Tessa Spanton SWA Artist, tutor, writer
TESSA SPANTON SWA ARTIST, WRITER AND TUTOR
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Friday 12 October 2012
Painting Tree Bark
Sweet Chestnut Bark by Tessa Spanton
Watercolour with on paper with Polyfilla (c) 2012
The Leisure Painter magazine for November came out today. In it there is the second of my 'Watercolour Plus' articles. In this one textures are made using Polyfilla, gel medium, cling film with some spattering of paint and grating of watercolour pencils.
The image above shows the amazing bark of a huge sweet chestnut tree in Carshalton Park. There are several of these trees which were planted about 400 years ago when the land was a deer park. This tree is in the park but some of them are stranded outside the boundary in the pavements of a tree lined road.
This magazine is available from large newsagents or art shops or can be bought on line here
It is also available as a digital version.
I am looking forward to mine plopping through the letterbox as I haven't seen it yet.
Labels:
Leisure Painter magazine,
texture,
tree bark,
watercolour
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5 comments:
This is beautiful Tessa, it makes you want to touch it! Congrats on your article.
Big congrats, Tessa, to the publication!
Interesting technique and so realistic.Many congratulations on the article, hope you get to see it soon:)
Congrats on the publication, Tessa! Love the painting! Well done!
Congrats on your publication!! WooHoo!
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