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Season 2 (current) - Painting Tutorials by Paul Taggart
Art Workshop With Paul Taggart is a dedicated free-to-view webshow built around a number of different strands aimed at providing artists of all abilities with detailed painting tutorials,painting hints, painting tips and painting exercises to help them develop as painters.
As with anything in life, without the knowledge of how to go forward, the chances of enjoying it are diminished considerably. Artist and Author Paul Taggart is delighted to share his knowledge and expertise with others - so that they can in turn delight in and develop their creativity.
The growing schedule of episodes covers the four established painting mediums - watercolours, oil, acrylics and pastels, as well as drawing and colour mixing........................<wbr>.strands to date include -- 'Learn To Enjoy Painting' - 'Learn To Enjoy Colour Mixing' - 'Painting Problem Solvers' - 'Painting and Drawing Workshops' -- 'Painting Equipment Focus' -- 'Painting Topical Tips' -- 'Out and About with Paul Taggart' -- 'Step by Step Painting Tutorials'.
Masterclass with Paul Taggart
Masterclass with Paul Taggart is an occasional series through which you can follow Artist and Author Paul Taggart as he works on one of his principal selling paintings - completed over many weeks of intensive work.
"Painting is my passion and sharing that passion gives me enormous pleasure. Although I work in all media, most particularly in my tutorials; nowadays the work produced for Private Collectors is primarily in oils, with watercolours, acrylics and pastels being used when specifically commissioned.
Viewers of my tutorials will know that traditional techniques form the cornerstone of my work -- which requires time and deliberation. This considered approach means that oil paintings take many weeks, if not months and in some cases, years to produce.
Viewers of my work are fascinated to understand the process that I work through to arrive at the finished painting and for this reason we started to produce filmed reveals of some of my paintings, such as 'Lone Piper', 'Bonspiel' with accompanying narrative -- this collection of films will also build.
Followers of my tutorials are equally fascinated to get to grips with the traditional techniques, to have a greater understanding of them and so it is we will film a selected number of Masterclasses, focussing on one particular painting at a time.
However, to film each and every stroke as I paint would involve a monumental amount of filming and viewing time -- which is why the filming will focus on one particular section (perhaps one other), so that you can watch that develop from start to finish.
We do hope you enjoy these films and pick up additional hints and tips from my method of working".
Original Paintings by Paul Taggart - Start-to-Finish Reveals
Start-to-finish reveals of original paintings by Artist and Author Paul Taggart. Featuring oil paintings and watercolour paintings.
Plus original paintings of various fund-raising limited edition prints - 'Lone Piper', 'Bonspiel 2009', 'Over The Sea', 'Blazin Rehearsal' and 'Soul Mates'.
Paul Taggart Live Painting Events
Watch Artist and Author Paul Taggart working at his easel at various live events - including Northern Roots Festival (music), A Brush With Whisky, Bruce MacGregor Traditional Music Sessions, Blazin Fiddles Concert, various others
Elphen Chronicles by Paul Taggart
It all started many years ago when I found myself bringing to life something that had gripped my imagination since childhood, a new genre of mysterious winged creatures.
..............................<wbr>...During the light of the day I would take up my brush and palette to work on the paintings that were enchanting me. As I painted I found the story of Elphen developing in my head, so that once the light had gone from the day I would swap brush and palette for pen and paper to capture their lives.
..............................<wbr>..For the months I was engaged in capturing these new creatures in paintings, I became so engrossed that all other paintings and books were forsaken, in order to free my mind to concentrate on completing the first volume of the Elphen Chronicles. Since then I have portrayed more and more Elphen and written a number of short stories.
..............................<wbr>...Magical characters continue to reveal themselves to me, sparked off by the imaginative stirrings all those years ago. Being a solitary child I spent many hours alone in my grandmother's garden. One heavily overgrown area particularly entranced me for within its depths lay a circular swathe of fine green grass. By sitting at its centre and half closing my eyes I would be enchanted to find myself encircled by blue butterflies, that appeared as if from nowhere and flew around me.
..............................<wbr>..The magic of these exquisite creatures has never left me and a chance request from one of our personal friends for a fairy painting encouraged me to fulfil the dream that has been with me ever since those childhood days..........................<wbr>...................
"Next time you look up into the royal blue of an evening sky and spy a falling star, think of the Elphen. Somewhere, not so far away, they are gathering their numbers to follow that star until it reaches the earth. There hidden in the undergrowth they will find their treasure, an Elphen Egg, which has traversed the Starfields themselves to reach its destination. If only you believe you may see them on their journey home, carrying their egg between them. Tiny specks against the night sky, only visible when they cross a bright star, or the face of a full moon." -
Paul W. Taggart
Season 1 - Painting Tutorials by Paul Taggart
How-to, step-by-step painting tutorials from Artist and Author Paul Taggart - these painting snippets pass on hints and tips in a variety of painting media in answer to queries left by Paul Taggart Painting Companions in the Art Clinic section of his main website..............
http://www.artworkshopwithpaul<wbr>.com
Subjects include watercolours, oils, acrylics, pastels, drawing, glazing, colour mixing and more detailed painting workshops.
A Brush With Music
Events created and/or presented and/or attended by Artist & Author Paul Taggart in conjunction with Bruce MacGregor (Fiddle player, founder of Blazin' Fiddles, Composer, BBC Radio Presenter, Producer)
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