ARCHIVE: Talk – Odd Types
WADAC’s 2026 AGM was followed by a short illustrated talk by David Woodward entitled Odd Types – a fascinating journey through the history of typefaces. He started by explaining that a typeface was a family of fonts, including – for example – the bold and italicised versions, while a font was one particular style within...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: January 2026 demo – Claire Cross – watercolour with salt technique
On Tuesday 20th January, we had a live demo by Claire Cross – watercolour with salt Morning tutor, Claire Cross, demoed to a good turn-out of around 30 people, including 6 new visitors. Claire is interested in incorporating watercolour mark-making techniques into real paintings. During the demonstration she used salt to meaningfully create a beautiful...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: November 2025 demo – James Ort – Animals in Clay
Tuesday 18th November, live demo by James Ort – Animals in Clay, 7.30pm Centre 70 James says: Clay is a fascinating medium – I love it. Life can evolve from it and with each firing in the kiln a sculpture can become more and more breathtaking. I’ve always admired the movement and poise of all creatures great and...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: October 2025 demo – Sarah Martinez – Pop Art Screen Printing
Tuesday 21st October, live demo by Sarah Martinez – Pop Art Screen Printing, 7.30pm Centre 70 Sarah Martinez runs Berkshire Printmakers with her artist husband Cipriano Martinez. They teach silkscreen printing in art centres, colleges and schools to adults and children. With over 20 years teaching experience, the couple set up Berkshire Printmakers after realising...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: Sept 2025 demo – Mark Wood – Landscape in acrylic
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...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE – Aug 2025 demo – Melanie Cambridge – Seascape in Oils
Tuesday 19 August, live demo by Melanie Cambridge – Seascape in Oils, 7.30pm Centre 70 Melanie says: She insists on doing a compositional sketch first, then taking photos as reference. She combined elements from 3 photos into her painting – the headland, near shore and close-ups of people. She used an 18 x 22” canvas,...Continue reading→