FHAS AGM ON 28TH FEBRUARY. PLEASE ATTEND.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE WINE, JUICE AND SNACK (BRING YOUR OWN GLASS)
AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN ART HISTORY QUIZ AND RAFFLE (R20) PER TICKET.
A fine number of members and guests came along to Nerina this afternoon to attend the monthly workshop. There were some 22 people present and most were painters keen to tackle today's subject: a plate of capsicums and a few lemons and oranges.
For those of you who missed the workshop, here are there views of the two plates that provided the subject matter. Those who want to continue or to start another work, can use one of the photos below.
The idea we put into practice today was one whereby three different artists worked on the same theme in three different ways - producing therefore quite different results.
John Strickland handled the watercolours and had done lots of preparatory work - including offering a tracing of the capsicum outlines to hasten the work for others, as well as a nearly finished water colour (see below),
Sue Green brought her pastels and easel and worked in ... pastel, and Fiona Nichols brought a half finished work in coloured pencil (see below) and continued on that.
All artists were open to comments and questions and it was interesting to see the various different interpretations. The range of media included watercolour, pen and wash (Di knocked off a great little picture while most of us were still getting to grips with the subject), oil crayon, coloured pencil, pastels both hard and soft, and graphite. No one tackled oil or acrylics on this occasion.
One comment: few people worked on A4 or larger. There were lots of A5 and smaller sheets of paper which doesn't lend itself to anything more than a quick sketch. Unless economics interfere, grab an A3 block of paper and think BIG and you'll make better pictures.
Remember that MOST watercolour can be washed off a good quality watercolour paper so, as our famous local lady artist, Hazel Soan, would say: "If you don't like it, wash away your work and start again."
Thanks Rob for your photos. One day we'll take the photos and you'll have the time to do your own painting.
Next week we're off to see the alpacas at Ohio Farm.
MAKE A NOTE: It's the 21st February with whichever medium you feel comfortable in. How can one resist these long-legged beasts?!? Think: quick charcoal sketches, silhouettes, even portraits.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE WINE, JUICE AND SNACK (BRING YOUR OWN GLASS)
AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN ART HISTORY QUIZ AND RAFFLE (R20) PER TICKET.
A fine number of members and guests came along to Nerina this afternoon to attend the monthly workshop. There were some 22 people present and most were painters keen to tackle today's subject: a plate of capsicums and a few lemons and oranges.
For those of you who missed the workshop, here are there views of the two plates that provided the subject matter. Those who want to continue or to start another work, can use one of the photos below.
The idea we put into practice today was one whereby three different artists worked on the same theme in three different ways - producing therefore quite different results.
John Strickland handled the watercolours and had done lots of preparatory work - including offering a tracing of the capsicum outlines to hasten the work for others, as well as a nearly finished water colour (see below),
All artists were open to comments and questions and it was interesting to see the various different interpretations. The range of media included watercolour, pen and wash (Di knocked off a great little picture while most of us were still getting to grips with the subject), oil crayon, coloured pencil, pastels both hard and soft, and graphite. No one tackled oil or acrylics on this occasion.
One comment: few people worked on A4 or larger. There were lots of A5 and smaller sheets of paper which doesn't lend itself to anything more than a quick sketch. Unless economics interfere, grab an A3 block of paper and think BIG and you'll make better pictures.
Remember that MOST watercolour can be washed off a good quality watercolour paper so, as our famous local lady artist, Hazel Soan, would say: "If you don't like it, wash away your work and start again."
Thanks Rob for your photos. One day we'll take the photos and you'll have the time to do your own painting.
Next week we're off to see the alpacas at Ohio Farm.
MAKE A NOTE: It's the 21st February with whichever medium you feel comfortable in. How can one resist these long-legged beasts?!? Think: quick charcoal sketches, silhouettes, even portraits.
Or the flowers, or the oaks, or the pond!
Ohio Farm has so much to inspire an artist so don't miss out.
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