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Lovely day at Mapledurham

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...Continue reading

Summer Exhibition 2025 Success

Wallingford & District Art Club held its annual Summer Exhibition on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May. 20 artists exhibited over 150 works using all painting media, including limited edition prints and cards. Visitor numbers totalled 400 over the two days and were up by 15% on our Winter 24 exhibtion. Sales were up by...Continue reading

Winter art show success

Over 350 art lovers visited our Winter Art Show on 30 November and 1 December 2024 at Centre 70. Over 100 paintings, prints and cards were on display, from the 27 club members that participated. We sold 17 original paintings (the average price of works sold was a very affordable £62), plus 10 or so...Continue reading

Treasurer needed

David Booth, our former chairman, has been the Club’s treasurer for many years. He is stepping down and we are seeking someone to take opver the role. It takes about an hour a week (c. 52 hours pa) and David is happy to do a full hand-over. Wallingford & District Art Club (WADAC) seeks a...Continue reading

Workshop: Expressive seascape in acrylic

Live workshop by Mark Warner On 20th July, around 10 members joined artist Mark Warner in an all-day workshop to create an expressive seascape using acrylics. Mark is an experienced practicing artist and tutor, who works from his studio in Shropshire. He emphasised the importance of drawing to his work, by showing us some wonderful...Continue reading