Demonstration by Cathy Verheul – 16 July 2016 Demonstration by Cathy Verheul Cathy Verheul The 7 Elements of Art The Principles of Art What makes a good painting? It must be UNFORGETTABLE. The Content of a Painting Cathy’s palette Planning and mapping out the portrait Cathy explaining the use of shapes in a portrait Detail The blocking in of the portrait begins The background is painted in using neutral colours More blocking in on the face is done Detail Once the blocking is complete, Cathy uses a soft brush to blend and soften the areas together. Cathy with her demo painting The demo piece with the completed painting Cathy with her completed demo painting The completed demo painting. One of Cathy’s completed portraits. This portrait was the winner for Rotary Arts Festival sponsored by Sanlam. One of Cathy’s completed portraits One of Cathy’s completed portraits One of Cathy’s completed portraits One of Cathy’s completed portraits One of Cathy’s completed portraits