September 22

22nd September 2022 / Tracey Ross

Artist Tracey Ross Norfolk Open Studios — Norfolk Open Studios

I’m opening for three weekends: 24th, 25th September and 1st, 2nd,

8th, 9th October. Time: 10am – 5pm. Feel free to email me at: traceyrossart@gmail.com if you’d like to visit, please email me for my address.

I’m number (091) in the Open Studios brochure. Did you know I’m part of two art trials this year. One with Nicholas Elliott (088), who lives not far from me in Fakenham, and the second one is with the North Norfolk Painters Art Trail alongside Sara Reavell Dyson (090), Frank Chapman (089), and Seawolf Self (081). So if you fancy making a day of it then come and see us and experience some creativity!

As well as a mix of artwork, there will be a selection of my sketchbooks on display for you to look through.

Norfolk Open Studios 22

Refreshments will be served and I look forward to welcoming you.

If you cannot make it this time, and you would like to visit, my studio is open by appointment throughout the year. Please email me: traceyrossart@gmail.com

July 2022

21st July 2022 / Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross Norfolk Artist

Sizzling summer!

What a great experience it’s been taking part in Paint Out Norfolk. Over 90+ artists came from all over the country to take part and it was such fun to be part of. Here I am at Gooderston Water Gardens in Norfolk – it’s a beautiful garden with meandering paths around the ponds and trails through the woodland. The tearoom has a delicious selection of cakes, which kept me going! The Private View, awards and the final view of the paintings is on Friday 22nd July at Whitlingham Country Park in Norwich, NR14 8TR. 6.00pm – 8.00pm.

https://www.gooderstonewatergardens.co.uk/

Paint Out Plein Air Painting Competition, Exhibition & Live Art Experience

Painting at Morston Quay during Paint Out Norfolk 22

Tracey Ross Norfolk painter — Top Tip of the day – I like to add a blob of Slow Drying Media by Winsor & Newton to my acrylics to help stop them from drying out to quickly.

June 2022

6th June 2022 / Tracey Ross

I’m supporting a good cause for Cancer Research. It’s a charity art exhibition arranged by Irena Massarella at The Driftwood Gallery, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9AH. 30th May -29th July. The paintings are also available to buy online until the 12th August, 30% of the sales will go to support Cancer research.

There are several well known and loved artists taking part, such at Haidee-Jo Summer and Roger Della, as well as lots of others.

To see all of the artists who are taking part and to view their artwork click here.

‘Sensation Arise’

£625

Acrylic and Woody pencil on board

Image size: 30cmx30cm

Framed size: 47cmx47cm

If you would like to support this good cause and buy it please contact Irena:

artbyirena.grazia@gmail.com

Or get in touch with me traceyrossart@gamil.com

Update: Now sold – thank you for your support.

May 2022

24th May 2022 / Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross Open studio

I’ve had a few days away in Lisbon, Portugal and I’d forgotten how good it is to fly away somewhere for a change of scene.

Now I’m back and in full swing for throwing open my studio doors for Norfolk Open Studios 2022. I will be open everyday 28th May – 5th June. Time 10am – 5pm.

I’m number 062 in the NNOS brochure or you can find out more on their website:

https://northnorfolkstudios.co.uk/artists/tracey-ross/

Looking forward to seeing you. Please email or use the contact page to let me know if you’d like to visit.

April 2022

10th April 2022 / Tracey Ross

Thrilled to have launched my Paint the Light online art course. I have lots of great students and everyone is busy sketching. This week, ‘Week 2’ has been about colour mixing and making various cool and warm colours. On Week 3 we are going to be exploring brushes, knives, using mixed media, and I demonstrate how to take a sketch into a painting. So much great learning has been done and I’ve had such positive feedback about it. If you are interested in finding out more please join my mailing list so I can let you know when I will be running it again.

Yes, let me know!

I’m taking part in a new group exhibition at Salthouse Church 18th -23rd April.

March 2022

12th March 2022 / Tracey Ross

Spring is on the way. The birds are signing all around the studio as I prepare to launch my first online art course – Paint the Light.

Paint the Light came about when the requests for a convenient online course became too loud and too frequent to ignore! I’d love you to join me on this four week journey. I’m launching the course on Tuesday 15th March. It starts on Monday 28th March. If you liked to view the course Click Here.

I would like to recommend Ella Hoyos from Flurry Marketing. Ella worked tirelessly to write the launch copy email sequence for my new course. If you’d like help with any copy writing then Ella is the one to help: ella@flurrymarketing.com

With the shocking news about the war in Ukraine I put this painting up for sale to support a charity called Voices of Children in Ukraine. 100% of the proceeds was given.

Tracey Ross artist

The buyer of the painting kindly sent me this photograph, showing it beautifully displayed in their home.

They emailed me to say:

“We are very happy to have bought your painting. Not only do we love it but the sentiment behind it. I don’t know why but the skyline seemed to capture for me the sense of sorrow and helplessness but the landscape a feeling of hope. Anyway we are so pleased that the money will be going to help with that hope!

Thank you for putting your time and energy into it. It will always carry more meaning because of Ukraine.”

I am deeply grateful to be able to do something to help in some small way.

February 22

3rd February 2022 / Tracey Ross

At the beginning of the year I asked myself, why is it that I hardly ever use Ultramarine blue? So I set myself the task of finding out more about it and what colour mixes I can create and which brands of acrylics I enjoyed using the most.

According to Wikipedia ‘Ultramarine was the finest and most expensive blue used by Renaissance painters. It was often used for the robes of the Virgin Mary, and symbolized holiness and humility’.

To start with I collected all of the Ultramarine Blue acrylic paint brands I could find. See the image above:

Here they are in order from left to right:

1.Winsor & Newton Galeria Student quality

2. Abstract 314 by Sennelier

3. Winsor & Newton Professional

4. Seawhite 340 Student quality

5.Liquitex Professional Heavy Body (Red shade)

Although I do not teach on ‘colour theory’ – I do enjoy ‘colour mixing’ to discover different colour palettes I love to use in my paintings.

Ultramarine Blue is a warm blue containing traces of red. It sits towards Violet on the color wheel. To start with I mixed a 50:50 ratio of each blue with a System 3 ‘Buff Titanium’ using a palette knife. This was to see how well each brand mixed and changed the tonal value. The sketchbook is a medium (195mm x 195mm) by Seawhites. It’s a chunky, square sketchbook and has 188 pages of sturdy, 140gsm cartridge paper.

Mixing a 50:50 ratio of Ultramarine Blue with Buff Titanium — 1st mix a 50:50 ratio of Ultramarine Blue with Buff Titanium

Next add a 50:50 ratio of White Titanium into the 1st mix to create a tint – (Tints are created when you add white to any hue on the color wheel. This will lighten it making it less intense).

Finally, I add a touch of the System 3 Payne’s Grey to the first mix to darken it and enjoyed using the colours to create a semi-abstract seascape in my sketchbook.

In conclusion the brand of colour I really enjoyed using the most were the:

Abstract 314 by Sennelier

Winsor & Newton Professional

Liquitex Professional Heavy Body (Red shade)

This was due to their mixing abilities and pigments. The student brands blended well and are well worth considering as a beginner and first starting out with acrylic paints.

More monthly inspirations to follow…

January 2022

15th January 2022 / Tracey Ross

Happy New Year!

Today is my eldest sons birthday and also my late grandmother’s birthday so it’s a lovely way to remember her. My grandmother was very encouraging with how she spoke about my art and definitely sowed the seeds of art and faith into my life, for which I am truly thankful.
I’ve been looking at the fallow fields around my studio and thinking how the seasons are necessary for rest, development and growth. I’ve started the New Year with some intentions and one of them is to share a bit more of what I enjoy with you. One of the latest things I enjoy is listening to the free Biblical app on my phone called Lectio 365. I like to do this first thing in the morning as it helps to ground my thoughts for the day. You can find out more HERE.

Meanwhile, back in the studio I’ve been working on videoing week 1 of my new online art course called ‘Paint the Light – experimental Seascapes’. I have to say this is probably one of the most challenging things I’ve done, especially with learning all of the technical side of hosting a course and marketing it. I’d like to thank all the students who have attended my workshops and any fellow artists I have met on social media – you are a great encouragement to me!

Tracey Ross sketching on the North Norfolk coast for an online art course — Here I am filming for week 1 of my new online art course!

And another thing… I’m on a mission to fall in love with Ultramarine Blue! I have to admit that it’s not my favourite blue, so I’m trying different brands to test their mixing ability and quality. I do love colour mixing and finding out how to create new colourways for my paintings. A colourway is a range of combinations of colours. I will post my finding at the end of month.

More inspirations to follow soon…

December 21

21st December 2021 / Tracey Ross

Today I’m writing my monthly inspirations on the shortest day of the year, the 21st of December – or the winter solstice. This is a little selfie I took on Holkham beach earlier in December with the warm sunlight bursting forth. It was so beautiful to be on the beach again. I went there looking for some inspiration for my online art course with my lovely husband Mr. Ross. He took some video of me sketching and lots of photographs – some of which I may use for the course.

I had a great time at Art Fair East and sold 5 paintings and enjoyed meeting lots of new and interesting people. Thank you to anyone who came to visit.

Here is a link to an interview I enjoyed with the Revd Canon Susanna Gunner for the Norwich Diocesan House Advent calendar website. It is all about my artistic journey with art and faith. I hope you enjoy reading it and you can also listen to it. It’s very short! Click here to view.

So, that’s a wrap for this year and I’m very thankful to each and everyone of you for your support and encouragement online and off – art really is a leap of faith!

Wishing you a peace filled Merry Christmas and a Happy Creative New Year.

God Bless

Tracey x

November 2021

5th November 2021 / Tracey Ross

Well it’s all happening as we near the end of the year! I’m delighted to be taking part in my first ever art fair in Norwich. The frames are ordered and the paintings are nearly done. Just need to order some A5 flyers and plan my display area. I’m really looking forward to welcoming you. If you’d like a free ticket to the event and most importantly to the Private View just email me and I can send you an e-voucher which you’ll just need to show at the door.

It’s being held at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Norwich, 3rd – 5th December. The Private View is on Thursday 2nd December, 6-9pm. If you’d like to enjoy an evening viewing lots of interesting art then let me know and I will email you a FREE ticket to the PV and to the event. Otherwise the tickets are £3.50 or £3 concessions, under 16’s free.
Yes, I’d like a free ticket!

Opening hours:
Friday 3rd December 10.30am to 5.30pm
Saturday 4th December 10.30am to 5.30pm
Sunday 5th December 10.30 to 5pm

For more information visit www.artfaireast.com

Student's work in progress on the workshop. Tracey Ross art tutor — Student’s work in progress on the workshop.

‘From Sketch to Painting’ art workshops in Norfolk.

New dates for 2022 are here! Just email if you’d like a booking form to join me for a day of exploring mixed media. To find out more about the day click here.

Sat 7th May – few spaces
Sat 14th May – spaces
Sat 2nd July – spaces
Sat 3rd Sept – few spaces