Lizintheshed's blog
Shed working and painting
About Lizintheshed…….
2010: I write. That’s what I do. I write in a pokey little room at the front of the house. People drive past and wave. I watch the tractors. I fall over the piles of paper on the floor. I need more space. So I am a woman in search of a shed.
2012: I write. I paint. I live in my shed. I don’t blog – 2 years/4 posts. I will blog. It won’t be about getting a shed. It will be about words and pictures. Watch this space!
2015: I paint. I write. I blog more regularly. I tweet. I facebook. I get distracted. I am meant to be painting.
2019: I paint, I teach, I write. I Instagram, I Facebook, I tweet (occasionally). I’m not in the shed much, because I’ve take over the conservatory too – ha, ha, ha.
2020: Hmmm, global pandemic, didn’t see that coming. So back in the shed and Zooming around the world. Set-up online courses at https://lizchadertonstudio.co.uk. Selling via Facebook and seeing how the new world is looking
2021: More of the same, I reckon, but I am doing lots on YouTube too… take a look at www.youtube.com/c/LizChadertonArt
2022: Relaunching this blog to bring ideas and tips on all things art related
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I love teaching workshops, as I end up learning lots too. The 'Painting birds in Watercolour' workshop I did last...
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Why not join me on Monday 12 July at 2pm BST for an hour or so live on YouTube to...
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Masking tape is jolly useful stuff, but the big down side is that it may well rip your paper, as...
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The sun is shining and your thoughts turn to painting outdoors or maybe a spot of urban sketching, but by...
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Have you ever painted a wash and found that it looks a bit blotchy and granular? That is the phenomena...
Read MoreHow to make and use clear watercolour ground
Watercolour ground is the magic potion which allows you to paint in watercolour on lots of things, rather than traditional...
Read MoreLet’s talk money
This blog post first appeared as a guest piece on the Ken Bromley blog (https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/blog/how-to-price-your-art/), but I thought you might...
Read MoreA quick introduction to perspective
Perspective is a way of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. The aim is to give the right impression...
Read MoreDual brush pens – Tombow or WHSmith – at less than half the price, are they half as good?
I love Tombow dual brush pens for urban sketching or nature sketching, but they are REALLY expensive. So when I...
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