After months of hard work my latest book is finally in the final stages of being published. It should be available from late August, the beginning of September 2009. I have also just finished filming a DVD with Townhouse Films to complement the book. Both the DVD and the book are titled Dynamic Acrylics. In both the book and the DVD I have included various techniques with acrylics and also some techniques with acrylics in mixed media. The book is part of the Harper Collins Artist’s Studio series.

Dynamic Acrylics

£17.99 | August 2009

The versatility of acrylics has made it one of the most popular media among amateur artists. Here Soraya French explores the medium in detail, looking at the many ways of using acrylics and encouraging readers to experiment with different techniques to achieve exciting and dramatic effects. Soraya’s superb, colourful paintings feature a wide range of subjects and provide real inspiration, and works by other professional artists are also included for additional variety.

The website has now been updated for 2009. I’ve been busy writing my second book, due out in September ‘09. Check out the workshop section and the two painting holidays, one in the South of France and one in Sicily. I hope you can join me at some of these events. If you are interested in workshops at my studio, please check out the website, I will be organising some one day and two day workshops and will be announcing the dates shortly. There will be lots of exhibitions in 2009 and the details will be updated in due course.

If you wish to visit the studio, please contact me before hand on 01264 772000 to make sure I’m there.

The website will be updated shortly. I am currently writing my second book in between demos, workshops and exhibitions. For details of workshops for next year please contact me.

I am pleased to say that the first workshop held here at the studio went very well in January. Thank you to all who came, it was an exciting and nerve wracking first workshop. I am now organising my next few workshops to be held here at the French Collection studio and will be sending out detailed information and forms shortly to those who haved joined the mailing list, so check your inboxes!

The following dates have available places:

Pastel landscape and flowers - April 16th
Harbours in acrylics - June 24th & 25th
Flowers in acrylic inks and pastels - July 28th - 30th

A page has been added with photos and information on the studio now for those who wish to see what the result of months of alterations has come to.

I will  be teaching a week long mixed media course at Dedham hall from 5 - 12 April 2008. We will be exploring all aspects of mixed media work with great emphasis on texture. For details of this course and a catalogue of their painting courses please call Jim and Wendy Sarton on 01206 323027