In this blog post Ernie Butler explains the history of the ‘Flemish technique’ and how to paint this way.
Author: Ernie Butler
Ernie Butler is an artist and art tutor who paints in oils and draws in pencil, charcoal and ink. He exhibits internationally and his artwork is in international collections. He also teaches, demonstrates and has been funded by the Arts Council England, as well as others.
He trained under William Calladine who was apprenticed to the last living Dutch old master Jan Hendrik Eversen on courses specifically designed to teach the techniques used by the old masters, using the Flemish technique.