WADAC member and local artist, Mark Wood is currently in the USA, having been commissioned by a musuem to paint three large paintings of the area, to be hung in the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon. He says he is being inspired by the magnificent mountain scenery, trees in Fall and nature in all […]
David Booth, the former chairman of WADAC, sadly passed away on 5 September 2025, aged 81. He had been suffering from various complaints in the past couple of years, which combined, caused his untimely demise. Nicola visited him in April and Nick in August and he was in good spirits and optimistic about his condition. […]
On Tuesday 16 September, artist Mark Wood demonstrated his lively, expressive style, creating a landscape of Wittenham Clumps in acrylics. Mark worked from three separate photos he took, combining elements of each and adding a few that weren’t in the photos. He uses student quality acrylics and basic stretched frame canvases, but good quality brushes […]
A group of WADAC members joined the Watercress Painters of Ewelme in a plein aire sketching day to Mapledurham. Scattered around the mill, pool and countryside, in glorious sunshine, the group had a ‘grand day out’, producing some lovely watercolour sketches. Mark Wood bravely attempted an acrylic (seen above not quite finished) and said the […]
We were recently asked by Wallingford Town Council to decorate a blank wooden red kite for display as part of the Council’s Red Kite Trail around Wallingford. Tutor, Claire Cross, took charge of it. It’s life size and just about fitted into her car boot! Morning class members pooled ideas about what to create and […]
WADAC’s Chairman, Nick Shanagher, is embarking on an exciting and meaningful challenge this May and would love your support. Nick says: “I’ll be cycling 640 km from Montreal to Toronto to raise funds for #RideCanada4MS, a campaign launched by Dom (my friend and neighbour in Cholsey), aimed at supporting MS Brain Health initiatives. These initiatives […]
On Wednesday 4 June at 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an exhibition on screen film about the life and works of Michelangelo. Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo – Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and […]
On Tuesday 20 May, live demo by DJ – Acrylic painting in the style of a master, 7.30pm, Centre 70 DJ talked about the value of copying other artists’ work as invaluable to understanding an artist’s work. He demonstrated this with a painting by Van Gogh. He told us of van Gogh’s circumstance at the […]
On Wednesday 9 April, the Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an ‘exhibition on screen’ performance of The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874. This is a wonderful exhibition from Musee d’Orsay, which highlights how in 1874, the first impressionist painters broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside the official Salon. Impressionism was born and […]
Wallingford & District Art Club held its annual Summer Exhibition on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May. 20 artists exhibited over 150 works using all painting media, including limited edition prints and cards. Visitor numbers totalled 400 over the two days and were up by 15% on our Winter 24 exhibtion. Sales were up by […]
On Tuesday 15 April at Centre 70 artist Rodney Kingston gave a live demo of painting a still life in oils. We were treated to a lovely sequence of stages. Rodney started with the basics of decisions about composition & lighting. He took us through the gradual process of drawing with dilute dark umber on […]
Tuesday 18 February, AGM, followed by talk by Julia Sorrell, Centre 70, 7.30pm Committee members will outline highlights of 2024, financial standing, re-election of committee members and give an overview of what’s to come in 2025 at our AGM. This will be followed by a talk by artist, Julia Sorrell, talking about her life as […]
