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, […]
On a cold Tuesday evening, WADAC held its first ever live streamed demo. Around 22 members watched Claire Cross paint a Spring scene, which was live streamed to many other members at home.
Central to Mike Skidmore’s approach is the evocative shadow and light, portraits with character, and sometimes a narrative running through the picture.
Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 7.30pm
Brian Smith is a Sheffield born artist and illustrator with an uncommon breadth of expertise in an unusual variety of fields; here are some of them.
An inquisitive observer of all that goes on around him, he paints for the joy of it, describing …
