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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Tuesday 15 July, live demo by Robin Danely – a Portrait in Oils, 7.30pm Centre 70 Capturing Character in Oils We were delighted to welcome American portrait artist Robin Danely to Wallingford Art Club this month, where 14 members and a guest were treated to an inspiring live demonstration of portraiture in oils. Robin, who […]
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 […]
We were recently asked by Wallingford Town Council to decorate a blank wooden red kite for display as part of the Council’s Red Kite Trail around Wallingford. Tutor, Claire Cross, took charge of it. It’s life size and just about fitted into her car boot! Morning class members pooled ideas about what to create and […]
Tuesday 17 June, live demo by Ian McManus – Street Scene in Watercolour, 7.30pm Centre 70 Ian McManus is a professional artist specialising in watercolour. Ian took us through painting a street scene of Piccadilly Circus. He uses heavyweight wood pulp paper taped onto board. He started with a pencil sketch using Faber Castle 2B […]
WADAC’s Chairman, Nick Shanagher, is embarking on an exciting and meaningful challenge this May and would love your support. Nick says: “I’ll be cycling 640 km from Montreal to Toronto to raise funds for #RideCanada4MS, a campaign launched by Dom (my friend and neighbour in Cholsey), aimed at supporting MS Brain Health initiatives. These initiatives […]
On Wednesday 4 June at 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an exhibition on screen film about the life and works of Michelangelo. Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo – Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and […]
