Our Saturday workshop was spent painting all manner of ‘greens’ for today’s topic whilst also continuing on from our Wednesday meeting where the subject was “topiary’.

Here is an impressive array of paintings showing the variations of the colour ‘green’.

Here are some paintings from the day of other subjects.

 

 

 

MAY

Wednesday 8th 7-9pm – Queen Victoria

Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born 200 years ago this month. At birth she was fifth in line to the throne, but just 18 years later became Queen Victoria and reigned for 63 years. You could paint Queen Victoria as a young or old woman, or paint a famous Victorian like Prince Albert, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Florence Nightingale, Charles Dickins, Isabella Beeton, Alexander Graham Bell, Mary Seacole, William Morris etc. Or paint a Victorian invention, the crown jewels, a William Morris design, a view in India as Victoria was Empress of India, or a statue of her, such as the one in Gravesend Market. 

Saturday 25^th     10am-3.30pm    –   Acrylic workshop with David Hyde

David painted with us a few years ago and today we welcome him back. We will be painting wildlife in acrylic, probably birds, but final details will be known nearer the time.  Have a look at David’s website at www.davidhyde.org.uk

If you’d like to attend, please check your diary first to see if you’re free.  If you are, please email or phone Susan asap and she will add names to the workshop list in the order received.  If there are more than 25 names, then a waiting list will be used.

Do not use the comments box on the blog to ask for a place, as messages can take days to appear.

The fee for today is £14, which includes David’s workshop and hall hire.

JUNE

Wednesday 12th      7-9pm     –    Start painting for our Competition

Our yearly competition is a friendly affair and is NOT compulsory.  If you don’t want to enter a painting that’s fine, please just use what is suggested as inspiration for your painting.

The theme is…ANIMALS.

A very general theme this year, so you can basically paint any animals you like! Wild or tame, farm or flying, British or worldwide, furry, feathery or fishy, polar or tropical, in its own native habitat or a study on a plain piece of paper, the choice is yours.

There’s no right or wrong way to paint this subject…just your way.

Saturday 22nd    10am-3.30pm    –    Competition continued

Continue with your animal picture, or paint another. All pictures to be in by 2.45pm, then we all cast one vote for our favourite painting. The artist of the winning painting will win a small cash prize.

The fee for today is £6. No need to book.

As usual at our Wednesday evening meetings we only used half the hall but a good number of members turned out.

While most of us were working on our ‘Topiary’ which is a fascinating subject, some of us were finishing off existing work or making Easter Cards. A range of mediums were used including collage, ink and oils. Most paintings are yet to be finished but will tie in nicely with our upcoming Saturday meeting ‘Spring Greens’.