Writtle Art Group Autumn Term - In-house Workshops

We are taking as our theme for the term – 

Preserving White Paper

21^st  September – Wild Flowers

 

We will consider composition and flower shapes leaving you to draw a quick sketch, then, using masking fluid and wet on dry painting techniques we will create loose flower shapes, grass, and plant stems.

19^th October - Still to be decided

30th November – Winter Church

Wet in wet sky, wet in wet distant trees, trees and texturing are at the heart of this painting.  Masking fluid pops up again.

Writtle Art Group Looks at Wet into Wet techniques with Flowers

Our latest workshop had members using wet into wet techniques applied to flower painting.

Writtle Art Group looks at ways of simplifying pictures

A photograph of an isolated cottage in the Scottish Borders gave members the opportunity to paint a picture where large areas of paint and strong tonal contrasts was the order of the day.

We hope you enjoy seeing the work.

Colin Steed Demonstration at Writtle Art Group

Colin Steed's demonstration on the 18th of May gave over 50 members an entertaining and highly informative insight into watercolour painting.  Clear explanations of the techniques used should ensure that bluebells should appear on the easels of Writtle for many weeks to come.

Source material used

Source material used

The under-wash completed

Final painting

Summer 2015 Tuition

We will have 3 tuition sessions this term.

^{April 27th}  - Stonewall Walker

June 8^th   - House near Broughton, The Borders, Scotland

July 13^th  - Summer Flowers

May 18^th Stonewall Walker

This is an opportunity to practice - keeping a large area wet and mixing colours on the paper, using granulation effects, glazing and painting figures.

June 8^th  House near Broughton, The Borders, Scotland

Simplifying pictures down to large areas and using tones for impact and an opportunity to practice using granulation effects again.





July 13th Summer Flowers

This is an opportunity to practice - Working wet in wet, blending and using a full tonal range for impact.

Writtle Art Group Spring Exhibition

The cold bitter wind did not deter the large number of visitors attending the 2015 Writtle and Roxwell 2015 Spring exhibition held on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of March.  Over 350 paintings where on view with the usual variety of oils, acylics, watercolour, pastels, and pencil drawings ensuring that all attending could find something that appealed to their personal tastes. Good Artwork coupled with splendid home baked cakes ensured an enjoyable time was had by all.

A small selection of exhibits are shown below.  The usual apologies for reflected light and the lack of watercolours due to light reflecting off the glass.