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Introducing
Brett originally trained as a children’s illustrator. He now paints in several different styles. He has exhibited for the RBA, SAA, Derwent Drawing Prize, British Art Prize and most recently RI. His large watercolour cityscapes feature busy, complex
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Watercolour Techniques: The Basics
THERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL about watercolour. This can be seen in the translucency of the medium, the way light can shine through transparent washes, and the subtle mingling of water and paint. It is an alchemy of sorts. I hope any painter will find
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The Painter And The Performer
OVER SEVERAL NIGHTS in January 1879, the French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) visited the popular Paris entertainment, Cirque Fernando. Posters by François Appel (1821-82), promoting Cirque Fernando (and Fernando Cirque) included illustrations of th

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