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. […]
Saturday 11th October, Workshop – Jonathan Newey – Coloured Pencil Sunflower, 10am to 4pm, Centre 70 Jonathan Newey is an award winning artist with over 25 years of experience in both drawing and painting. Born in Reading, England, he comes from a long line of artists in his family. He has extensive experience in a […]
Saturday 19 July, Workshop – Mark Warner – Landscape in Acrylics, 10am to 4pm, Centre 70 On Saturday 19 July, eight people attended a full-day workshop with returning artist, Mar Warner. Previously Mark had done a seascape, this time it was a landscape of a phot he’d taken of the Brecon Beacons. The attendees were […]
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 […]
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 Saturday 22 March 2025, from 10.00am to 4.00pm we held an all-day workshop led by artist Liz Chaderton. Liz demonstrated painting an animal portrait in watercolour on canvas and guided 10 people to produce their own finished work. The surface is specially primed to accept the paint and then sealed. It is a contemporary […]
Over 350 art lovers visited our Winter Art Show on 30 November and 1 December 2024 at Centre 70. Over 100 paintings, prints and cards were on display, from the 27 club members that participated. We sold 17 original paintings (the average price of works sold was a very affordable £62), plus 10 or so […]
David Booth, our former chairman, has been the Club’s treasurer for many years. He is stepping down and we are seeking someone to take opver the role. It takes about an hour a week (c. 52 hours pa) and David is happy to do a full hand-over. Wallingford & District Art Club (WADAC) seeks a […]
Live workshop by Mark Warner On 20th July, around 10 members joined artist Mark Warner in an all-day workshop to create an expressive seascape using acrylics. Mark is an experienced practicing artist and tutor, who works from his studio in Shropshire. He emphasised the importance of drawing to his work, by showing us some wonderful […]
Centre 70 was thronged with visitors on the weekend of 25 and 26 May to see the Wallingford & District Art Club’s Summer exhibition, organised by members as part of Oxfordshire ArtWeeks’ May event. We displayed dozens of artworks, limited edition prints and cards, and handmade jewellery, bags and scarves from over 25 club members […]
WINTER ART SHOW Over 20 members of Wallingford and District Art Club (WADAC) held their annual Winter art show from 18-19 November 2023 at Centre 70. Thank you to all the members who supported it. The event was a great success, attracting 418 visitors across the two days, up 19.4% on our winter show in […]
Long-term WADAC member, Gavin Peacock, has achieved national recognition, being named the winner of the SAA artist of the year competition in the amateur still life category. SAA is the world’s largest community of artists, with over 43,000 members to date. Click here to view their website. Gavin’s painting, “Waiting for the King” is oil […]
