ARCHIVED: Mark Fennell – portraits in oils
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. Continue reading→
11 March workshop – impressionism painting 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,... Continue reading→
January live-streamed demo
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. Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: Dec Demo: Still life in oils
Central to Mike Skidmore's approach is the evocative shadow and light, portraits with character, and sometimes a narrative running through the picture. Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: November demo: An Active Street Scene in Watercolour
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 ... Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: October demo -Sunset in Pastels
Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 7.30pm.
Les Darlow loves painting skies and thinks they are the key to a great landscape. He has a fascination for storms and extreme weather, whether that is a sunrise at -20 degrees in winter, a snow storm, a stunning sunset or a growing supercell in the height of summer, these are the key elements to his painting. Continue reading→