May Demo: River scene in oil pastels
On Tuesday, 19th May, from 7.30 to 9.30pm, we will be welcoming Jan Gaska back to Centre 70. Jan is a landscape and portrait painter based in the Chilterns. He uses oil paints and has a particular love of working outdoors. We will be treated to a demonstration where he uses oil pastels and focuses...Continue reading→
ARCHIVE: April Demo: wildlife in mixed media
On 21 April from 19.30 to 21.30, we will be welcoming Jennie Whaley, a mixed media artist who will demo painting a wildlife scene. She has lived in Berkshire for twenty years contributing to Berkshire Artists and art events in the UK. Her early life was in Zimbabwe where shortages of art materials meant she...Continue reading→
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→