Painting Outdoors Smart Tools

The second of my two articles about painting out of doors is in the October issue of the Leisure Painter magazine which is out today. 

I show how to scale up and how to make some simple tools, a viewfinder to help with finding a composition and an angle finder for measuring angles, useful when drawing buildings.

The magazine can be bought from larger newsagents or online here and is also available in digital form.

florum 2014

There is a YouTube video of the exhibition made by Katherine Tyrrell with permission from florum

here and a review on her blog Making a Mark here

I have 7 paintings and some prints and cards in florum's exhibition.It is on till Sept 13th  more details click here

White Dahlia  an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

 Himalayan Poppy  an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

 Rose Burgundy Ice an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

 
Darwin tulip an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

Iris ensata  an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

Iris spuria an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)

Hellebores an original silk painting by Tessa Spanton (c)