LEARNING

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....Continue reading→

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...Continue reading→

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...Continue reading→

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...Continue reading→

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...Continue reading→

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...Continue reading→