Hilda Van Netten
Let Us Begin....
.... a new chalk-pastel painting. My art students at The Painted Tree art store have been using Clairfontaine's Pastelmat paper and...
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Hilda Van Netten
Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jan 11, 2020
- 1 min
Nothing Like a Little Colour
I'm learning so much while painting this picture. I don't have much experience with looser style of painting in watercolours. Lots of...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Feb 15, 2019
- 1 min
Charlie!
Charlie 50 cm X 50 cm (19.5" X 19.5") Arches 300 lb. watercolour paper Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith watercolour paints Charlie is our...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
Let the Fun Begin
I had to grid and take measurements here and there to get even close to what Charlie looks like. I'm fairly happy with how she looks.......
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jan 12, 2019
- 1 min
Better Late Than Never!
Emily Rose. Stabilo Carbothello chalk pastel pencils on Canson Touch paper. The paper was a cool grey colour and you can see it coming...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min
Emerging from the Darkness
What sold me on the reference photo for this painting was the feeling like Emily-Rose was emerging from the darkness. Lost edges. I love...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Nov 15, 2018
- 1 min
Changes, changes
I was wondering if I had drawn little Emily-Rose's smile big enough. Not so! Again, I resorted to photographing the painting and...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
New Portrait & One Spot Left!
A few years ago, one of my friends asked me if I would ever be able to do a portrait of her daughter. She indicated that she'd talk...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 13, 2018
- 1 min
Water Droplets
I think I've gone as far as I can on the bottom grasses. They are looking fairly three-dimensional. I've also spent time darkening some...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Aug 15, 2018
- 1 min
A Little Company
Have paint, will travel. I'm camping at my sister's place in Grey County, ON. While she works on her artwork, her kitty and I are...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jan 25, 2018
- 1 min
Introducing "The Poetry of the Earth"
“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” John Keats Naming a painting is almost more fun than painting one for me. I wanted to convey...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jan 23, 2018
- 1 min
Almost Finished!
If you look carefully at this almost-finished painting, you will see that the grassy area under the plate of fruit is much lighter than...
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Hilda
- Jan 10, 2018
- 1 min
Current Painting & Workshop Info
I could have titled this, "Update on currant painting" too. I've been continuing in my "Stuff in Containers on the Grass" series for the...
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