News From the Decorative Arts' World

Decorative and Folk Artists recently experienced 6 days of learning and fun at the Creative Painting Convention in Las Vegas, NV, USA.  Over 150 events and classes were offered to over 775 attendees.  Jo Sonja Jansen, the inspiration behind Chroma’s Jo Sonja Artists’ Colours, taught a wonderful seminar, The Time Keeper’s Garden. This clock featured florals and the bluebird of happiness in bright and sunny colors and was the perfect harbinger of spring and summer!

New Orleans Painters Lory Lockwood and Adrian Deckbar

When you think of New Orleans, often images of Mardi Gras or even Hurricane Katrina come to mind.  However, New Orleans based artists Lory Lockwood and Adrian Deckbar are inspired by other images – engines and motorcycles and primeval nature.  Although their subject matter differs, they share an obsession for detail and realism, as well as a love of Atelier Interactive Artists' Acrylics.

Australian Impressionist Colley Whisson

Australian artist Colley Whisson carries on the Impressionist tradition.  His landscapes and interiors are known for their painterly approach with loose, bold brushwork, while still being representational. His books Creating Impressionist Landscapes in Oils and Impressionist Painting Made Easy , along with articles in International Artist and Australian Artist magazines, has increased his global audience. According to Whisson, Impressionism covers such a wide range of styles that it allows him to employ passages of realism or abstraction whenever he feels it's necessary or appropriate.

New! Chroma Mural Paint and Mural Paint Markers

Chroma Mural Paint and Mural Paint Markers takes your vision to the next level! With brilliant, lightfast colors inspired by nature and the street, Chroma Mural Paint and Mural Paint Markers lets you make your mark indoors and out.

Rabbits’ Holes...Or Where Paintings Can Take You

When I start a painting, I like to have a fairly good idea in my head or see what I am going to paint. I’m not one that can just start painting an empty canvas. (I envy those painters!) My starting vision is just that – a starting place – but sometimes what I imagined at the beginning is radically different from the final results.  I’ve discovered that letting go, and being open and present during the process allows me to respond to what is happening.  This sometimes takes me down an unexpected path, or in this case, down the proverbial rabbit hole.

John Walker- Winter in the Fire Forest

John Walker is one of Australia's foremost landscape painters. His latest body of work was on exhibition at Utopia Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney from late October to mid November. In their media release for the show Utopia Gallery has written,

‘Winter in the Fire Forest is a body of work that can be tentatively traced to a discovery Walker made whilst painting at the edge of a mountain ash forest near Reidsdale, NSW about six years ago.

Art Fusion Productions Step by Step Abstract Art

Sydney Artist Glenn Farquhar has created a series of fantastic painting videos giving tips and whole lesson ideas for anyone: experienced artists pick up some techniques whilst  absolute beginners can start with confidence.  Chroma has partnered with Glenn for this latest release and these Dvds will be available from late November through good art stores where you find Atelier Interactive and A2. 

Step by Step Abstract Art from artist Glenn Farquhar

Chroma Australia is proud to announce our new association with Sydney Artist, Glenn Farquhar.  Chroma Australia is very impressed by Glenn Farquhar’s Step By Step Art DVD Series and highly recommends these instructional DVD’s and 20 download art lessons.  Glenn has now produced ten DVD’s with the latest releases being 7, 8, 9 & 10 incorporating Chroma Atelier & A2 artist acrylics and medium. Combined with his own wonderful teaching skills Glenn's lessons are Informative and inspiring,showing you just how easy it is to paint like a professional artist.

DRAWPj Online drawing competition

Cindy Wider from Drawjp Art Camp wrote in thanking Chroma for the sponsorship given to their Annual Online
art competition at Drawpj.com that was have announced in August.
 You can see the winners at this link  http://drawpj.com/best-major-project-award-drawpj-com-art-competition-2012/

Heart2Heart Project, Viwa Island , Fiji

Chroma supported Heart2Heart project Sydney in helping the school children of Viwa Island, Fiji .This project has donated school supplies such as books and art materials which these Fijian children would otherwise go without.

The tiny island community of Viwa is approximately 48 nautical miles northwest of Denarau. It is the most western island located at the bottom of the Yasawa Group. Viwa Island has two small village communities and their children attend tiny schools in these two communities.