Wallingford and District Art Club is holding its annual Summer Exhibition on 13-14 May at Centre 70, Wallingford. Members are being encouraged to submit works that represent the theme, CELEBRATE, to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.
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ARCHIVED: April demo: Seascape in acrylic
Our April demo is given by artist Susan Gray, who will demo painting a seascape in oils. She has always been fascinated by the sea and its surrounding area, particularly the Cornish and Devon coasts, and Cumbria.
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.
February demo: Talk – Art and the Night
Our February demo comprises an illustrated talk entitled ‘Art and the Night’ by Robert Kidner. Robert is a club member and resident of Woodcote who has given many illustrated talks to clubs and associations in Oxfordshire, including WADAC. Robert will display and discuss a series of famous paintings such as ‘Silvery Moonlight’ by John Atkinson […]
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, […]
Pam features in Round & About magazine
WADAC member, Pam Sandhu-Dickens, was invited to contribute a full page article in the Wallingford issue of Round & About magazine in January 2023. Pam wrote about the benefits of joining the club to practice art and boost wellbeing. She outlined the activities on offer at the club.
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.
December newsletter
News about the December 2022 Joyous art sale, classes return in January 2023, 1st live demo at centre 70 on 17 January returns…
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.
Christmas Art Sale Success
Over 350 people visited our three-day “Joyous” Art Sale and enjoyed the beautifully presented paintings by 14 artists of the club. Sales were good: 24 artworks, 85 cards, and 4 craft items were sold, and we raised £105 from art materials donated by members. Thank you all who contributed by showing your artwork, helping to set up and being on hand to welcome visitors.
Sketching day at Moulsford
On 10 October we enjoyed a sketching day at Moulsford with members from the Watercress Artists of Ewelme. There were ten of us from the two clubs, the sun shone and the wind blew which made finding a sheltered location with a good view difficult, but in the end we all achieved a sketch(s) or a painting.
November newsletter
On the hunt for new committee members; news on visits, demos and our forthcoming Christmas art sale from 2-4 December at 21 St Martin’s Street from 10am-4.00pm each day, featuring work from over 20 artists.