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    Hilda Van Netten

    Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

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    Finished & Future Classes
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Jun 20
    • 1 min

    Finished & Future Classes

    I've gone a far as I can go on "Frances". She's almost 10 and when I showed it to her, she didn't like that her eyes were closed. Oh...
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    Frances - Update #2
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Jun 15
    • 1 min

    Frances - Update #2

    Summer time and painting don't always go hand in hand for me. Today, I gave myself the reward of spending time with this painting AFTER...
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    Frances - Update
    Hilda Van Netten
    • May 29
    • 1 min

    Frances - Update

    I can't believe that I have time to paint today. Even though it is more than beautiful outside, I feel that I want to be inside, looking...
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    Beginners' Drawing Workshop
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 24
    • 2 min

    Beginners' Drawing Workshop

    Yesterday's Beginners' Drawing Workshop had been cancelled once or twice because of Covid concerns. And, because I had a waiting list of...
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    Frances - Mostly Drawn
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 20
    • 1 min

    Frances - Mostly Drawn

    I always sketch the face first in a portrait. If you don't get it right, there's no sense in going on. I could have a wonderful...
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    Final Monday Class
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 18
    • 2 min

    Final Monday Class

    If you've been wondering how our artist have been getting along, here's a little art show just for you. I am so happy with this...
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    Teaching and Learning
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 11
    • 2 min

    Teaching and Learning

    It has been a pleasure to watch our Monday afternoon artists learn new skills. Everyone learns in their own way and often they learn not...
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    Frances - Beginning
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 9
    • 1 min

    Frances - Beginning

    This afternoon, I spent some time trying to get a likeness of my dear Frances. Not an easy task. I am close, but I will wait and look...
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    True To Yourself
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Apr 7
    • 1 min

    True To Yourself

    “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...
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    Wednesday Class Progress
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 31
    • 2 min

    Wednesday Class Progress

    There's a thread in the images of this post. It's hands. Much of learning to draw and paint is first learning how to see and secondly,...
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    Presenting "Nora"
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    Presenting "Nora"

    "Nora" How I love this girl. 23 cm X 39 cm (approximately 9"X15") Winsor & Newton professional watercolours & Daniel Smith watercolours...
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    Nora #5
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Nora #5

    This painting can tell a story, if it wants to. Our first Covid-19 lockdown had been somewhat lifted. We hadn't seen these grandchildren...
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    Nora # 4
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    Nora # 4

    I am making decisions as I go on this painting. The reference photo was taken at the Ball's Mill Conservation area, so there are lots of...
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    In Case You are Interested
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 21
    • 2 min

    In Case You are Interested

    Last week, I shared some of our Monday afternoon art class's work. I thought it might be nice to show the progression of these artworks....
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    Wednesday Class - Beginnings
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 17
    • 2 min

    Wednesday Class - Beginnings

    Many of the artists in my Wednesday evening class are beginning new paintings. And, to get an accurate painting depends on the accuracy...
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    Nora 3
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 16
    • 1 min

    Nora 3

    There is a relationship between Nora and her dad's hands. They are there, ready to help her if she falls. I have no idea where this...
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    Nora 2
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 15
    • 1 min

    Nora 2

    I was concerned that when I started painting, I'd have problems. It took me a long time to get a fairly accurate likeness of Nora and...
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    Paying Attention to the Details
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 15
    • 2 min

    Paying Attention to the Details

    Monday afternoon and Wednesday evening art classes began last week. Every artist approaches their paintings in different ways. This...
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    Nora 1
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Mar 12
    • 2 min

    Nora 1

    It's time. It seems that I've fallen into the trap that many grandparents fall into. We are all gaga over the first grandchild's arrival...
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    Wheat King Finished
    Hilda Van Netten
    • Feb 19
    • 1 min

    Wheat King Finished

    Finished!!! Introducing "Wheat King". Luther Turner, born in 1862 in Tennessee, moved to Washington State at the age of 26 and started...
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