The Making of Vase, Bowl & Lemons
This short video shows the steps involved in creating the quirky still life 'Vase, Bowl & Lemons'. It is one in a series of 'The Making of ..' videos (see below).
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6 Dec 2024 14:40
This short video shows the steps involved in creating the quirky still life 'Vase, Bowl & Lemons'. It is one in a series of 'The Making of ..' videos (see below).
3 Dec 2024 21:36
In this video I examine what domestic and commercial environments work for some of my fairly unique and 'demanding' artworks. This is one in a series of videos examining different aspects of art placement (see below).
16 Nov 2024 07:32
In this video I examine what works - and what doesn't - when it comes to situating art in demanding environments - both domestic and commercial. This is one in a series of videos examining different aspects of art placement with more to come!
8 Nov 2024 07:10
8 Nov 2024 06:59
This short video showcases the small prints available in store as of November 2024.
8 Nov 2024 06:37
This short video showcases the large prints available in the store as of November 2024.
2 Nov 2024 16:21
This short video details the processes involved in the creation of the acrylic painting on stretched canvas entitled 'Inside the Grotto'. This is one of a series of 'The Making of ..' videos (see below for more).
26 Oct 2024 06:48
In this video I examine what works - and what doesn't - when it comes to situating art to good effect using the ArtPlacer App. This is one in a series of videos examining different aspects of art placement with more to come!
15 Oct 2024 11:02
In this video I share the various processes of creating the black and white artwork used in the monochrome greeting cards available in the Store. Packs of five cards are available in variety or floral options. Packs of five prints are also available in Print Pack 1 (square, various), Print Pack 2 (square, various) and Print Pack 3 (landscape-oriented, various) options. The original, framed artwork is also available to buy in the Gallery under the Monochrome Art option.
13 Oct 2024 19:32
A short video showcasing the new packs of 5 monochrome blank square greeting cards in either floral or variety packs.
12 Oct 2024 19:46
This short video showcases the colour collage Christmas cards new in for 2024. To order go to the store.
12 Oct 2024 14:50
A short reel showcasing the Alison Adams 2025 Calendar. Order from the Store.Â
11 Oct 2024 05:59
With my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) now in process, join me as I create the acrylic/collage 'Harvest' on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas as a reserve item for the exhibition.
4 Oct 2024 16:52
The hanging and Private Viewing of 'A Sense of Place' mixed media art exhibition at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England in September 2024. For more information see the blog posts below.
25 Sept 2024 22:28
Take 10 minutes out of your busy day and take a video tour around my virtual exhibition set in a New York gallery displaying the artwork exhibited in real life at Tetbury Goods Shed in autumn 2024.
25 Sept 2024 04:58
A flip book catalogue of the artwork on display both virtually and in real life at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, England in the A Sense of Place Exhibition.
25 Sept 2024 04:43
Come and visit a virtual version of the A Sense of Place Art Exhibition being held in an airy New York art gallery! Use the navigation buttons or your keyboard to wander around this space. A PDF catalogue is also available - or you can visit the flip book version.
25 Sept 2024 04:08
The artwork on display in the A Sense of Place exhibition at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, England and virtually is displayed in this rapid-fire reel. A year's work in 2 minutes!
17 Sept 2024 11:10
With just one week to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) join me as I create the reserve collage 'Summer' on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas for the exhibition.
10 Sept 2024 05:37
With just 2 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) I wanted to share this video detailing The Making of Silver Birch Forest - a fairly large collage I made for the exhibition.
4 Sept 2024 05:30
With just 3 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) watch the process as I show how the acrylic painting 'Full Moon' (specially created for the exhibition) came to be.
3 Sept 2024 20:42
The following notice may currently be found at the Tetbury Goods Shed website.
27 Aug 2024 04:55
With just 4 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) join me as I show how the acrylic painting 'Entangled' was created for the exhibition.
20 Aug 2024 09:00
With 5 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November), I share the creation of the collage Jurassic Coast on a 50 x 25 cm (20 x 10 inch) stretched canvas for the exhibition. For those that don’t know the Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site which covers 160 km (100 miles) of the coastline of southern England. It stretches from Devon to Dorset, and has yielded a wealth of fossil evidence being the only place on Earth where rocks from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods can be seen in one place.
13 Aug 2024 08:50
With 6 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) join me as I create the still life collage 'Centrepiece' on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas for the exhibition.
6 Aug 2024 17:17
With 7 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) watch along as I create the collage ‘Barn Owl’ on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas for the exhibition.
30 Jul 2024 21:59
With 8 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) join me as I create the acrylic painting 'Scattered Sprigs' on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas.
30 Jul 2024 21:50
With 9 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) I wanted to share this video detailing the Making of Westward Ho - a heavily textured mixed media fairly large artpiece I made for the exhibition.
24 Jul 2024 05:57
With 10 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) watch along as I create the collage ‘Mr Fox’ for the exhibition.
17 Jul 2024 05:05
With 11 weeks to go to my 'A Sense of Place' exhibition to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (25 September – 3 November) I thought I would share the video ’The Making of Sunlight on Water’ which is an abstract acrylic painting on a 80 x 60 cm stretched canvas created for the exhibition.
11 Jul 2024 11:00
I have an exhibition entitled 'A Sense of Place' coming up in 12 weeks to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England opening on the 25th of September for 6 weeks until the 3rd of November, 2024. I have been creating new artworks for this exhibition for months and plan to share a 'The Making of ..' video each week for the next 12 weeks to let you see what I've been up to. So i thought I would start the series with 'The Making of The Green Vase' which is an acrylic still life painting on a 60 x 80 cm stretched canvas. I hope you enjoy!
3 Jul 2024 05:39
For many months now I have been busy working away on artwork for my upcoming solo exhibition entitled ‘A Sense of Place’. The exhibition is to be held at Tetbury Goods Shed, Old Station Yard, Cirencester Rd, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8EY from the 25th of September until the 3rd of November 2024.
24 Jun 2024 05:13
In this video I illustrate one of my preferred approaches to making quirky and lively acrylic art with a series of monochrome (black and white) pieces I recently created.
20 Jun 2024 08:24
In this short video from the KQED Art School Elements of Art series, colour is considered with particular reference to the Colour Field painters of the 1950s and 60s. The video also uses many examples of contemporary art to illustrate its message.Â
10 Jun 2024 16:32
Welcome to the new Monochrome Art section in the Gallery. These images are all black, white and grey and are designed to have white mounts with white or black frames and to be arranged in groups - or as a gallery wall. They look particularly effective either on dark, solid backgrounds or on white walls in my opinion. They also complement modern 'clean' interiors.
26 May 2024 05:27
In this video I show how I made some textured black and white papers for collage from wet strength tissue paper and wallpaper paste in preparation for creating collage for the Monochrome Art section of my Gallery.
15 May 2024 08:58
In this video, the mixed media artist, Alison Adams, uses the ArtPlacer application to investigate the impact that a variety of frames (and mounts/mats) have upon the presentation of a few pieces of her art.
2 May 2024 08:37
In this video, Alison Adams gives 75 examples of different applications of collage in her art.
19 Apr 2024 11:52
In this video the mixed media artist, Alison Adams, examines the impact of various sizes and colours of mounts (mats) on a variety of artwork using the ArtPlacer application. This video forms part of a series on art presentation. See part 1: Art Placement: Art & Wall Colour video.
29 Mar 2024 09:27
In this video, I use the ArtPlacer application to demonstrate the relationship between a single piece of art and the surrounding wall colour. This is one of a series of videos examining what works, what doesn't - and why when it comes to displaying art. Other videos in this series examine the impact of mounts and frames in displaying art.
19 Mar 2024 09:49
In this video Alison Adams explains and illustrates the negative painting technique.. The other video referenced is Two of my favourite acrylic techniques.
11 Mar 2024 10:43
This short video showcases my current portrait-oriented art in a reel format using the ArtPlacer application. Take 2 minutes to enjoy!
21 Feb 2024 09:23
This short video showcases my current portrait-oriented art in a reel format using the ArtPlacer application. Take 2 minutes to enjoy!
9 Feb 2024 05:58
In this video, the interior desgner, Olga Gomes, shares the rules for displaying art in your home.
27 Jan 2024 09:16
In this video I describe two of my favourite acrylic painting techniques - the alcohol and plastic wrap techniques - with illustrations of each and both combined.
10 Jan 2024 16:44
More quotations from the great and good about creativity.
15 Dec 2023 07:33
Enjoy this video of quotations about inspiration and creativity from those who should know.
1 Dec 2023 14:27
It’s December 2023 and here in the UK we’ve just had the first snow after several days of heavy frosts. It’s winter, and although it always goes on for longer than I would like, it has its own bleak beauty and is atmospheric. I hope I’ve captured what winter conjures up.
5 Dec 2023 12:39
A short video showcasing available art (December 2023) from the mixed media and collage artist, Alison Adams, on the theme of Winter. See also the virtual exhibition and accompanying flipbook.
30 Nov 2023 07:55
A video from the Canadian clinical psychologist, Dr Jordan Peterson, on the importance of art to the individual compelled to make it and society at large.
11 Nov 2023 08:46
A lovely video from Jill Poyerd Fine Art on the depiction of emotion in art.
4 Nov 2023 23:48
It’s November 2023 and here in the UK:
4 Nov 2023 23:36
A short video showcasing available art (November 2023) from the mixed media and collage artist, Alison Adams, on the theme and colour palette of autumn. See also the virtual exhibition and accompanying flipbook.
13 Oct 2023 20:21
A short video that outlines the steps involved in creating four complementary mixed media/collage pieces to brighten up an uninspiring hallway.
13 Oct 2023 19:55
A short video showing the stages of creating an abstract mixed media/collage triptych inspired by a beach and waves as seen from above for a new bioresonance clinic. Enjoy!
9 Oct 2023 21:59
A short video welcoming newcomers to Alison Adams Art.
1 Oct 2023 20:05
Why stop at one picture? Starting with two complementary pieces (shown here Little One and Next Chapter) up to walls entirely covered with an assortment of artwork, a gallery wall is an attractive and effective way to cover a blank wall.
1 Oct 2023 20:04
Floating frames are not supplied, but you may opt to get a floating frame for stretched canvas art. They are a 'tray' into which the canvas is glued leaving a space (ie: appearing to 'float') between the frame and canvas. The frames are available in all widths and colours and you can vary the 'gap' as per your preferences too. Most online and retail frame suppliers supply floating frames.