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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Color 101 -Painting with the 3 Primaries

Learning the essentials of good painting does not have to be expensive. All good paintings have three things in common and in order of importance and they are, 1) good composition, 2) good contrast and 3) good colour.

This Alla Prima painting was painted using the 3 primaries, plus black & white.

Please visit our Tips and Techniques Page for a full tutorial.

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Monday, July 4, 2011

All About Pencils


Our latest newsletter talks about the history of pencils.


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Saturday, May 7, 2011

CGNZ's Article on Jim

CGNZ ~New Zealand's Digital Community
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Workshop ~7, May 2011






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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Workshop ~16, April 2011





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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Paintings from our latest Workshop ~9 April 2011








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Located in downtown Takapuna Beach on the North Shore, our store has been serving the local art community for more than twenty years. We are owned and operated by working, professional artists and have become the place where like minded creatives choose to gather, share and inspire. We are the only art supply store in the greater Auckland area that has a working artists' studio on premises. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff are always happy, willing and able to demonstrate techniques and share tips on the use of various artist materials. Our focus is to encourage the persuit of personal artistic expression and to share our expertise and our love for the visual arts. Jim Auckland & Sandy Collins
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