Hilda Van Netten
Continue - a Poem by Maya Angelou
My wish for you Is that you continue Continue To be who and how you are To astonish a mean world With your acts of kindness Continue To...
Hilda Van Netten
Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist
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Hilda Van Netten
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
Best Day of the Year!
For over 10 years, a random group of acquaintances (who have turned into friends), have found a warm space to make art together on New...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Dec 15, 2019
- 1 min
I Think It's Working
So, this is the reference photo I took last summer in my garden. Originally, it called to me to be painted for three reasons. 1. I...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Dec 1, 2019
- 1 min
Challenge
Well, I was looking for a challenge and this painting has lived up to my expectations. The trick is to preserve the white of the paper. ...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Nov 6, 2019
- 1 min
Collaboration ... Again
When I teach watercolour techniques, I always use good quality watercolour paper, usually Arches. One of my test sheets was full of...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Workshop Challenges Overcome
Teaching acrylic artists to paint in watercolours is something I have not had a lot of experience with. Watercolour painting requires a...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Collaborative Sketchbook Update
This collaborative sketchbook started in Ontario where I painted pictures, wrote quotes, added collages, etc. on half of the pages. Then...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
New Classes Added
Because our January Wednesday evening class at The Painted Tree art store is just about full and it's only October, we've added a Monday...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 20, 2019
- 1 min
Perfect
At some point in yesterday's drawing workshop, the conversation turned to spending time with your artwork. One artist commented that it...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Thoughts - Drawing Workshop
I love how we get such a variety of styles when teaching drawing using right brain techniques. I teach our artists how to see..... how...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 3, 2019
- 1 min
Wet on Wet - I did it!
Painting in detail is a joyful thing for me. Wet on wet...... not so much. I did most of what I tell my students to do: mix a...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Liquid Mask
This painting will have a very colourful and blurry background. Looks like it needs a lot of masking so that I can paint it in a...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Drawing Workshop
We had a table full of talented artists at yesterday's drawing workshop. Some of them admitted that they hadn't drawn since high...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
It's Time
September 26/2019 Fall is here. Work in the garden is winding down. We had good success with a new vegetable, Guatemalan Blue Squash. ...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Sep 19, 2019
- 1 min
New Drawing Workshop & New Classes
Our September Right Brain Drawing Workshop is FULL! We've scheduled another one for Saturday, October 19 from 10-4 at The Painted Tree...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
Autumn Finale
Autumn Finale There is an intrinsic beauty in decay. We came across these apples on a bench under an old, wild apple tree last year. I...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Early Morning Walk Through the Garden....
...... and the process of choosing my next photo reference. It's been a cold, backwards spring this year. My heart breaks for our...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jun 5, 2019
- 1 min
Reds
I think I have a thing for green, yellow and red. Those colours dominate my paintings. I've learned a thing or two about reds over the...
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Hilda Van Netten
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
What I Love About Painting Realistically
I love the look of loosely painted watercolours. Sometimes, I am tempted to paint in that manner. But, then I start a painting and I...
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Hilda Van Netten
- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
Almost Finished!
Our grandson, Ewen, is now almost 8 now. A couple of years ago he discovered that people have shoulders!!! I traced his drawing using...
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