Roy Fisher has currently 2 paintings hanging in Southampton
Art Gallery. They are part of the “FOUR SEASONS” SOUTHAMPTON OPEN ART
EXHIBITION. The paintings are called “The Winter Bird Table” and “The
Bournemouth Ice Cream Van”. The Exhibition is on to the 21st April
2018.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
ADVENTUROUS ARTISTS AT THE GARDEN CENTRE
There were ten of us at the
February sketching morning. It was good to see some members who had not
been before. We were welcomed by Mike the manager and given the freedom
to sketch where we pleased, The displays were very attractive and it was warm
under cover. We were spoilt for choice for subjects to draw.
After some very productive work
we enjoyed a refreshment break surrounded by colourful blooms. Wyevale is now
one of our top sketching venues!
Di
The Sketches |
Monday, February 12, 2018
WRKSHOP ON ABSTRACT ART
Report on abstract workshop
Twenty members attended the workshop on abstract art run by Betty (Rackham) We first
looked at a powerpoint presentation Betty had prepared on the development of
abstract art ending with an examination of the different ways of abstraction
which
exist today. She then showed examples of her own paintings
which illustrated these before we tried a few exercises to produce simple
paintings using shape and colour and line to express our personal feelings
about a subject. After the lunch break we developed this approach to produce a
final painting.
Betty is an excellent
teacher and this well organised and prepared workshop inspired us to think
about and approach our paintings in a different way to our usual style with
very satisfying results. Hopefully this will continue in the future.
Anne at work |
Betty and Muriel |
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Russell Coates Museum Outing
OUTING TO THE RUSSELL COATES ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM , BOURNEMOUTH
Helen is trying to arrange this outing for MARCH 17TH . Please let her know if you are interested.
Helen is trying to arrange this outing for MARCH 17TH . Please let her know if you are interested.
VIDEO EVENING
VIDEO EVENING
This was an evening devoted to viewing videos chosen by Di
to help us with our art.
She put much effort into selecting them and getting
permission for us to view them as a group so we are grateful to her for arranging
such an entertaining evening.
The evening
started with a video on how to photograph pets to get a picture to help with
painting a portrait by Glynis Barnes Mellish. She suggested that the
photographer gets down to the same level as the animal and doesn't use flash. The
background should be simple and the picture not include people.
The second
video dealt with composition and the "rule of thirds" - usually
regarded not as a rule but an aid to composition. The author - Will Kemp - does
on-line courses .
We then had a
series of drawing tips by Phil Davies. Referring to a still life he suggested
that the general arrangement is drawn first. As curved lines are more difficult
it is best to draw a series of straight lines first then turn them into a
curve. Block in the shadows first and then the highlights.
Di then did
a live demonstration on scaling up a portrait from a photograph using strips of
paper and proportional dividers. The strips of paper were placed on the
photograph to form a grid and a proportional one created on the canvas. This
was done using the dividers and locking on to features such as the tip of the
nose as reference points. It was then easy to transfer the subject in the
different segments using good judgement. She referred us to her website www. Old
England
Fine Art . co.uk for more information.
After the
tea break we had another video by Will Kemp this time on mixing greens to paint
trees. He picked up blues and yellows on a wide flat brush and then rolled it across
the canvas to produce a tree. Sound simple but needs practice!
We then had a
session on "loosening up" by Peter Keegan. The first point he made
was that it is best to stand back from your work and hold the brush by the main
part of the handle and not the ferrule. Also a large brush helps a looser style
and if it feels too big it is probably just right. Using few brush strokes
helps and - even more important - take a break!
Next followed a tip from Rob Dudley who suggested dividing a large sheet
of paper into squares with masking tape to form small "paintings". These
could then be used to practice e.g. skies in different colours and moods and produce
good reference material.
We then had
5 top tips for portraiture. These were:-
(i)
nose - this is usually drawn too long so turn the photo reference if using one
on it's side to get the feel of the length. Compare the length with the
distance to the eyes or chin.
(ii)
eyes - these are usually the same size as the bridge of the nose. They tend to
be pushed apart.
(iii)
ear - this is slightly down from the eye line so keep it low.
(iv)
neck and shoulder - these are lower than you think so check that the neck is not
lengthened.
(v)
jaw - usually made too round so keep it angular.
This was a fascinating evening so Thank You, Di, for all
your hard work.
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