Artist Demonstration - Janet Eadie (Painting with Paper)

Artist Demonstration

Saturday 17 June 2 pm - 3.30 pm

Janet Eadie
- Painting with Paper

An informal opportunity to see an artist of the month at work and have a chat. Held in Dorrit's Coffee Shop.

"I enjoy working with different art mediums; from glass painting, dimensional paint, acrylics to delicate torn paper. Flowers and nature feature in my artwork as there's such an abundance of colour, detail and design shapes to inspire me. I've been fortunate to work for an art and craft company plus publish several books on various art techniques. Apart from the sheer joy of painting I love to use my artwork on different products including giftwrap paper, greeting cards, tea towels, paper serviettes and scarves.

'Painting with Paper' is a fun and forgiving technique, as torn paper pieces can be moved around or discarded and replaced if first attempts are not quite suitable. After sketching out the entire design, individual shapes are torn from my own hand painted papers. Shapes are then arranged and glued onto the canvas. For variety I like to vary the gluing method. Some paper shapes are free of creases, giving a clean and delicate appearance. Alternatively, I crease the paper when gluing shapes, resulting in texture and a slight casualness to the finished art. Once dry, a light varnish protects the artwork surfaces."

Host or Publisher Pepper Street Arts Centre