Making art – Lindy Whitton Studio

Abstracting nature.

August 7, 2022

Looking for abstraction in nature. … More Abstracting nature.

Earlier this year in my pastel class we focussed on sharing our emotional reaction to the seasons in our paintings. How do we do that? What does it even mean? Put simply, painting should be more than faithfully reproducing a subject — we should be trying toshare our feelings about the subject so we can … More Painting with emotion

A little Plein Air kit

May 7, 2022

I needed a portable, travel plein air kit for pastels so I made one! Saved a heap of dollars and it works great. … More A little Plein Air kit

Painting the wilderness

January 30, 2022

Last week my husband and I walked into Lake Judd in Tasmanian’s South West wilderness area. We’d done it before a few times many years ago when it was a very long, hard slog through boggy mudpits up to our knees. I did not have pleasant memories of the track! Joyously it has had a … More Painting the wilderness

Term is out…

April 21, 2021

As a tutor (and president ) at a local commhunity art group life can get pretty busy, especially when I add in my commission work! Something has to give and posting has been one of the things I’ve let slip, BUT term is over and I have a few weeks off so I want to … More Term is out…

Some pages from my sketchbook

June 11, 2019

It’s been awhile since I posted so thought I would share a few pages from my current travel sketchbook. I’m swanning around the Mediterranean and Adriatic coasts for a few weeks and enjoying all the sun, sea and swimming. In between I’m snatching a few minutes to do some watercolour and ink sketches to remind … More Some pages from my sketchbook

This weeks eco printing

April 13, 2019

I’ve spent a few days doing some eco printing this week. Mostly scarves and upcycled cotton tees. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve discovered some new ways to mordant to get different results so it’s been educational as well. Here’s a few of my results It was a fun week!!! Now I have … More This weeks eco printing

A colourful workshop

April 7, 2019

A couple of weekends ago I was a student at a Maxwell Wilks pastel workshop. I had a great time and broke out the hard pastels which was a bit of a novelty for me. Have never owned any Rembrandts before but bought a small box of half sticks and reallly enjoyed working with them. … More A colourful workshop

TEXTURE WITH GELS

March 14, 2019

I’ve been trying out a few new gels and pastes lately in my acrylic paintings and having some fun. Here’s a 30 x 30 cm canvas I just finished using some clear tar gel and molding paste to help create that tangle of flowers and weeds in the foreground. Will be trying a few more … More TEXTURE WITH GELS

How the muse works …(sometimes)

February 24, 2019

From the initial idea to the finished framed painting took me 6 hours and I’d been procrastinating for weeks! Sometimes it happens when it happens! … More How the muse works …(sometimes)