Charlotte Gardner Art

17/05/2026

I was invited back to Malling Art Group for another teaching day. Our subject? This R**e Seed Field in Horsmonden. I selected this particular reference because I loved the inclusion of Kentish Oast houses, the sun drenched old church, the thick lustrous R**e crop, and the great opportunity to paint depth of field using a combination of wet-on-wet and wet on dry for either softness or sharp detail. It is this combination that gives the dimensional lustre of the flowering R**e and the gorgeous distance to the far off trees. Lots of fun techniques to explore and practice in the subject which makes it great for the combined abilities in a art group class. And the resulting artworks were absolutely stunning! Thank you for having me Malling Art Group! I hope you all enjoyed your day! For those that wish to know I painted on block - 300gms rough using a combination of , brushes and Frisk masking fluid.

22/04/2026

21/04/2026

Taught a fun little class about how to ‘read’ a reference image and then how to decide the paint process based on all the information. So often people really want to paint but don’t know where to begin, or talk themselves out of it because it looks too complicated. Reframing how you ‘see’ the reference image makes it so easy. So breaking down this process is one of the many things I teach my one-to-one students to build their visual capability, muscle memory and confidence. Because from there, anything is possible! So much fun to paint this zebra for practice and confidence building with my student.

21/04/2026

Looking back on this soothing watercolour of Scotney Castle and enjoying the dreamy meditative colours and the slow placement of each detail.