Weekend Art Challenge Results – Art Materials!

Welcome to this weekends art challenge where we set our students a very straightforward brief – draw or paint your art materials. Just the tools you love and use every day. Pencils, brushes, paint tubes, palettes. The things that often get left out of the spotlight, despite doing all the hard work.

And what a brilliant selection we have had. From thick oils and confident watercolours to pencil sketches and even a castle made of ink bottles! Everyone took the theme in their own direction. Some were precise and observational, others added a creative twist and all showed real thought and effort.

The aim of these challenges is to keep the momentum going, to encourage regular practice and push ideas. You don’t need hours or perfection. Just pick something up and make a start. Scroll down to see this week’s artwork. And if you haven’t taken part yet …. why not join in next time?

I’ve finally found some time to do some art! Thanks for such a great subject, I had fun doing this. It’s an acrylic and oil painting of my oil paints, with my desktop easel in the back.
Anthony

This is a sketch of my treasured easel in my “art room” – the conservatory! I bought the easel many years ago as nearly new, it is now well used and paint splattered but much loved. I’ve also included my daylight lamp, very useful in the winter months and my much paint splattered art apron. It’s made using pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and acrylics – all mediums I use regularly.
Catherine T

This entry is something I made recently as an exercise in the LAC Illustrating Children’s Book Course. It’s my ink supplies, made in ink.
Linn

Here is a pencil sketch of a pot of my brushes (one of my many pots!!) and my favourite water cup. I’ve added very loose watercolour for the final effect.
Catherine T

Art materials and a cup of tea in loose style watercolour, no pencil sketch.
Ni Ni

Created in coloured pencil on paper, it’s a special pencil holder made by my Dad for my drawing pencils.
MaryAnn H

Please find a collage of my art materials attached especially for my Sumie and botanical painting works. My favorite Watercolour brands are Winsor and Newton, Schminke and Kuretake Gansai Tambi
Ozlem E

Here is my beloved paintbox, which I received as a high school graduation present seven years ago. As you can see, it’s gotten heavy use, and several of the colors are ready to be replaced. The bars of shadow are cast by my studio window.
Ainsley

Weekend Challenge: Art Materials
CHAOS
This is my desk. It sits in my conservatory, with plenty of light and inspiration from my beautiful garden. In one pot, I have my collection of watercolour pencils, in another, my paint brushes. But my first love are my pencils, especially my polychromos. Scattered around are various rubbers, dividers, magnifying glasses, sharpeners, my current project (begonias), sketch book, assignment work….. Told you it was chaos. Organised chaos of course!
Heather K

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