MEMBERS of Newton St Cyres Art Group thoroughly enjoyed a demonstration by East Devon based artist Phil Creek on Friday, March 28.

He chose a snowy view of the River Otter which he painted in the following Galleria acrylic tubes: Prussian, Cerulean and Cobalt blues, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange Hue, Burnt Umber, Mars Black and Titanium White.

Phil uses a Mastersons Stay Wet palette with flat brushes.

He painted on a canvas board which had a light grey acrylic ground.

Starting with the sky, he worked his way down the canvas, building up blocks of warm and cool colours using brush strokes with lost and found edges.

Some dark splattering was added to the snowy foreground before some warmer marks were also added and finally some pure white highlights.

Phil is a member of the South West Academy of Fine Arts and this year he will be taking part in Devon Open Studios at The Art Barn, Ladram Bay, East Devon from September 12.

Gillian Fitzpatrick