SUMMER EXHIBITION AT ELING TIDE MILL

Our TAS five day summer exhibition at Eling Tide Mill Experience was fabulous! It took place from Wednesday 7th August until Sunday 11th August.

So glad that all the hard work that went into organising, presenting and running it paid off. One visitor commented on Facebook: "I popped by this afternoon, and a really lovely uplifting exhibition".

Past President Mary Maskell cut the ribbon and opened it.

One visitor, a past member of the society, felt a connection with one of the portraits!

Fifteen red dots by the end of the exhibition and some cards sold.

Mary Maskell with members who made it all happen - our amazing committee members, including those not pictured: Chris our Treasurer and Henry our Vice-Treasurer.

JULY MEETING USING LINDSEY COLE'S TECHNIQUES

Our Lindsey-style evening workshop using some of her techniques was popular.

Members prepared to experiment by bringing a range of different art materials to use.  The results were highly individual - as usual.

Of course in addition, discussing and sharing our work is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding activities that we do as artists.

Fluids such as liquid acrylics and inks could be used to create paint runs as shown in Gail's picture. 

Silicone brushes may be used to create sharp edges or to scrape away layers of paint.

Lindsey loves to use flashes of colour in foliage as in this painting.

Challenge yourself and you will increase your creativity!

 

SKETCHING AT SETLEY POND IN JULY

TAS Adventurous Artists had an idyllic afternoon sketching at Setley Pond, which is between Brockenhurst and Lymington.

We had New Forest at its best with ponies, dragonflies, birds and a lovely group of model boat enthusiasts.

Tony, Betty and Olive joined the sketchers for refreshments at the amazing Rosie Lea House afterwards. Yet another memorable sketching afternoon, well-chosen by our Helen, our brilliant leader!😊

ART ARTERNOON WORKSHOP IN JULY

 Seven TAS members joined Tuesday's afternoon art afternoon to paint and chat.

We often use the time to try different techniques and subjects
as well as working on a painting.

LINDSEY COLE 'S UNIQUE RESPONSE TO LANDSCAPE IN MIXED MEDIA

 Lindsey Cole demonstrated painting in acrylic mixed media at our June 2024 meeting. 

She often paints landscapes outdoors 'en plein air'. The references for this demonstration were a small sketch in a sketchbook and her photograph.

 

She had also pre-selected the colours and painted them on a sample sheet.

Her mantra is "GO WITH THE MARK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS". 

She does this by applying the paint and pausing to see the effect before applying more. This could be good practice for many of us!

Working on mountboard primed with coats of gesso, Lindsey used liquid acrylic paints, acrylic inks which can be mixed with liquid acrylic paint, droppers, a water spray, Woodies watercolour pencils, wax crayon, a flat silicone shaper/brush, a roller....

  ....a credit card, kitchen roll, a liner brush for painting tree branches with ink and a large Windsor & Newton short flat bright brush.

Using liquids and a variety of painting tools enables her to work freely and achieve different effects. She even blew ink with a straw.

Lindsey often tries several versions of the same scene using different methods and colours. Her paintings are "lots of little experiments". 

Our members admired the samples of her work.

The resulting landscape was stunning, although Lindsey predicted that she would do more before she considered it finished!