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Tuesday Watercolour Class – Week Seven – Child’s Play!

Well, maybe these pails and shovels are child’s play for little kids at the beach but this still life posed some tough problems for the watercolour painters. One student described it as “f… more →

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Inc. Squared Fundraiser — 1 comment

Barry Coombs wrote 1 day ago: ORANGE WINDOWby Barry Coombs Hamilton Artist Inc. is having a fundraiser this weekend. Artwork can b … more →

Tags: Barry's Artwork, Exhibitions, Canada, hamilton, Hamilton Artists Inc., Inc. Squared, Ontario

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Seven - Child's Play!

Barry Coombs wrote 3 days ago: Well, maybe these pails and shovels are child’s play for little kids at the beach but this sti … more →

Tags: Barry's Demonstrations, studio classes, Canada, Ontario, still-life painting, Toronto, Watercolor, watercolor lesson, watercolour demonstration

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Six - Nice Buns! — 2 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 week ago: The baked goods are relatively simple forms so I paired them with the checked basket and cloth. They … more →

Tags: Barry's Demonstrations, studio classes, Canada, Ontario, still life watercolour, still-life painting, Toronto, Toronto watercolour classes, Watercolor

Featured in Interiors Magazine! — 13 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 2 weeks ago:    My gouache on paper, YELLOW TREE, is featured in the Spring 2013 issue of Interiors Magazine. My … more →

Tags: Barry's Artwork, publications, Canada, Ontario, hamilton, gouache, Gouache on paper, Interiors magazine, Hamilton magazine

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Five - Watermelon! — 3 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 2 weeks ago: Spring is definitely here but we’ve had a lot of grey, overcast days. A colourful still life, … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, Toronto, still-life painting, watercolour demonstration, Canada, watercolor painting, watercolor demonstration, Ontario

April 25, 2013 — 4 comments

lindahalcombfineart wrote 3 weeks ago: I really admire Barry Coombs and his ability to inspire artists both old and new. I love to watch hi … more →

Tags: Daily Post, Watercolors, Painting, Sketches, Watercolor

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Four - Pots! — 2 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 3 weeks ago: I like to mix up the still lifes from week to week. These terra cotta objects are very classical loo … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, watercolour, Toronto, still-life painting, watercolour demonstration, Canada, Watercolor, watercolor painting

Sustained Saturday - Watercolour Plus! — 3 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 3 weeks ago: I rearranged and added some new ball caps to the pile for the Sustained Saturday students. You may r … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, pen and ink, Toronto, still-life painting, still life drawing, watercolour demonstration, Canada, Watercolor

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Three - Caps! — 5 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: It’s baseball season so out came the caps! Last week, I touched on thumbnail studies and remin … more →

Tags: Barry's Demonstrations, studio classes, Canada, Ontario, Ontario Field Ornithologists, still-life painting, Thumbnail Sketches, thumbnail study, Toronto

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Two - Pears — 5 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: The Saturday class ate the last still life so I had to pick up a new batch of pears for Tuesday. Wel … more →

Tags: studio classes, sketching, Barry's Demonstrations, Toronto, still-life painting, watercolour demonstration, Canada, Watercolor, Ontario

Sustained Saturday - Watercolour Plus! — 3 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: The Saturday regulars were back for a full day of watercolour painting. Watercolour is our primary f … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, Toronto, still-life painting, Canada, Watercolor, watercolor demonstration, watercolour classes, Ontario

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week One of Spring Term! — 2 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: Spring term is underway at my studio even though the spring weather has yet to assert itself. It was … more →

Tags: SM de Allende, Mexico, studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, Barry's Artwork, watercolour, San Miguel de Allende, Toronto, still-life painting, watercolour demonstration

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - Wrap Up! — 3 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: We’re back home from a wonderful ten days of sketching and painting in Mexico. Last Friday was … more →

Tags: SM de Allende, Mexico, art workshops, Barry's Demonstrations, Art Holidays, painting holidays, plein air art workshops, outdoor painting workshops, San Miguel de Allende, watercolour demonstration

Thursday in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — 2 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: I took everyone on a surprise day trip to Atotonilco on Thursday. This historic town is not very far … more →

Tags: SM de Allende, Mexico, art workshops, Barry's Demonstrations, watercolour, Art Holidays, painting holidays, plein air art workshops, outdoor painting workshops, San Miguel de Allende

Wednesday in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — 5 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: We started the day with a demonstration in our studio. A lot of questions had come up during Monday … more →

Tags: SM de Allende, Mexico, art workshops, Barry's Demonstrations, Art Holidays, Canada, México, outdoor painting workshops, painting holidays, plein air art vacations

Hola from sunny San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — 4 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 1 month ago: Hola, amigos. It seems like we just got here but we’re already at the halfway point of our wor … more →

Tags: SM de Allende, Mexico, art workshops, sketching, Barry's Demonstrations, Art Holidays, painting holidays, plein air art workshops, outdoor painting workshops, San Miguel de Allende

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Ten - Last Day! — 1 comment

Barry Coombs wrote 2 months ago: Winter term has come to an end. We’ve had lots of fun and enjoyed experimenting with the flat … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, Toronto, still-life painting, watercolour demonstration, Canada, watercolor painting, Ontario

Front Cover of Leisure Painter! — 12 comments

Barry Coombs wrote 2 months ago: Last fall, I was commissioned by Leisure Painter, the best-selling ‘learn to paint and draw … more →

Tags: Barry's Artwork, publications, watercolour, Toronto, Canada, Watercolor, Ontario, watercolour painting, hamilton

Tuesday Watercolour Class - Week Nine - Apples! — 1 comment

Barry Coombs wrote 2 months ago: March didn’t exactly come in like a lion but it’s still been fairly cold and gray. Our c … more →

Tags: studio classes, Barry's Demonstrations, Toronto, still-life painting, Value Study, watercolour demonstration, Canada, Watercolor, watercolor demonstration


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