Studio Window Winter 2009

Finally, the first time in many years it feels like living in a snow globe!

It is a peaceful thing and a wonderful comfort to wake up to snow. Today I'll put my skates on, clean out the studio and watch it snow.

Several Sketches

Still Life With Melon, 6 x 12 inches (15.24 x 30.48 cm), Acrylic on MDF
2009 Kim Bennett

I have been so busy running errands. It has been a while since I have posted and I will try to make the effort to do better.

A few months a go a local art club gave an assignment to have a go at our own interpretation of a painting by another artist. They were to be submitted for an exhibition. Four artist were given and I decided to try painting a still life by Monet.

As the same painting had been evolved four times with different palettes, I realised some truth in the old saying that it is better to do several sketches than to work towards one large painting.
Photo on left was a work in progress.
These paintings were acrylics on MDF.

Westroyd Studio Exhibition, Farsley

Orange Study, by Kim Bennett, size 8x10 inches ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )
Acrylic on Canvas Panel,
2008 Kim Bennett

Three paintings by Kim Bennett will be in a group exhibition in West Yorkshire at Westroyd Studios, Westroyed Park, New Street, Farsley. These paintings were produced within the last few months. Two of the three works will be available for purchase.

The Official Opening of the exhibition is
Saturday, 25th October 2008 at 11:00 am

Opening Times
October 25th-26th 11am-4pm
October 29th 7pm-9pm
Nov. 1st - 2nd 11am-4pm

November 10th- Stocksbridge

Nov. 10th at the S & W Yorks. Club in Stocksbridge.

From 9:30 - 4:00.

We will be painting a penguin design, Flakes and Flurry by Neadeen Masters.

Kim Bennett will be teaching this lesson. Tuition is £15 and bring your own surface. The size of the pattern is 8 X10 inches.

It is a bring your own surface. Size of the pattern is 8 X10 inches. There will be much involved with this lesson. I will be available at the club in Stocksbridge the following Monday for those who would like help finishing up. The painting will be done in both in JansenArt Traditions acrylics and global application.

There is a £4.00 non-refundable deposit for the class. Last day of the deposit is Nov. 7th.
Please get in touch with me earlier if you would like a copy of the drawing so it can be resized to fit your piece. As this is part of your instructional pattern a deposit will be required.

For prep instructions and any questions please contact
kim@decoraitiveartsuk.com

Studio Opens

One of the many fun things I have been doing this summer is doing up the studio. For me, it was keeping in mind the best way to make use of the space, storage and lighting.

I am very proud of it and happy to share it with you!

The cupboards are made of glass with a white backing, I eventually plan to add paintings and teaching aids behind these. The work table also expands to sit more people and I also have added a 32" flat screen television and DVD player. (I do love my gadgets.)

I also stock JansenArt Traditions Paints and Mediums and necessities need for classes.

Traditions Education Program

This summer, I have taken the wonderful journey on the Traditions Module A, B, C, and D. with Heritage Artist, Gabriele Hunter in America. Gaby is an artist full of information and shares everything she knows willingly. There were people from all over America taking part in the module course with me. At the end of the four day course, our heads were spinning with ideas and we were ready to share the Traditions teaching methods with our students.

After taking part in the Traditions Education System A, B and C, I stayed to take Module D.

The Traditions Modules is a wonderful tool for learning. It is a developmental program which takes the artist on an educational and historical journey as they work through the levels and styles of decorative painting.

The Traditions Educational System offered as a teaching or study curriculum for artist. It is divided into three modules, Module A-beginner; Module B - Intermediate and Module C - the advance level.

Module A - Beginners
Builds the artist's foundation through the correct use of tools, language of colour, and mixing, stressing the mechanics of brush control required for all styles, including landscape painting. Each of the ten lessons builds momentum as students are introduced to the challenges of learning dimension and colour control, all of which leads to greater artistic confidence.
(Pictured on the right, final lesson of Module A)



Module B- Intermediates
is designed to advance the knowledge gained in the first module through more involved designs, in-depth colour and value studies, and the introduction of several layering and blending techniques. Through the introduction of realism, sophisticated stroke design, landscapes, floral, and still life, the program establishes the technical building blocks for more to come in the next module.

Module C- Advance.
Challenges the student once again, yet reinforces all previous lessons while continuing to build the toolkit for advance skills and techniques. At this point the student has attained a higher level of confidence necessary to execute more advance designs with greater detail and proficiency with an understanding of theory required to do so.

The second instalment of Module D is an advance program for artist. It includes several advance subject and topics.

Please contact Kim for further information on classes.



For more information on the complete Traditions Education Program, Click on the Traditions Logo to visit the website.