Here are a selection of our most recent meetings:
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14 STUDIO PRACTICE FOLLOW UP SESSION - COASTAL SCENE LED BY YVONNE BOLTON Yvonne started the session with a ten minute video tutorial on painting a coastal scene with boats. Members then used photos as inspiration to paint a watercolour using the techniques learned from last week's watercolour workshop with Jan Munro and the video tutorial. Some excellent results and a sociable evening. |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7 DEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP ON WATERCOLOUR LED BY JAN MUNRO Jan gave a very helpful demonstration on the techniques used to paint a watercolour scene of a river bank to a packed hall, using a step by step approach. A thoroughly enjoyable and interesting evening. |
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THURSDAY JANUARY 31 PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP ON GLASS ART LED BY OPAL SEABROOK Fused glass artist Opal Seabrook gave a very interesting and well planned presentation on her work with glass, and then showed the members how to use the "sgraffito" style technique to make designs on glass specially treated with a thin layer of glass paint. These pieces were taken away to be fired by Opal before being returned some days later. |
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THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 2019 LIFE DRAWING LED BY KEITH HIGHAM |
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THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2019 DEMONSTRATION OF PORTRAIT PAINTING BY STANLEY HURR Stanley gave a fascinating insight into the way he creates portraits, firstly with hard pastels, then with charcoal and finally he showed us a quick caricature portrait. Among the tips he gave were to practice hard at drawing regular shapes (sphere, cone, cube etc) and then view the face as a set of these shapes, and then just practice, practice, practice with real faces. Many thanks to Lynn, Roy and Monica for volunteering as models. |
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 USING ALCOHOL INKS WORKSHOP LED BY AURORA SPAIN Aurora showed us how she uses alcohol inks to layer pure colour drop by drop to make vibrant abstract images, then we all had a go with the inks she provided and Yupo paper, creating some fabulous patterns. Next she showed us step by step how to use the inks in specific ways to create an image on a ceramic tile. Great fun to do something totally different! |
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 STILL LIFE WITH COLLAGE WORKSHOP LED BY ANNE HIGNELL Anne gave an informative presentation on some of the artists who inspire her and showed how she uses collage and mixed media techniques in her own work. Then members used some of the methods to create more unusual still life paintings. |
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 LIFE DRAWING SESSION LED BY KEITH HIGHAM Good practice drawing a number of short 5, 10, and 15 minute poses, using a variety of media. |
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 WORKSHOP ON LANDSCAPES IN WATERCOLOUR WITH PASTEL LED BY DEBBIE PROTHERO Debbie showed a full room how to combine watercolour and soft pastels to create a scene with autumnal colours. |
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 4 DEMONSTRATION ON LANDSCAPES IN OILS BY RORY BROWNE Rory gave a fun and enlightening demonstration on the techniques he uses to paint landscapes in quick drying alkyd oil paints. |
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 LIFE DRAWING LED BY KEITH HIGHAM |
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13
DEMONSTRATION/WORKSHOP PAINTING LANDSCAPES WITH ACRYLIC LED BY MIKE ROLLINS A packed hall saw the first meeting of the new season get off to a great start. Mike Rollins demonstration – painting landscapes with acrylic ~ was a stimulating and exciting session. Members first painted a landscape in Spring, then changed the same landscape to Autumn, and finally Winter. |
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Summer sketching days: We met at various venues over June and July to sketch and paint outdoors. The weather was perfect and the sketch-outs were thoroughly enjoyed by the members. |
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