Newsletter Painting Tip

Tip of the Day :
Glazing can be done with Liquin Light. This is a non toxic way to have fast drying glazes without the smell and chemicals. An alternatives would be to use WALNUT OIL,a natural product that tends to be slow drying. Try out the Alkyde Walnut Oil Medium. A soft brush is a must, so ridges don't take away from the finished painting. Ideally the surface of your painting will be smooth with minimal brush strokes in order for the luminosity of the paint to be appreciated.

New Collectors

Congratulations to two new Laura Watmough Art collector...S. Miller from Alberta and G.Loveridge from Sasktchewan.

S. Miller purchased "Stone Cottage" and said that it reminded her of places and B&Bs she and her husband visited on their holidays. A great retirement present!

G. Loveridge saw the peonie painting on the internet and when she came to Edmonton for a visit, she came to the gallery for a peek. Well, we sent "Evening Glow" to her home in Sask. by purolater and it promply got lost!! We were worried for 8 days, but they finally delivered it in fine shape. It now hangs on her taupe walls and looks stunning!

July/August Events Glazing Workshop

Our first Glazing Workshop was a huge sucess! All students finished wonderful paintings that glowed with rich color and they finished them in less than 4 evenings! The textured canvas was a hit and fun to paint on.
August is a very busy time at Hidden Talent Fine Art School. Laura is on Summer hours, but behind the scenes she's busy with Adult and Children Summer Camps, Drop-ins and this year, Doug Swinton from Calgary is up for a Plein Air workshop.
Laura is also showing her work at the French Society CAVA On the horizon is the Second Annual Great North Paint Out in mid Sept.
For information email Laura at lwatmough@shaw.ca.

Eventful Summer

It is mid August, and What a hot summer!
The last Children's Art Camp is next week as well as the second Adult Summer Art Camp.There is still room for a few more so call 419-2055 on Mon. to get a place!
Art Walks, Radium Art Retreat, Glazing Instruction, 60 km Walk to End Breat Cancer, Swinton Workshop and drop ins! Who said I take the summer off?