Tuesday 20th January, 7.00pm, Centre 70 We held our AGM on 20 January 2024, where committee members, led by WADAC Chair, Nick Shanager, outlined the club’s achievements and finances for the previous year, and previewed forthcoming activities. Club member numbers have remained stable, with several leaving for healh or relocation reasons, but others joining to […]
Tuesday 16th January, 7.30pm, Centre 70 January’s live demo sees artist, Claire Cross, create a portrait in acrylics of a badger from a photo she took at a wildlife centre. Claire will demonstrate how to block in colour and refine it; how to represent fur and how to give the animal a bit of character. […]
Tuesday 21st November, 7.30pm, Centre 70 November’s live demo sees artist, Jonathan Newey, create a winter landscape in watercolour line and wash. Jonathan is an award-winning artist with over 20 years’ experience in both drawing and painting. Born in Reading, he comes from a long line of artists and works in a wide range of mediums […]
On Tuesday 17th October, artist Anne Blankson-Hemans gave a demo on Zoom on painting a vibrant street scene in oil. The finished painting is shown below. Anne has three elements she tries to bring to her work: composition to draw the viewer’s eye into the painting, colour to attract, and contrast to add depth. The […]
Our live demonstration on Tuesday 19 September is entitled “Still Life in Gouache” and will be given by Kevin Scully, at Centre 70. Unlike many other mediums on the market today, gouache has a long history, going back many centuries, but for some time now has been sorely overlooked by fine artists. The examples and […]
Tuesday 15th August, 7.30pm Live at Centre 70 Becky Gouverneur will be giving a live demo at Centre 70 on creating bird scenes in coloured pencil. Becky is a professional artist, specialising in realistic, detailed portraits of birds and animals. She works primarily in charcoal and graphite but also uses coloured pencils or pastels. Her […]
Tuesday 18th July 2023, 7.30pm – Live & Zoom demo by Mark Warner Mark is an experienced practicing artist and tutor, who works from his studio in Shropshire. He will be giving a demo on creating expressive landscapes using acrylics. Line and colour is at the heart of his work and this is infomed […]
On Tuesday 20th June, artist Jan Gaska will give a demo on the Thames landscape in oil. Jan is an artist based in the Chiltern Hills of south Buckinghamshire. He produces landscapes and portraits in oils.
Contemporary artist, Cathy Read SWA, draws with masking fluid, creating urban landscape paintings that reflect city life in all its glory. From the ground-breaking designs of cutting-edge architecture, to the decaying remnants of a glorious past – all are lovingly embraced in images full of detail, using the vibrant colours of watercolour and acrylic ink.
Our April demo is given by artist Susan Gray, who will demo painting a seascape in oils. She has always been fascinated by the sea and its surrounding area, particularly the Cornish and Devon coasts, and Cumbria.
On Tuesday 21 March 2023, we are holding a live demo at Centre 70 (which will also be relayed by Zoom).
The demo is on painting portraits in oils, using palette knives and brushes, by artist Mark Fennell. Mark is a professional portrait painter who works to commission from his home studio in the hill-top village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. He works predominantly in oils.
Saturday 11 March – 10am to 4.00pm On Saturday 11 March 2023, we are running a one day workshop on painting in an impressionistic style in oils. Our tutor for the day is Paul Oakley, from Pewsey Vale Studio. Paul is a self-taught artist based in the Pewsey Vale in Wiltshire. Predominantly painting in oils, […]
