Experimental Watercolour DVD with Alison C. Board

THE ART SCHOOL IN YOUR HOME

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOUR

Alison C. Board is an artist whose career has been extensive and varied. For some 15 years she was manager and then owner of a contemporary gallery and arts centre in Wimborne Minster, Dorset. It was here she discovered a love of teaching and a desire to further her creative knowledge. From here she completed a Fine Art degree, passing with First Class Honours.

She now divides her time between her studio at her home and her position as Gallery Shop Manager at Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne. Her studio at Downend Farm is situated in the heart of North Dorset and is surrounded by an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with views towards Hod and Hambledon Hills, from where she gets much of her inspiration. Alison teaches all abilities from the complete beginner up to advanced level in a variety of mediums including watercolour, mixed media and even print making via regular classes and one-off workshops.

Using mixed media in your watercolour can seem daunting if it is not something that you have tried before. In this instructional DVD, Alison encourages you to discover the different varieties of textures and effects to create a true experimental watercolour piece.

'Loosen up and experiment' is Alison's ethos. By exploring the materials in your possession and not taking the products at face value you can soon discover that acrylic gessos, inks and even plasterers tape can offer you an unlimited collection of textures and impressions.

Alison starts by taking you through a variety of textures and techniques that you can use in your watercolour paintings, from the more apparent like granulation and speckling to the more extraordinary like tin foil, and muslin cloth. She shows you how to apply each of the materials and mediums to discover their qualities and attributes and then puts these into practice as she creates an enchanting watercolour scene 'Across the farm', inspired by her home surroundings.

This stunning DVD shows you just how fun and free mixed media works can be, and how you can find inspiration from your surroundings to create your very own experimental watercolour in no time at all.

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