Artists Palette Magazine - Artist's Palette Yearbook 2014

In this issue

FEATURES
* Where Art They Now Artist’s Palette Yearbook is an exciting new edition to the series of Artist’s Palette.

INSIGHTS
* Crispin Akerman From an early age I had an interest in the Arts. A lifetime engaged with music and art.
* Robyn Buchanan The biggest lesson I have learnt in life is to do what you love and don’t listen to anyone other than your inner self.
* Deidre Billiau With drive, tenacity and plenty of talent, this vibrant young artist has combined her love of drawing in graphite with her love of animals, babies and children, creating portraits that thrill and delight their owners.
* Gav Barbey The idea dictates the medium – the medium does not enforce the creative passion.
* Wayne Malkin Starting to draw and paint early in life sets you on a journey of discovery. Travel with Wayne as he finds his path.

DEMONSTRATIONS
* Oils – Red Dress, Vase and Flowers A beautiful still life with oil paints on linen, by Crispin Akerman
* Pencils – Balu The eyes have it! Using skill and keen observation skills, Deidre Billiau created a wonderful drawing of Balu, a one-year-old Maine Coon cat.
* Acrylics – Red Poppies Robyn Buchanan is inspired by the changing stages of the life of a poppy. Simple but effective is the result of her work
* Mixed Medium – Movement and Flow Gav Barbey creates his work in stages of throwing and pouring paint to give him the motion of the parrot in flight.
* Oils – Where the Waters Flow Painted from a photo he took a few years ago in the South Island of New Zealand,Wayne Malkin liked the way the water
twisted and swerved around the rocks.