Artist Lorraine Kelly lives and paints in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. She works primarily in acrylic and watercolor but does some work in oil.
Her first career was as a Medical Research Technician working at the University of Western Ontario (London), McMaster University (Hamilton) and St. Joseph’s Hospital (Hamilton). She was introduced to painting in a watercolour course at the Burlington Arts Centre.
In 1985 her family moved to England and in 1996 they moved to Connecticut, USA. Lorraine enriched her painting by taking classes with well knows artists, attending the Silvermine School of Art in Connecticut, and joining a New Mexico workshop where she experienced the Georgia O’Keefe influence. In 1999, Lorraine's family moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake. Her work was shown in both her one-person shows and in galleries throughout southern Ontario.
In 2002, Lorraine and her husband moved to Singapore where she taught watercolor and acrylic art classes for seven years. Her stay in Asia was an important influence on her painting today.
In 2010, they returned to Niagara-on-the-Lake where she reopened her studio. She undertakes commissions and she conducts private classes and workshops.
For more information please see her website www.lorrainekellyart.com
Supplies
Watercolour paint
Watercolor paper, preferably rough not smooth, approximately 8x10. You can bring a couple of pieces to work on at the same time. Use whatever method you are comfortable with to provide a flat support for you to work on.
Brushes (flat 1/2 inch wide), a round brush and one older brush with somewhat of a decent point. Since we are working on a small size of paper do not use too large of a brush.
An old beat up toothbrush.
Small narrow palette knife that will fit into the opening of a bottle of resist.
Small bar of soap (old used one)
Spray bottle with clean water, 2 containers for water. (yogurt containers work well)
Bottle of resist tinted yellow (it’s easier to see). I will have a bottle of resist with me for some to try. In the future, if you plan on painting winter scenes, especially with snow falling this is a must have.
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