The Alma Byng evening in retrospect

We're doing something right, even if we're a small group! 

30 members and friends attended the evening and much enjoyed the exhibit, the snacks and drinks afterwards.

Our guest judge this year, Audrey Innes (SASA's current president) was very flattering about the standard of work from such a small society.

In total there were 63 entries (compared with 80 last year) but the quality was - according to Mrs Innes - very high. 

For once, a fabulous pastel won. Let's do more pastels and WELL DONE Sue Green, FHAS's bookkeeping and keen pastelist. She was thrilled and indeed she should be for her lovely study of a yellow leucadendron was impressive. 

Landscapes                 Dave Parry                  

Townscapes                Cynthia Fletcher

People, portraits          Karen Davel

Seascapes                  Robyn Cowie               

Interiors                       no entries

Still Life                       Karen Davel

Flowers                       Sue Green

Animals                       Karen Davel

Abstract                      Frances Johnson

Mini pix                       Denise Capel

ALMA BYNG

TROPHY                      SUE GREEN

Many thanks Maureen Copley for the photos.

Spread the word: FHAS has a high standard and we'd love more people to come and join in the artistic fun.

Happy Festive Season and see you all again next year!

Making Christmas cards - a fun workshop

Jenny Strickland hosted the afternoon Christmas card workshop this year and the results were wonderful!

Paint out in Kalk Bay

FHAS convened this week for its paint out at Lever Park, Kalk Bay.
Once again the weather was extremely pleasant and this poplar small park is popular was full of interest for us. Buildings, people, dogs and flowers gave us a variety of subjects. And although there was some live entertainment with a young man singing and playing his guitar we as a group of eight artists also generated our fair share of interest!

Maureen, thanks again for recording the outing and sharing your photos.

Upcoming workshop and the ALMA BING is nearing

Workshop on Tuesday afternoon the 12^th at 2 pm 

A fun afternoon run by Jenny Strickland on how to make pretty and effective Christmas cards using your imagination and skills.

There will be some packs of small pieces of different kinds of paper etc available at R12 a packet

Please bring with you:

SCISSORS

RULER

GLUE – PRITT OR WHITE CRAFT GLUE

WATER BRUSH OR PAINT BRUSHES

WATER CONTAINER

AQUARELLE PENCILS OR PAINTS

This is the last workshop of the year so we hope that as many of you as possible will be able to attend.

Paint-out on Tuesday Morning the 19^th at 10 am 

Kalk Bay Park which is behind the orange building in Kalk Bay.  Park anywhere you can and meet at the Park at 10 am or, if needing a lift, meet John S at the Fish Hoek Civic Parking at 9.30 am

THE ALMA BYNG COMPETITION AND END OF YEAR PARTY 

Wed 27^th at 7.15 pm

PLEASE BRING YOUR WORK/S TO THE HALL BETWEEN 5 AND 5.45 PM NO ENTRIES RECEIVED LATER THAN THIS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME

COVER THE NAME ON YOUR WORK/S

BRING EASELS FOR YOUR WORK/S

OIL PAINTINGS ON BOARD OR CANVAS NEED NOT BE FRAMED 

WATERCOLOURS MUST BE MOUNTED PROPERLY BUT NEED NOT BE FRAMED

PLEASE BRING A SMALL PLATE OF SNACKS – WINE & FRUIT JUICE WILL BE SUPPLIED 

THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES. 

You may enter up to 2 works in each category and no more than 6 works overall.

A Landscape 

B Townscape or buildings 

C People portraits life studies and groups 

D Seascapes, boats and harbours

E Interiors

F Still life

G flowers and botanical studies

H Animal life, Wild Life

I Abstract and experimental

J Mini pix – see below

Subject – your choice, painted in any medium

Paint area – 62 x 87 mm (playing card size)

Mounted on a coloured card with a 5 mm white border all around  

The Rules of the Alma Byng Trophy Competition

1 The annual trophy with its cash prize is awarded to the artist deemed by the judges to have produced the best individual art work on show.

2 The Trophy may not be given to the same artist for a second or third consecutive year. 

3 Previous winners may enter paintings in categories other than the one in which they won their prize.

4 It is customary for the Committee to award certificates to the exhibitor of the work deemed to be the best in each category other than the category from which the trophy winner was chosen. 

5 The painting may be entered in any category of the member’s choice.  This is made known to the hanging committee on entry

6 The name of the artist must be suitably obscured.  It may be displayed after the awards have been made.

7 All artwork is to be submitted to the hanging committee members between 5 and 5.45 p.m. 

8 Viewing of the exhibits by the members commences at 7. 15 pm.

Please support your Society by participating in the competition and enjoying some end of year fellowship.  We hope that the newer members will submit some work.

capturing animals - a workshop

Backtracking a couple of weeks, Sue and John gave a workshop on painting animals. Think zebras, think stripes. Not always a breeze to capture - this is at best a challenge but their tips and tricks made it all seem far easier to tackle. Sue brought along a computer and had put much effort in preparing this workshop.
Unfortunately for the demonstrators, few folk turned up for the afternoon.

Participation at the FH Flower Show

One again the Fish Hoek Flower Show in October was an opportunity for members of FHAS to participate and show their paintings, cards and other botanically related art works.
Members Maureen, Cynthia and Maureen were all successful in selling some of their works.

Another wonderful paint out!

This month members gathered at one of FHAS's favourite local haunts: Pooh Corner at Noordhoek.

Inspired by the sun, the prolific vegetation, eight FHAS members were delighted with the morning. The riverine setting, copious greenery and all those little nooks and crannies in the garden, afforded everyone the chance to choose their own favourite spot.

We thank Maureen Copley for recording the event and sending photos.

Glorious day and a paint out at Simon's Town

Are we lucky or it is just chance?!?

So many of our recent paint-out reunions have been on sunny days, enforcing the colours and, even better, without too much wind to whisk those watercolours up into the air and beyond.

This month nine FHAS members and friends went along to Simon's Town Yacht Club and were challenged by the very full marina of masts and hulls. Watercolour was the preferred medium, though some good pen and wash paintings were also accomplished.

This venue is especially good very early in the artist's morning or later in the afternoon as it is a challenge looking into the direction of the sun. But that didn't deter us!

Thanks again to Rob McAlpine for recording the event.

Di Breeze presents pen and wash workshop

This month's workshop was chaired by Di Breeze who is a long time doyenne of pen and wash technique and one of the longest-standing members of FHAS. 

    She brought some sketch books to show us and a few mounted works. 



Some 15 people enjoyed the afternoon and although it wasn't in the usual venue  in the complex, we were made very comfortable in the café at Nerina. 

Di emphasised the necessity to ensure a balance between penwork and paint – ensuring that artists do not overdo either. 




Di showed us that she favours a good quality watercolour paper, five different sized dip, fountain or Unipens for a variety of thicknesses of lines.


Starting with a rough, light pencil sketch of the prominent features, she then uses waterproof ink for light loose broken lines taking care not to let any part overpower the picture. 

Members used watercolour, pencil and aquarelles to add the colour emphasis.



   

We have Rob and Maureen to thank for photographing the workshop, and another thank you 
to Maureen for the information.