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   Jim Cobb commented on September 21, 2011, at 4:00 pm.

   Jean and June Pastore are having success this year with the new developments in their work. They have had a solo exhibition, ‘Memories’ at Fusion Fine Art in Mandurah: the art work which appears above is called "Optitwizzical" won an award at the Mandjar Art Awards this year: Their experimental art won an award at the Invitational Minnewarra Art Award s in 2011.
   
   The couple’s glass art are works painted in reverse on 3mm float glass , which is used for windows. Sometimes the painting is done straight onto sheets of glass and sometimes on ready cut sculpted pieces depending of the composition They use Jo Sonja’s Acrylic and Glass Medium to achieve the results the are looking for, hence the vibrant colours that can be achieved through a combination of paint and illumination. Their mixed media experimentation involves the use of glass and timber.
   
   Artworks with a G reference are reverse painted on float glass.
   Images with an M reference are mixed media such as ‘Rhythm Sticks’ which won the award at Minnewarra.
   
   More of Jean and June's past work can be viewed at their website
   
   http://sites.google.com/site/jeanandjunepastoresart/Home

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   Jim Cobb commented on September 21, 2011, at 4:37 pm.

   UK artist June Weber recently carried out this commission in Bristol. As well as beinga professional artist she is also a teacher educator. She writes highly of a Atelier Interactive.
   
   “ I started the mural by applying Chroma Gesso Primer to the brick wall, which had previously been painted with household paint…..
   
   .My intention was to create lots of texture, to give the mural depth and lots of movement. (I used) numerous layerings of Gesso Primer and stipplings with a 2" decorators brush to create peaks out of primer for a textured effect. I then applied some black acrylic paint to see how the texture was developing. This method highlighted the peaks and left the area underneath untouched. The process of applying Gesso Primer continued throughout the layers in the mural, along with Interactive Acrylic paint, until the desired effect was reached.
   
   A texture a balance had to be reached with the grading of whites and greys. This was easily achieved with Atelier Interactives, as the use of water at any stage during painting keeps the acrylics versatile and always ready to blend.
   
   I am very impressed with Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics, as they are flexible, easy to remove and retain their colour strength when dry. It is a pleasure painting with them as there is no odour and cleaning up is easy. …… Thank you for a fantastic painting experience! “
   
   June has sent the pictures below charting the progress of the mural.
   

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   J. Morris commented on October 26, 2011, at 7:06 pm.

   2011 hasn't been a very productive year for me with so many things going on within our family (good things).
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   I have just completed a commission in record time for clients and it is of family dogs, something I have never painted before. I love using Jo Sonja's acrylics as there are so many colours and they are easy to use.
   This painting is off to USA and my clients are very happy.

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   Jennifer commented on October 26, 2011, at 11:34 pm.

   What a wonderful painting! You captured the spirit of these 2 dogs very well - how could your clients NOT love this?

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   Jim Cobb commented on October 31, 2011, at 12:19 pm.

   What great portraits of these two, obviously much loved members of the family. A very intimate portrait and incredibly skilled since you have never painted dogs before.
   
   On a different note, Jason Steadman, a Sydney based artist who is very sorry to hear about the demise of our AM brand sent us these images. Two are of his past work and the last one is work in progress, all of which have been done in AM. Jason loved using AM for its matt finish which was especially advantageous in his work with it's graphic qualities and use of black. It's intensely loaded pigmentation was keenly appreciated by this artist, especially Cobalt Blue he says.

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   jpaul steadman commented on November 1, 2011, at 12:46 pm.

   The paintings on the left featuring the red lino were mde in Montreal last year, and some were recently shown in New York. The middle one is a homage to Cubism and hangs in my lounge room in Sydney. The third painting sits with a Japanese influence but there is conflict between two forms, the good being on the left and the bad on the right, a bit like Politics in a strange way.
   

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   Jim Cobb commented on November 28, 2011, at 4:46 pm.

   In October, I traveled to Central Australia with artist couple Chris and Frances Fussell and my long time artist friend, Bela Ivanyi. The sights, smells and sounds were truly enchanting. We formed an artist's painting group to test out a new Archival fast drying medium for oils which we have developed at Chroma. Chris Fussell sent this feedback through with images of the finalised paintings;
   
   " We used Jim's new Archival fast drying mediums with Archival paint that he brought on the trip which were great for plein air painting, the paint would dry enough to paint over within 2 hours & would dry completely overnight, at the end of the week we could stack all the paintings together to bring them home on the plane, I much preferred them to using Acrylics... All the paintings are oil on 'gessoed' w/c paper or on canvas- unstretched ."
   
   Here are some photos of the trip and paintings for every one to enjoy . The paintings were completed in studio after beginning as sketches in situ. The artists' name is indicated with the title.
   
   We are still in the early testing stages for this Resin medium and will advise when it is ready to market.

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   Jennifer commented on November 29, 2011, at 12:57 am.

   What wonderful paintings!

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   Jim Cobb commented on December 6, 2011, at 9:52 am.

   Jean and June Pastore sent us some images of their more recent work to share with the Chroma Community. These come from their 'Memories' Exhibition.

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    Jim Cobb commented on December 12, 2011, at 11:26 am.

    We take delight in show casing the variety work of contemporary artists who contact us regarding their projects. Artist Paul Moncrieff is one such , using Atelier Interactive for a body of work towards an exhibition in 2012." Here he offers a description of his work and some images. Our Western Australian audience may like to check this out.
    " I have been working on a series of non -figurative, works that all have proportional interconnections. This work has evolved with my ongoing interest in architecture, and consequently it has spatial relationships to domestic house and dwelling design. The colour choices have interrelationships, and use exclusively Atelier artists acrylic product.
    This work will be shown at Gallery East at North Fremantle WA mid 2012."
    
    
    Paul Moncrieff
    Kent River Studio
    KENTDALE WA 6333
    
    Tel: 08 98408685
    Mobile: 0413117192
    Email: paulmonc@bordernet.com.au

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    Jim Cobb commented on January 10, 2012, at 5:05 pm.

    The Gympie's Gold Rush Festival was held over 8 days in early October 2011. It celebrates the area's fascinating heritage whilst showcasing the diverse and colourful Cooloola region and offers locals, tourists and visitors the opportunity to go back in history and pan for real gold in an authentic 1867 historical setting. Held Art Gympie Art Gallery in conjunction with the Festival, teaching artist Susanne Barrett conducted a painting workshop with Atelier Interactive Acrylics. Here are two images from her demonstration showing the charming,loose and expressive style of painting for which she is known.
    
    Gold Rush catered for all; in addition to the art shows and 'Symphony by the Lake', there was street parade and a family party in the park. Gold Rush offers tourists and visitors the experience of the warm hospitality of a country town,whilst getting there you can enjoy cruising through the beautiful countryside.

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    Jim Cobb commented on January 16, 2012, at 10:07 am.

    At the end of last year Lindsay P. Baker dropped us a line with images of some recent paintings. Late last year he started using Atelier Interactive and writes that it has helped his painting progress. He writes,
    
    "I've done a couple of Atelier Interactive paintings this year, used to paint in oils. ... Thanks for saving me from the annoyances of oils. Once I got my head around the Interactives, I felt a great freedom to experiment and it has livened my work up no end!"
    
    The first image painting is, "Happy As", 24" x 24" on canvas. The 2nd is "The End and the Beginning", 18"x24" masonite,
    
    Lindsay has his own website at http://www.LPBaker.com
    Connect to see more of his work.
    
    
    
    
    
    

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    Barry commented on March 6, 2012, at 1:46 am.

    Just finished this piece. I have painted many jets and have always loved to paint the skies because Interactive gives me so many options as how to approach painting clouds. In this particular painting I use quite a bit of Fast Medium because I wanted to lay down layers and come back to paint on top without disturbing the previous layer. Very much as you would do tradational acrylics. Also. I put a coat of Binder over the jet prior to putting the marking on so if I mess up I could easily wipe them off and redo. This is an F-18 BTW

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    Jim Cobb commented on April 4, 2012, at 10:59 am.

    This comes from Fraser Kirkwood, Managing Director of Chroma Europe.
    
    "Here are a couple of images from one of UK artist Tony Hogan’s recent Atelier Interactive workshops. These paintings were also copied during the workshop by the students, and it proved to be a great way of explaining the many creative opportunities that Atelier Interactive offers the artist. Tony is firmly established as one of the UK’s leading Art Tutors, and Chroma are delighted to have such enthusiastic support from him. For more information on future workshops around the UK, please go to www.hoganart.co.uk “
    

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    Jim Cobb commented on April 4, 2012, at 11:03 am.

    Hi Barry,
    
    what a fantastic painting! I really love the contrast you have achieved between the textured treatment of the clouds & sky and the sleek reflective looking fighter jet.
    
    Thanks for your contribution and the comment about how you have used the mediums I think is really valuable. The word is getting out about how fantastic Fast Medium Fixer is.

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