Swinton's Art

Swinton's Art Supply & Instruction = Art Supplies, Educational Art Studios with workshops and monthly classes for kids, teens and adults.

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Good reference photos are key 🔑

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Would you rather 🎨 or ✏️?

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Experience < Reward 😌

#pleinairpainting #outdoorpainting #fishing #oilpainting

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What’s your favourite plein air spot?

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Artist: Louise Lacey-Rokosh

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Unlike musicians, most artists make decisions alone. Having a group environment to bounce ideas around is very beneficial.

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This Friday!! Student show held by 5 of our incredible students.

📅 When: Friday, December 6
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Where: (Swinton's) 7160 Fisher St SE, Calgary�💸 Admission: Free

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Light the bat signal! It's Bat Friday at Swinton's Art Supplies!
Wait... I mean Black Friday.

25% OFF Almost Everything!
30% OFF Canvases!
Up to 50% OFF select items.

#batfriday #batman #robin #artsupplies #canadianartist

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Perspective is key 🌴

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It's Bat Friday at Swinton's Art Supplies!
Wait... I mean Black Friday.
25% OFF almost everything!
30% OFF of canvases!
Up to 50% OFF select items.

#batfriday #batman #robin #artsupplies #artists

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These work great as brush holders!

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When your values are off go back to working from big to small.

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Shading and drawing. Out of the two keep one dominant. Use a 70/30 split. This will keep things interesting.

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Compressed white charcoal for your highlights. 

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Soft vine charcoal for your darks then pull it for a nice reflected light.

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The tools you'll need for figure drawing.

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Love me some oven-baked watercolor paper 🥖

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Casa Buena is a lovely art retreat based between Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. A perfect place to retreat, relax and be surrounded by art and tranquillity.

Art & Gibberish with Doug Swinton & Jane Romanishko.

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Outwards lines can be pushed out. Inwards lines can be darkened ✏️

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Casa Buena Art Retreat! Painting, Vacation, Food, Drinks, Sun, Pools... What more could you want!?

"The Deep Dive" All-inclusive art retreat with Doug Swinton.
January 15 - 25, 2025.

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After your initial outline don't be afraid to erase some lines and lose some edges. ✏️

#figuredrawing #figuredrawinglesson #charcoaldrawing #drawingtips #artlesson