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Merry Christmas my friends I hope you’re all keeping well and warm. Where has this year gone? I don’t know about you but for me the months have flown by.

Those of you that follow me on social media will no doubt know that I’m in the process of building a new studio – a ‘self-build garage conversion’ (yes I must be mad lol). Work is going well, but I’m now taking a break for the festive season (that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it lol). In actual fact the cold snap last week was enough to put a pause on things so to speak, as I’m now at the stage where the garage door needs to be replaced by bricks, blocks and a large window. So that, all being well, will be the next phase in January 😊

Yes that’s me busy fitting timber to the wall, and by the looks of it a complete ‘follower of fashion’…. not lol. I don’t usually walk around in socks and crocs, promise, lol, and yes I do wear boots when carrying the timber or using power tools lol. So looking forward to having the new studio up and running, and I promise once I’m settled in I’ll do a studio tour for those of you who’ve been asking 😉 Until then I’m having to work from the spare bedroom, oh my word the space is crammed with all of my supplies that I haven’t been able to fit into my mum’s garage. I can honestly say that our spare bedroom hasn’t turned out to be the Tardis I had hoped for 😂

Wildlife Art Workshops for 2023

£60 per person

Ten new dates for 2023 have been pencilled in, now waiting for Martin Mere Wetland Centre to confirm these. One running each month, with the exception of July and December. Workshops will alternate between Watercolour and Pastel, but feel free to bring along any art medium you wish if the subject is something you would like to create from. All workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums or subjects added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love acrylic or oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas.

Subscriber Question

Q. How can I stop my paper buckling when I paint on it?

A. Firstly by choosing to use a heavy weight paper helps, no lighter than 140lb. Secondly you can either stretch the paper yourself (see the video below) or buy your paper in block form. When sheets are purchased in block form they are all glued to each other around the edges, once you’ve completed your painting on the upper sheet you simply remove it with a palette knife. However, depending on the paper and the amount of water you’ve used even this paper can slightly buckle and would need to be dryed with a hairdryer etc to get it completely flat again.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Okay folks that’s it for me today, short and sweet this time. Thank you once again, as always my friends, for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Let me once again take this opportunity in wishing you all a truly magical Christmas! 😊

Wishing you all the best, until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well. Today’s catch up will just be a short one – for those of you that read my last newsletter you’ll remember that I was having family come to stay for a week. Brilliant you may think… It started wonderfully then went downhill when I tested positive for Covid 😟 Oh my word I felt rough and was unable to go out and about doing the things we’d planned. So now with family back in their own homes and myself more or less back to normal, we’re now planning on their next visit where viruses will not, under any circumstances, be invited lol.

Thankfully I was able to complete a little pastel painting (shown above) which is the subject for my next workshop later this month – hope to see you there. Due to run on Saturday 25th June at Martin Mere Wetland Centre.

I also had time to edit one of my overdue videos Red Squirrel in Pastel, record the voiceover and upload to my YouTube channel – it’s now live if you’d like to take a peek 😉

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Latest News

Great news – I’m now officially a Derwent Ambassador! After reading the contract several times just to be on the safe side, I signed it and returned it so now it’s all official. I’ll be sharing more news on this little venture as my relationship with Derwent evolves.

Hopefully I’ll have some more ‘new news’ for you all next week 😊

On My Easel

The Ring-tailed Lemur study in acrylic is back on my easel now that I’ve completed my Fallow Deer in pastels, so more updates on this one soon.

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safaris

15th – 30th September 2022

&

16th February – 3rd March 2023

Limited Places

Amazing price of £4,775

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed). Lesley is currently building a new and exclusive page to add to her, already wonderful, website. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that goes live, but for now sit back and enjoy all the amazing details of this new and exciting diary of events planned for 15th – 30th September 2022!

Subscriber Question

Q. I’ve been given some pan pastels, how should I be using them?

A. A perfectly timed question as my latest YouTube video fits this question perfectly. Now depending on your style you may want to, as I do, create out of focus backgrounds with your pan pastels – a great way to get a feel for your new materials. I also like to create the base coats of my subjects with them too. All of this and more can be seen in my latest video Red Squirrel in Pastel.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Okay folks that’s it for me today, don’t want to waffle on for waffling sake lol. I hope you’ve enjoyed this quick catch up and that you all have a lovely weekend.

Thank you once again as always my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Wishing you all the best, until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well, I’m not sure how much time I’ll get to spend at my easel this week as we have family staying, a busy fun-filled house to say the least, but I thought I’d just jump onto my pc and give you all a quick update whilst grabbing a quick coffee 😊

My next wildlife-based workshop due to run on Saturday 25th June at Martin Mere Wetland Centre will be a pastel workshop and the subject is going to be a Fallow Deer. The lighting and mood of the reference image I’ve selected is gorgeous, can’t wait to show you and I really hope to see some of you there. Many beginners to the art world often reach for watercolours as their starting medium, or a dry medium such as pastel or coloured pencil. However, very few reach for acrylics to begin their art journey with, and this had me wondering why❔

In many ways acrylic can be easier to learn than watercolours, here are a few examples:

• A complete background can be applied in acrylic then the subject painted on top, unlike watercolour where a subject has to be painted around or masked out.
• Acrylics dry quickly and because of their opaqueness mistakes can be easily covered over with additional layers. Watercolours also dry quickly but mistakes are not so easily rectified for beginners.
• A good quality acrylic can be used like a watercolour, thinning with water or an acrylic medium, or can be used straight out of the tube like an oil, and every consistency between.
• Liquitex acrylics are the ones that I recommend beginners to purchase. They are inexpensive but have professional artist qualities such as lightfastness, and their quality of pigmentation allows for the application of multiple layers of glazing if needed. They are manufactured by Winsor & Newton.

So without filling this newsletter with an essay style piece of writing encouraging beginners to have a go with acrylics, I hope that the above examples will give you food for thought. If you have any questions then please feel free to ask 😊

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Latest News

Art comes in all shapes and sizes, from the font design on restaurant menus to downloadable apps on your phone, and a charming little app on my phone has been amusing me with filters for my existing photos. Little things in life are sometimes the most freeing, and the more you exercise your creative muscles the more you’ll feel inspired and want to create even more. Who would have thought that playing on my phone for a few minutes would give me numerous ideas I now have for a self-portrait… more on this later in the year.

Following on from last week’s newsletter – my contract from Derwent has arrived! 😃 I’m just double checking that the contract will work well for me, pretty sure it will, before I sign it and then I’ll be an official Derwent Ambassador, and I’ll be able to share the benefits with you all. More news on this as it develops.

Also following on from last week – I now have a new Canon camera body, after having to retire my old one last week. Just need a little spare time now to get out and about and put it through it’s paces lol.

On My Easel

The Ring-tailed Lemur study in acrylic is finally on my easel, although may not be worked on for the rest of this week. Will keep you updated as this painting evolves 😊

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safaris

15th – 30th September 2022

&

16th February – 3rd March 2023

Limited Places

Amazing price of £4,775

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed). Lesley is currently building a new and exclusive page to add to her, already wonderful, website. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that goes live, but for now sit back and enjoy all the amazing details of this new and exciting diary of events planned for 15th – 30th September 2022!

Subscriber Question

Q. Can you suggest a simple watercolour background for beginners to wildlife art please?

A. Keeping your watercolours loose and working wet into wet can provide your project with a fresh and interesting look, that is both quick and simple enough for even a complete beginner to accomplish. Try practising with a few colours on a spare sheet of paper and in no time at all you’ll be ready to apply it to your chosen painting. The following video Robin in Watercolour will give you a glimpse into how simple this technique is. Have fun exploring different colours and paper textures.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Well it’s that time again as my coffee cup is now empty. Family time is calling so I’ll sign off for now.

Thank you once again as always my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Wishing you all the best, until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well. Can’t quite believe we’re already in May, this year seems to be whizzing by. For a while I felt like I was balancing plates, so many things all going on at the same time and finding it difficult to balance things out so to speak. So what do you do when this happens? Well it seems I sit and doodle lol, and yep sure enough, in no time at all, things settle down and seem to achieve an equilibrium all by themselves. As for the resulting doodle – I have plans for this as an underpainting for something else. So nothing wasted, time or materials. Faith in ourselves and our ability to deal with things, big and small, comes from being in a place where all you can do is have faith it seems.

This week I’m pleased to be able to let you know that my art workshop this month will be the Puffin in Acrylic. This was originally due to take place in February but had to be postponed due to Covid. But now we’re good to go and I’d love to see you there. It’s due to run on Saturday 28th May at the Martin Mere Wetland Centre, more information can be found below or by clicking on one of the following links 😊

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Latest News

So a quick update here; so after my Zoom meeting with a Derwent representative I’ve been invited to be a Derwent Ambassador, this is a very exciting prospect. I haven’t said yes yet as I haven’t read the small print so to speak. But you’ll be the first to know as this professional relationship evolves 😉

On My Easel

So the past couple of weeks I’ve had a painting on my easel that I’ve been restoring for a client. An interesting time, that allowed me to put my existing skill set to the test. I’m very pleased, and somewhat relieved, to say that all went well and the painting is now back with it’s owner and looking like new 😊 Not the kind of work I’d want too often though lol.

Next on my easel was this little Pied Wagtail. Working from my own reference images I sketched this little guy onto some spare printer paper, managing to sketch a little larger than first planned (and like I did when I was younger I had to Sellotape two pieces together lol). Setting the completed sketch to one side I began to plan out my background for this piece. I then applied washes of acrylic paint to my 14″ x 10″ canvas, softening the background a little by airbrushing a lighter mix of colour. I could have achieved this look with a brush but it’s just quicker using an airbrush and thinned down paint. My next step was to transfer my initial sketch and I did this using a white trace-down paper, then I began to block in colour refining the shapes along the way, as you can see in the above photograph. Hopefully my next newsletter will include the finished image and I’ll have something new on my easel to show you.

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safaris

15th – 30th September 2022

&

16th February – 3rd March 2023

Limited Places

Amazing price of £4,775

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed). Lesley is currently building a new and exclusive page to add to her, already wonderful, website. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that goes live, but for now sit back and enjoy all the amazing details of this new and exciting diary of events planned for 15th – 30th September 2022!

Subscriber Question

Q. How can I add depth to a pastel painting?

A. Adding depth to any painting, whatever the medium, can sometimes be a challenge, especially if you’re not working from a reference image with a decent amount of depth in it. A few simple ways to add depth to a project: Having an area, whether that’s the foreground or the background that is out of focus, and gradually (beginning at the subject) decrease the amount of ‘in focus’ detail as you move towards the area that you want to be out of focus. Another way is by increasing the contrast in one part of the painting and decreasing it in other parts, such as the background. Areas with a high contrast will look closer to the viewer. Another way of increasing depth is in the use of colour, cool colours look further away whilst warm colours look closer to the viewer. I hope this information helps you. My Hedgehog in Pastel video uses all three techniques to achieve a feeling of depth.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Okay I’ll sign off for now and grab some lunch before heading back to my easel. If you have time I’d love for you to connect with me on social media and show me the projects you’re working on at the moment.

Thank you once again my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Wishing you all the best, until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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Sorry if you’ve already received this email – I keep getting a message saying this hasn’t been sent 🙄 So just attempting to share this one again to be on the safe side 😉

Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well and finding some time to be creative. For those of you who celebrate Easter may I take this opportunity in wishing you a truly wonderful Easter weekend filled with love and blessings in abundance. I’m going to be spending the weekend with family, away from my easel for a few days, but hopefully not too far away from a sketchbook and some travel watercolours (somehow they always manage to find their way into my luggage lol).

This week has been busy time in my studio – the completion of another commission and a small watercolour painting of a Kingfisher (this will be the subject for this month’s watercolour workshop, due to run on Sat 30th April at the Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Plus I have taken on some extra work in the form of restoring an original painting – something that wont be shared in my newsletter, however they’ll be plenty more goodies coming this way 😊

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Latest News

Not a lot for this section this week, I have been talking with the global marketing manager from Derwent but I can’t elaborate more on this just yet.

Some good news that I can share is that I know have video footage on my pc for three new YouTube videos, one watercolour, one acrylic and one pastel. I will start to edit the footage over the next couple of weeks and thereafter add the voice overs so that they can then be added to my YouTube channel 😉 You’ll be the first to know as soon as they go live.

On My Easel

So this new section ‘On My Easel’ first made it’s appearance in my previous newsletter and has proved to be a success, so it will stay a regular feature from now on 😊

As I mentioned earlier in this newsletter I’ve completed the two above projects this week. Once back home from visiting family (which will be next Tues or Wed) I’ll begin the restoration of a painting for a client. After which I’ll move on to begin my next commission, plus I’ve a couple of paintings to varnish (will video this process and will upload to my YouTube channel for anyone who may be interested.

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safaris

15th – 30th September 2022

&

16th February – 3rd March 2023

Limited Places

Amazing price of £4,775

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed). Lesley is currently building a new and exclusive page to add to her, already wonderful, website. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that goes live, but for now sit back and enjoy all the amazing details of this new and exciting diary of events planned for 15th – 30th September 2022!

Subscriber Question

Q. Is it okay to work in different art mediums or should I just stick to one?

A. This is going to be a subject that differs very much between individuals. I personally love being able to move between mediums. For instance finishing a pastel project and then setting up for a project in acrylic gives my mind a quick spring clean, and the change of medium stops that ‘repetitive feeling’ setting in. I work in many mediums, many of which can be viewed on my YouTube channel. I’ll be adding more soon including graphite and charcoal. So in short, if you fancy trying something new, I say go for it.

Below is a little 34 second video showing some of the mediums I enjoy working with 😉

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Okay I’m going to have to finish here for today as my tummy is rumbling lol.

So thank you once again my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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🎨 On My Easel

Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well and enjoying a relaxing weekend. I was hoping to get out and about and enjoy the sunshine, but alas I’ve too much to do in the studio so the sunshine will have to wait for another day, not complaining though as a busy studio keeps me happy and out of mischief lol.

After speaking to my latest workshop participants it’s become apparent that an additional section to my newsletter, that would be appreciated, would be an ‘On My Easel’ section (thank you to Louise for this suggestion) hence the above teaser photo 😉

So without hesitation, and whilst my mixed berry tea is still hot, lets head on with this week’s newsletter 😊

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Diary Dates

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

Latest News

So a change is as good as a rest they say, not sure who originally said this, but in the world of art (my world of art to be precise) it’s definitely true. Very rarely do I get ‘artist block’ and I believe one of the reasons for this is that I work in multiple mediums. Preparing for workshops in three separate mediums ensures there’s never time to get bored with one alone, plus interchanging (is that a real word) projects on my easel means that I’m looking at something with fresh eyes weekly, if not sometimes daily. Don’t know what prompted me to say this but there you have it, maybe it’s just that someone needed to read this today 😉

Okay so what’s new news from this end? Well I’m soooooooo (definitely not a real word lol) excited to announce that Venture Uganda have added dates to their diary (and mine) for a second Art Safari in Uganda 16th February – 3rd March 2023 and for an amazing price of £4,775 The owner of this Ugandan based company is the lovely Lesley Harris and she’s more than happy to answer any questions you may have. You’ll find her contact details below if you wish to call her or email here – I know she’d love to hear from you 😊

I’m finally in talks with a UK based fine art reproduction company so it shouldn’t be too long now until my prints will be available, I can’t wait to update my gallery pages with the links. I’ve also purchased a beautiful mount cutter – the Logan 350-1. I haven’t had chance to get him (yes I know I tend to personalise my purchases far too much lol) out of his box yet, but I’ve seen these mount cutters in action so am thrilled to have this as an addition to my studio. Updates on all of this soon.

On My Easel

Okay so as promised here’s a little peek into my studio and what’s on my easel at the moment 😊

Today we have a black Labrador in pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. Lots of work to do on this one yet, including another row of books for the background, patterned carpet for the foreground and obviously those lovely legs to go in yet. I’m working from photos supplied by my client this time.

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safaris

15th – 30th September 2022

&

16th February – 3rd March 2023

Limited Places

Amazing price of £4,775

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed).

Art safari with artist Kerry Newell

Subscriber Question

Q. I’m having difficulty getting white fur to look real in pastel, any advice please?

A. Hi there, creating realistic fur in any medium is always about using layers, and white fur is no different. Remembering that white fur is reflective helps, this means that anything naturally white will be reflecting colours in the subject’s surroundings so that the colour white will be used sparingly.

White Fur in Pastel is a little video that runs at around 1hr 20mins showing and explaining my process in creating the look of white fur. I hope to make more videos soon on how to create white fur in other mediums, however the principle will remain the same even though the techniques will vary upon the medium chosen. I hope this helps.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

Okay I’m going to have to finish here as I’ve a certain dog waiting on my easel 😊

If you’re out and about this weekend enjoying the sun don’t forget to stay hydrated and maybe, if you get the chance why not spend a few minutes sketching.

So thank you once again my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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Hey there my friends I hope you’re all keeping well and enjoying a relaxing weekend and to those of you who are celebrating this Sunday – Happy Mother’s Day! 💐

Now you may be thinking that I’m getting a little confused, but bare with me and I’ll explain, yes I sent a newsletter out on Thursday (24th) but that was to ‘catch up’ as I’d missed a few. Hence this one today is to get me back on track 😉 There, you see, there is a method in my madness lol.

Okay with that explanation out of the way shall we move on? And so without further ado or a moment of hesitation (or procrastination) – I’d like to say a huge thank you to the lovely ladies who came to yesterday’s pastel workshop at Martin Mere Wetland Centre 😊 You all did wonderfully well and I can’t wait to see your future projects as you explore the wonderful world of pastel 🎨

Wildlife Art Workshops New for 2022

Six dates have now been confirmed over at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. One running each month until, and including, June. The mediums alternate between Watercolour, Acrylic and Pastel, and all workshops are suitable for beginners. More information can be found over on our exclusive Art Workshop page on the Martin Mere website as well as on the Workshop page of my website. If participants would like further mediums added then extra dates can be slotted in to suit. So if your passion is coloured pencil or you love oil painting then just let me know.

Latest News

Now believe it or not, I’m not and never have been, obsessed with tables as this newsletter seems to show, the truth is it’s the easiest way of showing ‘possible dates for your diary’ without inserting them into a long paragraph that would make the most boring reading ever lol.

For as well as demonstrating at Patching’s Art Festival and exhibiting & demonstrating at the Exhibition of Wildlife Art in July, I have now also been invited to exhibit and demonstrate at the North West Birdwatching Festival (North West Birdfair) in October, not to mention the amazing opportunity of being invited to lead an Art Safari in Uganda due to run in September 😊 🦍 🎨

Patching’s Art Festival – an international four day art event celebrating the best in art & craft. Open to all there’s something for everyone, the chance to meet over 250 artists, a lot of which will be demonstrating (including me demonstrating for Caran d’Ache). Plus ‘hands-on’ workshops and art material offers all set in 60 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art – ‘an exciting three day show featuring the work of some of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. The biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside of London. All exhibited work is for sale and many artist demonstrate whilst there.’ I’ll be demonstrating whilst exhibiting there this year and would love for you to drop by and say hello.

Art Safari in Uganda – a two week tour taking in some of Uganda’s best national parks, optional gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, visiting a rhino sanctuary and so much more. With a maximum of 6 participants this art based safari ensures you’ll have all the natural world of Uganda has to offer, plus plenty of 1 to 1 guidance from me when you need it to enable you to capture all that you want on paper or canvas. More information below.

North West Birdwatching Festival – Open at 8am, start your day by watching the spectacle of thousands of wild geese leave the roost before heading for breakfast in the Martin Mere restaurant. Over the two day there will be an array of guest speakers and exhibitors, artists and photographers including photography workshops, guided reserve walks, and more. I’ll be exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the weekend and would love you to drop by and say hello.

For the love of Uganda

Calling all artists, would you like to take your love for art and wildlife one step further? Then why not join me on safari in Uganda this coming September? There’s so much to see and do on this adventure of a lifetime; safari drives, boat cruises, gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking so much more… Any questions? Then contact Lesley who’s looking forward to hearing from you.

‘Capture some of Africa’s finest wildlife in art that will help your memories last forever. We are very excited about our new partnership with wildlife artist Kerry Newell and hope this art safari – based on one of our classic wildlife safaris – will become an annual feature in our tour calendar.’

Ugandan Art-based Safari

15th – 30th September 2022

Limited Places

Amazing price of £5,230

For more information please contact Lesley Harris Lesley@ventureuganda.org

WhatsApp: +256 782 735 309

Lesley Harris, owner of Venture Uganda, is more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this adventure. Please take a few minutes to read the amazing itinerary Lesley and her team, over in Uganda, have put together (you wont be disappointed). Lesley is currently building a new and exclusive page to add to her, already wonderful, website. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that goes live, but for now sit back and enjoy all the amazing details of this new and exciting diary of events planned for 15th – 30th September 2022!

Subscriber Question

Q. Do fixatives really work with pastel and charcoal?

A. I can thoroughly recommend the spray fixative by Loxley. It does exactly what it says on the can. Always remember to try these types of spray on a spare piece of paper before applying to your completed project.

Loxley Fixative on Pastels is a little 30 minute video showing and explaining my process in which I spray between layers and to protect the finished project, I have since applied it to graphite and charcoal drawings and it works perfectly. I hope this helps.

I may not always have a video on my YouTube channel to go alongside a subscriber’s question, but when I do I’ll be sure to add it.

It’s a wonderful feeling to have caught up again on my newsletters 😊

I’ll be sure to include ‘work on my easel’ updates next week too.

Thank you once again my friends for spending some time with me today, and please feel free to leave a question or suggestion in the contact form below.

Until next time, as always, stay safe and stay creative, Kerry xXx

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