DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE SPRING TERM

19th February - Steve Hall will be doing a demonstration of a pastel painting on the subject of Sunrise/Sunset. Note that this is purely a demo so you will not need to bring any materials - a nice relaxing afternoon watching someone produce something lovely!


25th March - a mixed media workshop with Soraya French. This is a bit of a coup for us (thanks to Sheila!) as her workshops are booked up for months in advance and usually cost around £180 per person per day to attend! This will be an extended hands-on session running from 1.30 - 5.00 pm. Please let me know if you're interested and haven't already signed up.

Link to Soraya's post


20th May - Rachel Moya Williams will lead a practical watercolour workshop on the subject of Bluebell Woods.


Our topic for this term's project will be 'Sunrise/Sunset' and we're hoping that Steve Hall will be able to come back to judge our efforts on 10th June.


 


Soraya French 25.3.24

Soraya French workshop Soraya French workshop





The Thursday art group meets every Thursday morning from 9.30am - 12.00.We start again on 4th January 2024

DEMOSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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Our next one is 22nd Feb with Melissa Wishart. This is a workshop on acrylic and inks so not possible to open it up to other groups .

There is another workshop with Karen George on 7th March.

11th April, Paul Weaver. This will be a watercolour demo so will be open to Monday groups members if they wish to attend.


 Paul Oakley workshop - Feb 2024


FEATURED ARTIST - STEPHEN TATE

Stephen is a self taught artist who has had no formal teaching but has studied watercolour painting, life drawing, picture framing, silk screen printing and print making at Wiltshire evening colleges. He exhibits locally and was the winner of the Bathampton art group's autumn competition 2017 with his submission 'Moon river'.

Away from the easel Stephen owns a sign company, designing and manufacturing chemically etched and engraved signs. He has also used this medium to create a variety of artworks in metal.

Stephen Tate - Puddle - Oil Stephen Tate - Zebras - Watercolour




AUTUMN TERM COMPETITION - Theme - Capturing light

Catherine Beale was our judge for the end of term competition on a theme of 'Capturing Light'







RUNNER UP: Lynn Murgatroyd - Sunset with Boat - Oil


WINNER: Trevor Janes - Dockyard - Watercolour

RUNNER UP: Emma Stayt - Cookie - Watercolour





The Thursday art group meets every Thursday morning from 9.30am - 12.00. It's very informal and includes all abilities. Every few weeks we have a visiting professional artist to either do a demonstration or a workshops On 9th November Valerie Pirlot gave a demontration of her landscape technique and the first one next year is Paul Oakey on 1st February. There is usually a still life set up and sometimes we have a model for life drawing. This year we finish on 7th December and we start again on 4th January 2024.


Previous Valérie Pirlot demonstration - evening group.


CATHERINE BEALE DEMONSTRATION - OCTOBER 2023

SPRING PROJECT - WINNERS 2023


Alan presenting winning work by Kate Wilkey with judge Vivienne Bolton - Secretary of the Bath Society of Artists on the theme of 'Waterscapes'


WINNER: Kate Wilkey - Tenby Band Stand - Oil

RUNNER UP: Chris Humphrey - Battersea - Watercolour
RUNNER UP:Trevor Janes - Gower - Acrylic