Jenny French Watercolour Demonstration 10th February

Jenny French joins us on the 10th February and will paint a scene of Burnham Overy Staithe, North Norfolk.  Start time is 10.00 a.m.

Spring Term Tuition

We will have 3  tuition sessions this term.

January 13th with Alan

Mountain Scene  This allows us to look at skies, people in pictures as well as finding another use for all the plastic cards we have in our wallets and purses - we will use them to scrape out rocks!




















March 3rd with Colin Steed - Watercolour 


April 7th with Alan 

Waterfall - Mixing colours on the paper, dropping in colours for texture, and blending are all skills used to create the waterfall rocks. Painting negatively is used to create aspects of the waterfall and we look at two ways of creating water spray effects..

Winter Waterfall

Writtle Art Group Spring 2013 Exhibition

A bitter wind and horizontal snow failed to stop a large numbers attending our Spring Exhibition where they enjoyed viewing over 300 paintings and drawings representing all genre.  To see more of the work click here.

My usual apology for reflections of the glass!

Writtle Art Group looks at Spring Flowers

The skills of painting negatively, blending and taking out colour were well to the forefront as members of Writtle Art Group looked at Spring Flowers.

Some of the work has been editted to show how imagination and a different palette, and maybe medium could have transformed the work!!

To see more of members work click here.

Hashim Akib Demonstration at Writtle Art Group

Hashim's lively and informative explanations of his methods and beliefs, and the thinking behind them, ensured that over 50 members had a very usful and enjoyable morning.

To see more of the demonstration click on the slide show opposite.

Well over 150 viewers attended the Autumn Exhibition and the 300 pictures of all genres displayed, the extensive craft work, and a wonderful array of teas and refreshments ensured all had a very enjoyable visit.

Betty Levett won the prestigious " Leslie Bass Trophy".  Her beautiful pastel picture "Faith, Hope, and Charity" showed a flute playing busker in the company of his trusty dog - a true delight!
John Robinson was second with "St Michaels Mount" in watercolour, pen and ink, and Peter Robson was third with "The Emperor Penguins" in acrylics.

Click here  to take you to see some of the work.  Please accept my usual apology for reflected light of glass, poor light, etc affecting the quality of the photographs.

Writtle Art Group looks at the Classical French Shuttered Window

The latest tuition allowed members to use masking fluid and practice the skill of glazing.  On paper a simple exercise but difficult to get the tones right and not muddy the glazes.

To see more of the work click here.

Writtle Art Group paints in the Style of Ray Campbell Smith

Ray Campbell Smith paints in a distinctive style that stresses the use of tonal contrasts, limited pallet, and the use of white unpainted paper.  The paintings look simple but inevitably contain a lot of watercolour techniques.  We looked at his style and then attempted a typical Kent scene.

To see more of the work click here.

You can see more of Ray's work by clicking on the link on the list of Good Art Links (right hand side).
 

Snow Scene with Writtle Art Group

The final tuition session of 2012 looked at some watercolour techniques useful when tackling snow scenes.  Wet in wet distant trees, snow shadows, dark green conifers and some leafless tree and shrub shapes made for a active and enjoyable session.  See more of the work by clicking the link here.

Andrew Pitt visits Writtle Art Group

A sketch made at Heybridge Basin allowed Andrew Pitt to demonstrate his knowledge, skills and creative ability in an entertaining and highly informative session at Writtle Art Group on Monday, 24th September.  Over 40 Members, Associate Members, and guests enjoyed watching Andrew show the stages he would go through when painting a famous Essex scene using pen and wash technique,

From sketch

to Pen Drawing

to finshed Painting

Our thanks to Andrew for a demonstration full of tips, guidance and humour.

See more of Andrew's work by clicking on his link on the right hand side.

 

 

Writtle Day Art Exhibition

As normal the Monday Writtle Art Groups contributed to the biannual "Writtle Day" by exhibiting over 300 pictures in the Village Hall on the 14th July.  Our work alongside the village's bell ringers, ensured that the hall was packed all afternoon with people enjoying a wealth of talent and entertainment.

See more of Writtle Day and the Exhibition by clicking on the slide show opposite