Watercolours With Life: Jean Haines Kolinsky Sable Brushes

Thursday 15 March 2012

Jean Haines Kolinsky Sable Brushes

Jean Haines Personalised Kolinsky Sable Watercolour Brushes.

I was approached last year to have my own product range and at the time declined the offer. I already use the best paper available. I love the manufacturers watercolour ranges that I have fallen in love with over the years and the only area I was curious about was the possibility of having my own personalised brush range. Mainly because everyone who attends my workshops wants to use mine!

I am going to be very honest. Having products with my name on isn't really of high importance to me but owning wonderful brushes of a very high quality is. I took time to look into the brushes available and know I will never change my mind about working with only the best brushes possible to enjoy using and to gain the most beautiful effects.

Over the years I have tried so many makes of brushes especially when travelling and living abroad. The bottom line is I adore sable. And only the best which to me has to be Kolinsky.

I had an opportunity to have a set of watercolour brushes personalised of my own and after much testing will confess I now love my range so much that I took my time in mentioning I have them. But they are now available from my online shop on my web site.

They could sell for more but my goal is to allow artists who know me to use the same brushes as I use but at a reasonable price. For this reason my favourite brush sizes are now available as a set at only £39 .50 per pair as an introductory offer. Everyone who has attended my workshops and demonsrations will know how much I love my brushes and I love using these. You can see them in my new DVD which will be out in April this year and watch how I enjoy working with them.

A few words of advise. I always look after my brushes well. I never leave them standing in water and they last me a very long time which makes them a wise investment for my art.

I only have a limited stock available as a trial period so please if you are interested order quickly to avoid disappointment. I made the decision to have this set to celebrate the launch of my new book and DVD rather than as a long term product range.

Brushes Available from

www.jeanhaines.com

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The Artist Magazine : Book Review

Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours

"The book is nothing less than a paean to the wet in wet technique. If that's your thing, prepare to be amazed. Jean Haines credits Jean Louis Morelle, and in many ways this book is the sequel to Morelle's remarkable, but very technical work, showing the wealth of creative possibilities the technique offers. A lot of the images are barely recognisable and yet you instinctively know what they are. I wish I knew how, because this is impressionism taken to its logical conclusion and reminiscent of some of the later work by JMW Turner. You will have to take it from me that "First signs of a face appearing magically from a first wash of watercolour" is pure alchemy. This is an extraordinary book."

"Amazing Ways With Watercolour:" Fastest Selling DVD!

"Amazing Ways With Watercolour" from Town House Films is the fastest selling DVD with the company to date! Record breaking pre-orders for this much awaited film saw requests for copies flooding in from all over the world. A wonderful introduction into working with watercolour minus the use of a preliminary sketch this DVD removes the fear, stress or pressure from worry about how to use watercolour. Instead the focus is on having fun, enjoying vibrant colour combinations and allowing the medium to create the subjects with just a little help from the artist. A really exciting new DVD to own. Whilst the DVD sold out in the first few months since its' release due to popularity it is now in stock and available directly from Town House Films.

http://www.townhousefilms.co.uk

How To Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour

"How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour" Jeans first book was launched at the Mall Galleries in 2010 at the SWA Society for Women Artists Annual Exhibition. Many copies have been sold world wide. It is available on Amazon.com, Search Press, SAA Society for All Artists and Ken Bromley.

"This book is a wonderful introduction into Jeans' way of working and gives an insight into her way of thinking and approach to a large variety of subjects. All painted minus the use of a preliminary sketch."