There are currently six brushes available
THE CLASSIC
I am a traditional painter, trained in the traditional way using a simple round brush. I started off learning how to draw with a brush, so my brush needs a good fine point, and it needs to keep it. I also need my brush to hold a lot of moisture, so a natural brush is best for that and it needs to be a decent size. I need my brush to be responsive, to have enough 'bounce' so that I can control the stroke, and it needs to be feel well balanced in my hand when I use it. So I have had my favourite brush especially made for me. I love it, its called 'The Classic'
The Classic head is 0.9cms in diameter and 3cms long, it's made primarily from Squirrel hair with a very small amount of 'Synthetic Water Badger' added for strength. The handle is high gloss black with a gold ferrule and a purple tip. It's gorgeous and soft, perfect for watercolour.
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Price £9.99 order code BCLA12
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THE PYRAMID
Available in a small size as well as standard.
I also paint using watercolour Stroke techniques, this means I need all the same qualities of my Classic brush but the added advantage of a unique shaped head, this helps me to produce fabulous strokes not quite so simple to do with a classic round. The Pyramid shaped head gives me a directional driving or steering capability, so convenient for Stroke work. This brush has enormously increased my Stroke work techniques, its particularly good for flowers, leaf shapes and water. So I have also had this brush made for me, its called 'The Pyramid'
The Pyramid head is 0.9cms on each of its three sides and 3.2cms long. The same as the Classic brush, its made primarily from Squirrel hair with a very small amount of 'Synthetic Water Badger' added for strength. The handle is high gloss black with a gold ferrule and purple tip. It's gorgeous and soft, perfect for Stroke work.
I have produced a 2-page illustrated hand out that accompanies this brush, explaining how to paint leaves, ferns and roses. You can request the hand out with the brush or alternatively send a stamped self-addressed envelope to me and I will post one to you.
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Price £9.99 mail order code BPYMD
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Small Pyramid Price £5.49 mail order code BPYMDS
THE STIPPLER
If I want to create textures such as foliage or I wish to develop a wet in wet textured base I use my soft stippling brush. 'The Stippler' is made from two types of hair, one, a fine soft hair the other, a corser hair, a combination of both allows liquid to be held in the body of the brush allowing me to vary the type of stippling marks on my painting. By changing the pressure I can change the shapes and density of the stippling. This brush allows me the soften the stroke work techniques used with my Pyramid and Classic brushes. This brush is made at an angle to allow for easy and controled use as well as producing tiny edges shapes. The hair is longer than a traditional stippling type of brush creating an open texture.
The Stippler head is 0.9cms in diameter and 2.1 cms at its longest hair 1.8 cms at its shortest. The handle is high gloss black with a gold ferrule and purple tip. It's gorgeous and soft, perfect for texture work or ctreating wet into wet sections.
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Price £8.99 order code BSTIP
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THE SWORD BRUSH
Made from the same hair as the Classic and Pyramid brushes The Sword brush produces some wonderful loose descriptive shapes ranging from broad to extr fine. Its the brush I use for painting Iris flowers and their leaves as well as lovely moving water.
The Sword head is 1.2cms in diameter and 3 cms at its longest hair. The handle is high gloss black with a gold ferrule and purple tip. The whole brush length is 22.5cms It's gorgeous and soft, perfect for creating bold expressive shapes.
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Price £9.99 order code BSWD
STROKE WORK BRUSH SET
If you are serious about your painting and you enjoy Stroke Work techniques this set is great value. You basically buy four brushes and receive one free!
The set is £29.99 and includes The Classic, Pyramid, Sword and Stippler.
Order code 4BSET
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THE POINTER
This brush is my latest design, it is so much easier to use than a Rigger brush and is wonderful for detailed work. The outer part of the brush is the same Squirrel mix that is used for my other brushes but the inner point is 100% synthetic. I woundn't normally use a synthetic brush, but this has the advantage of having the resevoir capabilities of my natural haired brushes but the strength of a synthetic brush and therefor the ability to maintain a point. This means it wont wear out as quickly as a totally natural haired brush.
Price - £4.99 Order Code BPOIN
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