Bowraville Racecourse Art Group (BRAG)

  Art At The Macksville Show The art exhibition was once again a feature of the Macksville Show. Many artists from across the valley exhibited their work with 90 paintings on display. A continuous stream of visitors over the two days called into the Showground Gallery to admire the work.   The paintings were hung on the Wednesday prior to the show giving the “Secret” judge plenty of time to determine the merits of the works and to select the winners. There was a large range of subject matter across the four categories of Open, Flora and Fauna, Landscape/Seascape and Miniatures. The Bowraville Racecourse Group excelled this year by collecting 1 st and 2 nd in all but the Landscape/Seascape section. In addition to the official judging there was a “People’s Choice” and 979 people voted with the majority winner being Alison Tupper’s painting called “Yarriabini Walk”. Congratulations to all the winners. Champion painting was from Elwin Butler and called “Underground Ins...

Dulux have provided this information on using the Colour Wheel. A colour wheel shows you how colours relate to each other and visually demonstrates the relationship between primary, secondary and tertiary colours. You can use the colour wheel to develop colour schemes with these several key approaches.    Monochromatic This is a variation of a single colour. Monochromatic schemes are serene and relaxing. Light tones create a relaxed delicate feel, whereas dark tones can feel moody and dramatic. Mixing light and dark tones adds interest and a touch of energy. Complementary These colours can be found on the opposite sides of the colour wheel, such as blue and orange, red and green or purple and yellow. Used together, the colours appear brighter. Split Complementary The split complementary colour scheme is a variation of the complementary colour scheme. In addition to the base colour, it uses two colours adjacent to its complement. This colour scheme features less contrast, ma...

  Understanding Perspective in Art By   MARION BODDY-EVANS   Updated on 10/31/19 Perspective  is an art technique for creating an illusion of three-dimensions (depth and space) on a two-dimensional (flat) surface. Perspective is what makes a painting seem to have form, distance, and look "real." The same rules of perspective apply to all subjects, whether it's a landscape, seascape, still life, interior scene, portrait, or figure painting. Perspective in Western art is often called linear perspective and was developed in the early 15th century. The system uses  straight lines  to plot or figure out where things must go. (Think of it as light traveling in straight lines.) The Renaissance artist Leon Battista Alberti and architect Filippo Brunelleschi are credited with the "invention" of linear perspective. Alberti set out his theory in his book "On Painting," published in 1435. We're still using Alberti's one-vanishing...

Draw Caricatures Click on the link below the sketch to watch a video on drwaing caricatures. https://youtu.be/9wQoCCcADjg