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Blog Items by Alan Brain
Here is a collection of interesting articles about art written by Alan Brain maker of Original Abstract Paintings
Aerobility Aviators Ball Silent Auction
Aerobility Aviators Ball Silent Auction Finishes 28th. November! You can preview here the paintings to be auctioned at this year's Aerobility Aviators Silent Auction. The annual ball is a...
Dialogue with Death Exhibition
Dialogue with Death Exhibition On 11th. November we will once again commemorate the fallen from wars. In March 2015 I was pleased to exhibit some of my war series paintings at the Dialogue with...
Mysterious Figure Paintings
Mysterious Figure Paintings You can use frustration to fuel creation for example, to make a series of mysterious figure paintings You find a good idea, dont stop after the first painting,...
that certain feeling
Paintings with Feeling - What Does That Mean? Paintings with feeling hold an emotion that the viewer connects with. The full range from realistic to abstract paintings can trigger an emotional...
very different paintings
Very Different Paintings When I first started to paint I wanted like most others to make something recognisable in a pleasing setting such as a boat on a lake or a beautiful sunrise on...
World War One paintings
World War One Paintings One hundred years ago the war to end all wars began, it was called The Great War - I have studied that conflict and visited Flanders, it hardened my hatred of war and...
Polluting our Planet – making it visible through art
Polluting our planet... continues. The USA alone denies Global Warming. Here is my way of protesting - through my art. Please comment, I really want to hear...
Alan Brain Art Exhibition at The Hatch Gallery in Christchurch
Hatch Gallery Art Exhibition Christchurch, Dorset August 17th - Sep 3rd. The Hatch Gallery art exhibition is over now but here is a view of the paintings that were on show. All created by Alan Brain...
Remembrance Week Paintings.
Remembrance Week at St Marks Church Highcliffe About The Paintings Original Artwork by Local Artist Alan Brain to Commemorate the end of The Great War Aftermath Soldiers who survived the...
Cropping Paintings – to crop or not to crop?
Cropping Paintings – to crop or not to crop? Should an artist ever crop their painting? I think "YES" but consider carefully first. And then reconsider before reaching for the scissors... A...
painting mother – a challenge and a great learning experience
Painting Mother abstract figure paintings for sale What to get for my mother's ninetieth birthday? She has all she needs, hmm, and then I thought I would paint her a painting. What an...
Painting strong watercolours – how do you do that?
Painting strong watercolours – how do you do that? I am often asked about how I get watercolour to be so strong, vibrant and colourful. Painting strong watercolours is what I do and I am happy to...
Change a Painting -why?
recent paintings Why change a painting? Alan Brain recalls some examples... Sometimes, after you think you have finished you decide to change a painting. It can be months later, even years -...
three abstract paintings in yellow
"Paint more abstract yellow paintings" That was guidance given to me (well an instruction really 🙂 ) from a lady who knows - Katherine Lieu. So I have. And they keep coming. Here are three and I...
The Guild of Aviation Artists – good to be part of it with my Different Aviation Paintings
The Guild of Aviation Artists good to be part of it with my different aviation paintings I have rejoined The Guild of Aviation Artists. They have helped me indulge my passion for painting...
The Christmas truce 1914
One hundred years ago Europe was at war...a brief truce happened at Christmas To commemorate the event and to discuss the impact on human compassion in times of war, a chaired discussion and...
making simple paintings is a challenge
Simple paintings - hah! I have always wanted my message from the painting to be loud and clear. For years I have been using everything I can to try and do that. Everything like colour, texture,...
How I Paint (well, this type of painting anyway)
Painting for me begins with an idea and that can come from anywhere but usually it is an idea that occurred to me while I was painting my last one. And so a theme grows at least while the ideas keep...
red and blue paintings
Painting with one colour, red and blue paintings thus far. To use one colour in a painting is challenging to me. I want the emotion to be created by the single hue in a simple design....
art show success?
I have just finished an art show and the obvious question arises - "was it a success?" A lot of us measure an art show success by how much money we made; that is important of course but I believe we...
It’s okay to copy
It's okay to copy someone else's work, just don't claim it as your own. We learn by copying - understanding the artist's technique can improve our own, and we understand better how the artist...
tips for artists
I have had truckloads of tips for artists since I started painting, a lot of it has been valuable and some downright harmful. In other words I have had a normal education. I have forgotten the bad...
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