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Someone recently told me they thought my soft pastel paintings of Norwegian waterfalls looked a little dangerous. That they looked punk. I’m not sure they realised how right they were. The way I capture the energy of Manafossen, Odnesfossen, Kjelfossen and all of the other fossen is to lock myself in the studio and turn…
Welcome to the third in our series of “My 5 and Me” – an exploration of the lives and artwork of the talented Associate Artists through five images. In this blog we are looking at the work of Kristin Holm Dybvig.
Thank you also to Stephen Fuller for passing on the baton, which has given me the opportunity to study all the contributions in more detail than perhaps I would normally find time to do!
We all know that travel can provide us with some amazing memories, yet how lucky we are as artists to create and relive some of those special moments through our art.
As artists, we’re always learning. The journey never really stops - there’s always something new to explore, refine, or discover. One powerful technique that has helped me grow is creating master copies.
Stephen Fuller picks 10 eye catching artworks from the Unison Colour Facebook Community Group, during the month of May.
Watch Judy create a lively, abstract floral painting using acrylics, gouache, random mark making tools and, of course, soft pastels!
Framing original artwork is an essential step to protect it and showcase your art in the best possible way. When you’ve invested your time and materials into a piece, we all want to enjoy it for years to come.
Marking a significant day at Unison Colour, on what would have been the 100th Birthday of John Hersey - the man behind our Soft Pastels! 🎂 To celebrate, we’re offering a 10% discount on the limited Centenary Sets, running until 2nd July. But that's not all... We also have a brand new set of 18…
If you can get one to be still long enough chooks make great subject matter. They’re self-contained vivid balls of colour and they have personalities. Chook eyes can convey a wide variety of emotions; fear, aggression, possibly even love.
After being blown away and rained off at Neist Point, we headed back inland to Portree, the capital of Skye and its largest town, visited each year by many tourists, as well as artists and photographers.
A number of the Unison Colour Associate Artists had pieces that were featured in the exhibition and most were able to attend the Private View, the evening before it opened to the public.
