Painting Equipment Focus for Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ – http://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptacrylicsequipment ‘[Series 1] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ – http://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpaulacryl ‘[Series 1] Painting Topical Techniques for Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ – http://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptacrylictechniques ‘[Series 2] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/paintinginacrylics2 ‘[Series 2] Painting Topical Techniques for Acrylics with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/acrylictechniques02

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Lesson 3 – '[Series 4] ‘Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart

YOU NOW JOIN Artist & Author Paul Taggart on LESSON 3 as work is completed on the PREPARATORY STUDY of a pineapple in a ceramic dish; the purpose of which is to bring together the different characteristics of masking fluid and candle wax, not only to achieve texture, but also, to help control the nature of your colours in the three layers. For this you are using Paul’s ‘combination technique’ – which is covered in Series 3 of ‘Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ltewatercolourseries3

This is the third layer, in which you will be using the Wet on Dry technique to complete the painting; where brush-strokes are sharp-edged, unless softened and/or ‘lost’ with a second brush.Within this second layer you will learn about working through the darks to the darkest accents, the colour mixes involved and where to generate focus through the strokes that you will now be applying.

You will see exactly how the candle wax reacts to subsequent paint layers, how it provides texture and interesting results within the applied paint. Wax can either repel paint mixes altogether or be worked into for interesting effects.

This is where you are in control of exactly how much light and shadows play against each other, through the way that you handle colour mixes and wield your brush-strokes.

Learning how to accommodate ‘matters that seem to be out of your control’ is well learnt in this lesson, as Paul encourages you to “work with” the way that those wax resists behave on the surface, rather than be intimidated by something that you may feel could be challenging. Paul hopes to demonstrate through these tutorials that random results can be exploited.

You are now prepared to work-along with Paul on the MAIN COMPOSITION for which we have already covered the reference gathering, thumbnails and tonal drawing in our box-set ‘Composition Matters’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/techscompositionmatters – and will be starting work on this from the drawing-out stage from Lesson 4 onwards.

TIP – you might find it useful to watch the two Painting Topical Technique tutorials, so that you progressively work towards this study and the main composition that follows. Each Topical Technique is a comprehensive practice piece for you to work-along with; one of which uses masking fluid, the other using candle wax – both of which use the same subject, so that you can compare the effects of each ‘resist’.

MORE USEFUL BOX-SETS …. ‘Learn to Enjoy Colour Mixing with Paul Taggart [Series 1] – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colourmixingseries1 ‘Painting Equipment Focus for Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptwatercolourequip ‘[Series 1] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpaulwc1 ‘[Series 1] Panting Topical Techniques for Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptwatercolourtechs01 ‘[Series 2] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpaulwc2 ‘[Series 2] Panting Topical Techniques for Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptwatercolourtechs02 ‘[Series 3] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ artworkshopwithpaulwc3 ‘[Series 3] Panting Topical Techniques for Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ awwptwatercolourtechs03 ‘[Series 4] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Watercolours with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ artworkshopwithpaulwc4

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'Lesson 4 - [Series 2] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Soft Pastels with Paul Taggart'

TECHNIQUE – Paul uses the layering technique of working from dark to light – A TECHNIQUE BORROWED FROM HIS TRADITIONAL METHOD WHEN PAINTING IN OILS AND ACRYLICS, which means THIS SET OF LESSONS COULD BE ADAPTED FOR USE WITH BOTH OF THESE MEDIUMS – one of the reasons why Paul refers to his process of working in soft pastels as “….painting with pastels”.

Another reason for Paul referring to this process as “…painting with pastels” is the fact that he uses pastel strokes in much the same way as he uses brush-strokes – to define form, volume and texture.

More useful box-sets from Artist & Author Paul Taggart… ‘Painting Topical Techniques for Soft Pastels with Paul Taggart [Series 1]’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptpasteltechniques ‘Equipment Focus for Soft Pastels with Paul Taggart [Series 1]’ – CLICK HERE – http://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptpastelsequipment ‘Learn to Enjoy Painting in Soft Pastels with Paul Taggart [Series 1]’ – CLICK HERE http://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpaulpast1

Soft Pastels are a medium that foxes many – for this purest of pigmented mediums is often overlooked in favour of working with wet paints and that is such a shame as it is rich and vibrant and can be worked much like paint.

Paul continues to work with a dark underpainting layer – demonstrated here in Watercolours, this could just as equally have been applied in Acrylics, Gouache or any other water-based paint.

AS USUAL THIS SET OF LESSONS IS FILMED IN REAL-TIME so that you can follow every stroke, every colour mix, every surface colour mix, every technique, hint and tip and all those that come through as Paul works and narrates.

SUBJECT – A common request is for the subject of Sunset – so Paul has built the composition around one of his own Masterworks Oil Paintings in order that he can demonstrate the workings of sunset light reflected onto a main body of water AND how to render dark subjects that seemingly recede into the shadows and gloom contrasted against the bright intense light of the setting sun.

STAGE ONE – MAPPING OUT THE COMPOSITION and DRAWING IN THE ELEMENTS Paul kicks off this lesson by going through a variety of thumbnails, his thinking behind them and his final decision. Moving to his stretched piece of pastel paper and working with a brush pen, he now transfers the main elements of the composition, sketching in the skeleton of the elements with water-proof ink that will take the subsequent layer of watercolour.

STAGE TWO – PREPARING THE UNDERPAINTING LAYER Switching to his basic Watercolour Painting kit – Paul now blocks in the main elements of the composition as a complementary underpainting – which will provide the dark intense foil for subsequently applied pastel layers. You will hear Paul say that to paint light you have to have darks – which is the purpose of this layer.

STAGE THREE – REDRAWING Returning to the painting Paul now sees this through fresh eyes and notes that the blocking in of main elements has thrown up certain issues; which for him need to be corrected. He returns to his brush pen and proceeds to make these changes; which in of themelves allow him the opportunity to share his compositional rationale. Now he is ready to proceed with the first layer of soft pastels.

You will learn much about light, about complementary colours and mixing coloured greys, about texture, about strokes, not to mention many, many more tips and hints – explained in detail through Paul’s running commentary; which means you will learn much from this lesson alone, not to mention those that follow.

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FREE-TO-VIEW Feature : Masterworks oil paintings by Paul Taggart – suite of four ‘Bonspiel 2009’

“Welcome to our Highland studio and this Masterworks reveal in which we introduce my suite of four oil paintings, inspired by our day spent at an impromptu Bonspiel in 2009 (a curling get-together).

METHOD & TECHNIQUE – each figure-packed painting was worked in ‘miniature’ style, varying in size, from what we term a Grande Miniature, down to something a lot smaller; each composition based on different criteria. These are paintings filled with light – the whole spectrum of light – offered by the low-lying sun of this Mid-Winter day.

As you will note in this reveal, the traditional techniques I employ in my oil paintings involve a succession of layers. With each layer the overall colour and balance across the entire painting is refined, in order that I can achieve the impression of space and light which I am aiming for. Layering is essential – it allows the initial build-up of texture through to the finer layers of glazes and tints. Not only this, it allows the gradual build-up of colours, from dark to light and the finishing touches of absolute highlights.

There is absolutely no rushing this process, it requires meticulous attention and considerable patience; for the paint surface must be discovered and explored – it cannot be contrived.

This is what makes painting particularly exciting for me and especially so in using traditional techniques. The result is almost inevitably a discovery, an unexpected delight that can be exploited and it is this element of the unexpected that drives me to push the limits of my work.

Would you like to know more about my Original Paintings and Limited Edition Prints? This link will take you to the Galleries page on our official website – http://www.artworkshopwithpaul.com/galleryintro.php

DO YOU PAINT YOURSELF? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE about the traditional techniques that I use and how we could Make LIGHT Work for You? Click & Play here to watch our trailer for my box-set of online video tutorials ‘[Series 5] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Oils with Paul Taggart – Making LIGHT Work for You’ – https://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpauloils5

SUBJECT – in the first year of our relocation to the Northern Highlands of Scotland and along with the rest of the UK, we were gripped by the unfolding excitement of a little-known sport that was being revealed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, that being the long-established sport of Curling – resulting in a Gold medal won by the British team.

The term ‘curling’ comes from the curl of the stone as it slides across the ice and although around for at least 500 years; the sport itself had only returned to the Olympics four years earlier, after a break of some 70 years.

The term Bonspiel describes the gathering of clans or alliances in a tournament and mostly these are now held indoors, or on specially constructed outdoor rinks. As such, an outdoor Bonspiel is now becoming an even rarer sight and is precisely what we had resigned ourselves to. For although a subject on the list of paintings to include in my ‘Spirit of the Highlands’ collection, we had all but given up any hope of chronicling such an event – that is, until in the last days of 2008, upon overhearing a chance remark from one of the local curlers at a social gathering.

Which is how, a couple of days later (the first days of 2009), we found ourselves invited to witness an outdoor Bonspiel on one of the frozen fields of Morvich farm, in Sutherland, where members from a number of clubs were busily clearing the snow and preparing the ice for their required sheets (the playing area).

As you can imagine, we were delighted to have been asked along and this suite of paintings is the result of that day’s event.

We thank you for reading and watching and send you best wishes from Eileen and myself,”

Paul Taggart Artist : Author : Presenter : Producer

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MORE OIL PAINTING TUTORIALS from … ‘Painting Equipment Focus for Oils with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptoilequipment to ….'[Series 5] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Oils with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpauloils5

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FREE-TO-VIEW Feature : Masterworks oil paintings by Paul Taggart – suite of four ‘Bonspiel 2009’

“Welcome to our Highland studio and this Masterworks reveal in which we introduce my suite of four oil paintings, inspired by our day spent at an impromptu Bonspiel in 2009 (a curling get-together).

METHOD & TECHNIQUE – each figure-packed painting was worked in ‘miniature’ style, varying in size, from what we term a Grande Miniature, down to something a lot smaller; each composition based on different criteria. These are paintings filled with light – the whole spectrum of light – offered by the low-lying sun of this Mid-Winter day.

As you will note in this reveal, the traditional techniques I employ in my oil paintings involve a succession of layers. With each layer the overall colour and balance across the entire painting is refined, in order that I can achieve the impression of space and light which I am aiming for. Layering is essential – it allows the initial build-up of texture through to the finer layers of glazes and tints. Not only this, it allows the gradual build-up of colours, from dark to light and the finishing touches of absolute highlights.

There is absolutely no rushing this process, it requires meticulous attention and considerable patience; for the paint surface must be discovered and explored – it cannot be contrived.

This is what makes painting particularly exciting for me and especially so in using traditional techniques. The result is almost inevitably a discovery, an unexpected delight that can be exploited and it is this element of the unexpected that drives me to push the limits of my work.

Would you like to know more about my Original Paintings and Limited Edition Prints? This link will take you to the Galleries page on our official website – http://www.artworkshopwithpaul.com/galleryintro.php

DO YOU PAINT YOURSELF? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE about the traditional techniques that I use and how we could Make LIGHT Work for You? Click & Play here to watch our trailer for my box-set of online video tutorials ‘[Series 5] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Oils with Paul Taggart – Making LIGHT Work for You’ – https://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpauloils5

SUBJECT – in the first year of our relocation to the Northern Highlands of Scotland and along with the rest of the UK, we were gripped by the unfolding excitement of a little-known sport that was being revealed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, that being the long-established sport of Curling – resulting in a Gold medal won by the British team.

The term ‘curling’ comes from the curl of the stone as it slides across the ice and although around for at least 500 years; the sport itself had only returned to the Olympics four years earlier, after a break of some 70 years.

The term Bonspiel describes the gathering of clans or alliances in a tournament and mostly these are now held indoors, or on specially constructed outdoor rinks. As such, an outdoor Bonspiel is now becoming an even rarer sight and is precisely what we had resigned ourselves to. For although a subject on the list of paintings to include in my ‘Spirit of the Highlands’ collection, we had all but given up any hope of chronicling such an event – that is, until in the last days of 2008, upon overhearing a chance remark from one of the local curlers at a social gathering.

Which is how, a couple of days later (the first days of 2009), we found ourselves invited to witness an outdoor Bonspiel on one of the frozen fields of Morvich farm, in Sutherland, where members from a number of clubs were busily clearing the snow and preparing the ice for their required sheets (the playing area).

As you can imagine, we were delighted to have been asked along and this suite of paintings is the result of that day’s event.

We thank you for reading and watching and send you best wishes from Eileen and myself,”

Paul Taggart Artist : Author : Presenter : Producer

REGISTER ON OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE to receive personal newsletters & offers – http://www.artworkshopwithpaul.com/members/registration.php HIT THE FOLLOW BUTTON on our OFFICIAL PAUL TAGGART account on VIMEO – http://www.vimeo.com/artworkshopwithpaul

MORE OIL PAINTING TUTORIALS from … ‘Painting Equipment Focus for Oils with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awwptoilequipment to ….'[Series 5] Learn to Enjoy Painting in Oils with Paul Taggart’ – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworkshopwithpauloils5