Wednesday, 22 March 2017

March newsletter


We were happy to see Clive Tyler visit us briefly at our workshop this past Tuesday. He looks well and coping with his difficult situation. We will continue to pray for Clive's and Lilian's wellbeing.

PAST EVENTS :

The previous coloured pencil workshop by Fiona was well attended and was enjoyed by all.

We had 12 people who enjoyed the paint out at The Range which is off Spaanschemacht Road. We gathered around the stone church to capture the beautiful surroundings. We also welcomed a visitor from STAG ... Simon’s Town Art Group. We are truly blessed, living in beautiful Cape Town.

Our AGM went off smoothly and the quiz proved to be a huge success. Karen Davel won First prize and Els Dorat, second prize.

Our Life Drawing Workshop this past Tuesday was an event sadly missed by many members, We had 8 or 9 folk enjoying their opportunity to draw  our model Thola who exuded confidence and beauty.

John gave us valuable advice on drawing with pencil. He takes drawing extremely seriously and certainly is passionate about us doing the right thing.

Thank you Fiona for arranging another successful and highly enjoyable Life Drawing Workshop,

And Thola, we look forward to seeing you again !

FORTHCOMING EVENTS :

Our Paint out to Rondevlei on Tuesday 21st March was cancelled because it fell on Human Rights Day. But we will be visiting there shortly.

Wednesday 22nd March : Yvonne Ankerman will be presenting her work and speak about her recent trip to the Antarctic. Please do not miss this one ! It promises to be extremely exciting and interesting ! Bring you friends and relatives: They will not be sorry,

Let us show Yvonne that we are a society which believes in the adventure of art.

Also please read our latest update of our Events Calendar and note the events you should all be participating in.

Any suggestions from you are always welcome. Your input is valuable to our Art Society.

The Drawing Competition is on 24th May and we trust that you ALL are drawing away, Let’s have a record number of entries this year !

GENERAL :

Almost two years ago the South Peninsula Gallery opened in Kommetjie. If you have not paid them a visit, we urge you to do so.

A variety of artists have their work on display and it is in our interest to collaborate and participate in other art ventures such as this. Let’s broaden our vista and learn about displaying one’s work and gathering useful information we as artists require to survive in this competitive art form.

Don’t forget that Jacqui’s Framers supply acid free backing boards for artists who prefer that way of mounting their work.

The Write Shoppe at Longbeach Mall offer 10% discount on all purchased over R200.

Also note that Write Shoppe has a small branch in the Sun Valley mall.  They carry a limited stock but their branch at Steenberg has a comprehensive range of product, similar to Longbeach Mall. We will check to see if these branches will honour the 10% discount.

Rob discovered a workshop in Obsevatory called Made by HandThey do framing and also offer old frames to be refurbished.

They are willing to offer art societies their services and so we shall be in touch with them to see what terms and discounts they would offer us. They appear to have a dedicated team who are proud of their product. We have the owner's contact details and further information will be passed on to you. 

We are finding that more and more folk are discovering the world of Google.

Because we have the tools available to us, we should be going online more and more to enlarge our borders and discover a wealth of art in our “office / home / smart phone.

We often ask questions about certain topics and forget that the answer lies in our bag / pocket / laptop / desktop. The answer is a click away. We hardly need a newspaper any more.



Framers:       Jacqui’s Framery, Main Rd, FH, tel: 021 782 7324

                       John Steer, Silverglades, tel: 0832631798

                        Frame 4 U, Marlene, tel: 082749652

Art SuppliesThe Write Shoppe, Long Beach Mall, tel: 021 785 7614

                       The Deckle Edgewww.deckleedge.co.za, Constantia Village,

                        tel: 021 794 8995 or Brickfield Road, Salt River, tel: 021 180 4442

                        The Italian Artshopwww.italianartshop.co.za  tel: 021 685 1877

                        Riverside Mall, Rondebosch

Printing:        Art Assist, specialized printing, artassist@cybersmart.co.za

                       tel: 082 257 4896

                       Lam it All, repro printing cards etc lamitall@vodamail.co.za.

                       Recreation Rd, FH, tel: 021 782 7397


FISH HOEK ART SOCIETY – 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR 

 


Workshops

2nd Tuesday 2 pm


 

Paint outs

3rd Tues 9.30 am 


DEMOS

4th Wednesday

7 pm

MARCH

14

LIFE DRAWING

FIONA

21


RONDEVLEI

Cancelled due to public holiday

22

SHIP TRAVELS

AN ARTIST’S VIEW

YVONNE

ANKERMAN

APRIL

11

PowerPoint presentation and sketching workshop

BARBARA MOORE

081 271 3238

18


RONDEVLEI


26

DEMO

RONNIE BICCARD

081 271 3238

MAY


9

Tips on handling perspectives

JOHN S *

16

NOVA CONSTANTIA OR

OHIO FARM tbc

24

DRAWING COMPETITION

NO THEME

JUNE


13


CLAY WORKSHOP

JOHN S***

20

ALEX

12 Dabchick Quay

Eastlake Island

Marina da Gama

021 788-2244

28


DVD

JULY


11

Painting negative spaces

INGE SEMPLE

18

ANN

1 Fynbos Rise off 

Pass Road Fish Hoek

021 782-6297

26

AUG


8

USEFUL COLOUR MIXES


15

23

HUGH MURDOCH TROPHY

THEMED

SEPT

12



19

27

OCT

10



17

25

Demo

INGE SEMPLE

NOV

14



21

22

ALMA BYNG

COMPETITION

* FOR THE PERSPECTIVE WORKSHOP PLEASE BRING SOME KIND OF BOARD, DRAWING PINS, STRING AND SHIRRING ELASTIC IF YOU HAVE

*** FOR THE CLAY WORKSHOP - CLAY WILL BE PROVIDED AT A MINIMAL CHARGE. BRING NEWSPAPER, A BOARD TO WORK ON, SCULPTING TOOLS OR SIMILAR


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