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Kate and Dan Hersey were honoured to be asked again to select three paintings to be recipients of the Unison Colour Award. The quality of the pieces displayed in this year’s exhibition are truly remarkable, so choosing only three was a challenging task.
Like millions of other people, I’ve always struggled with my mental health. Anxiety attacks, depression, low self-confidence, paranoia, OCD, imposter syndrome and so on, throw in ADHD and dyslexia and you get a heady mix.
This year Unison Colour continued to support the Society of Equestrian Artists annual ‘Horse in Art’ Exhibition, with the donation of a pastel prize.
This short video provides an insight into working outside in the Yorkshire landscape, using Unison Colour pastels.
When I fell in love with India, I discovered it to be my personal, artistic inspiration; the colours, the people, the smells, the light. This is an insight into how this inspiration became an ode to India.
For this article, I have chosen a scene in the village of Monkton Farleigh, just two miles from my Wiltshire home.
Yesterday, Associate Artist Andrew Moodie spent the day at Unison Colour HQ to conclude filming of some upcoming videos with videographer, Tony Parkin...
Colour is a wonderful thing, and for me, most of what I do creatively revolves around the initial spark that colour send to my brain and how I go about trying to capture that spark in my soft pastel paintings.
In this part 2 short video of my day at Rievaulx Terrace, I seek to capture the majesty and beauty of the view of Rievaulx Abbey far below the Terrace, set in a late Autumn landscape.
In most cases, I don't use any fixative but sometimes I do, for example, when I work quite thickly with pastel marks. In this case, I might only spray these particular areas.
Let’s talk about fixative! I think it is fair to say that when it comes to the use of fixative there are polarised views. In fact, there are probably as many opinions about the use of fixative as there are pastellists.
When you’re planning your summer holiday, what are you looking for? Tropical beaches, action packed activities, local cuisine & wine perhaps. Well, that’s a pretty nice list but we decided to stay in the UK.
