Artist's Palette

I was born in Russia and as a child I always spent my spare time painting and drawing. At that time in the former Soviet Union, art materials were quite expensive and hard to find. But thanks to my mother I have always had good brushes and paints to

• 8”x10” Art Spectrum ColorFix paper – Raw Sienna colour• Saral Yellow transfer paper• Premier Prismacolor coloured pencils• Kneaded eraser• Wide soft drafting or watercolour hake brush• White gouache paint• Round synthetic brush size 1/0• Workable M

• 30 x 60cm stretched quality canvas• 2B pencil• Art Spectrum series 1000-F flat bristle brushes (Sizes 6 and 10)• Art Basics Taklon flat bristle brushes (Sizes ½, 3/8, 1/4 , 3/16 & 1/16)• Atelier Interactive Acrylics: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, N

There is no denying the immense influence the Ancient Greeks have had on civilisation. In regards to art, there is no doubting the profound impact the Greeks have had on architecture, sculpture, painting, pottery and jewellery design. Since ancient t

Simply put, I just love to paint. I absolutely adore to splash paint across a canvas – mixing brilliant and luminescent colours is amazing. My technique is mostly self-taught and I love to experiment – there have been dreadful mistakes, but that does

• White canvas 1m by 1m – I have layered two coats of gesso onto.• Brushes: Renoir Flat size 22, Renoir Flat size 0, Renoir Round Size 0 (I love these brushes – cheap but sturdy as I am extremely tough on my brushes and quite often will go several in

• 400mm x 500mm stretch canvas• Refined Linseed Oil• Pure Gum Turps• Artist Brushes (I have a selection)• Backing board• 4 x 13mm self tapping screws Artists’ quality paints: • Titanium White• Cerulean Blue• Cobalt Blue• Burnt Umber• Burnt Sienna•

Sannette was born in Laingsburg, South Africa in 1967. As her father was a police officer, she lived in a number of small towns all over the former Cape Province, and matriculated in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. After school Sannette did a secreta

• Stretched canvas of 50cm x 75cm• Nr 2 Script Liner, Nr 2 Nylon round brush, Nr 4, Nr 6, Nr 8 and Nr 12 Flat Bristle Brushes• Acrylic painting medium. Winsor and Newton Galeria artist Acrylics – Titanium White, Cadmium Orange Hue, Green Middle, Ultr