PAINTING USING NATURAL PAINTS

Caroline Cattermull is a Cotswolds based artist, who has been honing her skills as a painter.  Initially working mostly in pencil, pen/ink and biro, her painting has developed enormously in the last few years.  Often using a Colour Values technique to create vibrant, lively paintings using abstract colour, she has been selling as quickly as she is producing!  When not drawing and painting, Caroline runs both 1-to-1 and group workshops, inspiring others to find their creativity.

All Caroline’s workshops at Miserden use natural, plant-based paints.  The paints are 100% eco-friendly - you can even dispose of the leftovers on the compost.  Traditionally, painters have used oil paint and acrylics, hoping their colours will remain clear and vibrant for generations.  While that's all very well for the artworks, not so much for our environment.  The natural paints used in the workshops are made from pure, safe, natural pigments and ingredients of plant and mineral origin.  They contain no fossil fuel derived plastic, the manufacturing process is carbon neutral and no toxic waste is produced.

So, will the paintings made using these colours last for centuries to come?  That is still to be seen but if they don't, this is contemporary painting, and we can enjoy the art that evolves from the aging process of the paint!