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W O K I N G H A M A R T S O C I E T Y
Newsletter EDITOR:RODJONES
NOVEMBER 2014
CHAIRMAN: Sue Smith [email protected]
(01189792030)
SECRETARY: Madeline Hawes Tel: 01189 783898
TREASURER: Rebecca Johnson Tel: 01189 734360 ([email protected]).
Dear Members
Just a quick note from me to introduce the latest newsletter compiled by our talented Rod! I think he is enjoying this new role. I hope so! Thanks Rod.
As always, here is a quick link to this newsletter and lots more on the society website. Thanks Sam!
http://wokinghamartsociety.org.uk/4_Archive/NEWSLETTERS/Newsletters.htm
War Artists at the Town Hall
The talk given on our behalf by Martin Smith at the Town Hall on War Artists was very
informative and enlightening. Martin is a gifted speaker, introducing several artists
and bringing many paintings to life for us. It was rather harrowing at times but also
uplifting. It was a very special evening indeed. Our thanks to all involved.
For those of you who didn’t receive my email last month, I am hoping that once again you will respond to decorating our tree in the Methodist Church Tree Festival.
This year we have decided to paint people/animals/angels/gifts from the nativity. To en-sure that we don’t just get 30 baby Jesuses or Marys etc, the committee have been allo-cated the ‘main characters’. But we would love as many of the following as possible:
Angels, shepherds, sheep, other animals, stars, palm trees, Bethlehem style buildings, anonymous visitors (the magi are covered!) etc etc
We are working on a standing figure height of around 4 inches (10 cm). Nothing taller please as the tree is quite small. Please attach something to hang it with. Cotton will do as anything too noticeable might spoil the effect. Please paint both front and back as they al-ways spin around! A profile view can be the same both sides if you don’t fancy painting the back view. Christmas cards are a good source of ideas of course.
Please give your offerings to me (Sue) or any committee member by Wed Dec 3rd.
Our tree always looks fabulous and I’m looking forward to seeing your efforts.
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Flowers in Watercolour—Demonstration by Sue Ellen Wilder 16th September 2014
Report by Sam Dauncey See full report on the web site
First, Sue Ellen created three patches on the paper: one wetted thoroughly; one blotted back to damp and the other left dry. She put blue paint onto all three and pointed out to us that the edges became harder as she moved across (the dry patch did not soften at all). She then went back into the first two with some red. This just mixed in and reddened the wetter blue but seemed to over-power the moist one. She also showed how you can lift paint off with a damp brush once the sheen has gone. Finally, with some greens, she showed how the pressure of the brush on the paper affects the thickness and density of the re-sulting marks.
It is such a shame that two events that our tireless committee organised for November have been cancelled due to lack of takers. We were somewhat surprised as we thought they would be very popular. So, to encourage us and help us get it right next time, perhaps you could let us have some suggestions as to what you would like us to provide? Please pass on ideas to any committee member. Thanking you in anticipation!
We are hoping to see many of you at the Christmas demo on December 16th. There will be festive nibbles and raffle prizes as well as a demonstration of a winter scene in acrylics by Jonathan Newey.
Until then, good health and best wishes to you all
Sue
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Sue Ellen had brought along an impressive set of prints of her flower paintings but she explained that this evening was to be about techniques and examples.
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A light pencil drawing was prepared to guide this next painting. This was important to help define the white areas to be kept free of paint. Each time a new area was started, it was wetted, painted with the lightest colour and then progressively strengthened . The leaves started with yellow (onto the wet paper), then touches of cerulean and then Paynes Grey. The resulting greens are also used for stems. The darker greens set off the white of the petals. Even the gen-eral background was wetted first before colour was pulled out from the edges of the leaves.
For this autumn leaves demo, Sue Ellen started into the carefully wetted paper with cadmium yellow then orange red, then crimson and cadmium red and finally a brown. She used a fine brush for stems and, when the dampness was right, scraped out veins with a piece of bamboo.
As always, it seems easy, but when you start wet you have to get your timing right - "keep practicing and just don't care too much"
Detail
Where she wanted finely detailed edges, Sue Ellen used a tiny brush, held more like a pen than a brush.
This painting of anenomes was produced to show off Sue Ellen's Brilliant Blue Violet.
A filbert brush was ideal for this “no more than three strokes per petal” -"Put it on and leave it - don't scrub". “Leave whites showing”.
For curled-up edges just paint them in a lighter colour and darken the top of the leaf to increase the contrast. Paynes Grey darkened the originally-violet centre. Finally, lemon yellow, raw umber and cerulean produced the greens for the leaves and stems.
There was then useful advice on mixing greens. Yel-low and blue make green but look how the result varies when you vary the yellow (lemon yellow, cad-mium yellow, raw sienna and raw umber) and the blue (Cerulean, French ultramarine and Prussian blue)
For Sam’s full report on this and all other demonstrations go to “Archives/Demonstrations” on the Web Site –Ed
Sue Ellens’ demonstration reminded us of a lot of useful facts and watercolour painting techniques
Thank you, Sue Ellen
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Meanwhile , elsewhere in England, (Worcester) your Vice Chairman was taking his first night off in seven years as the camera operator…..
To find out what I was up to, follow this link: http://www.slapmag.co.uk/issue-41/October-2014/
download the magazine and turn to page 34.
Many thanks to John Tayler for taking up the camera reins while I was doing this!
Incidentally, quite apart from the music reviews in SLAP (Supporting Local Artists and Performers) there are some interesting art-related features on pages 8,9 and 12
If you have friends or family in the Worcester/Gloucester /Malvern area, you can access Slap each month and surprise them with your knowledge of what’s on!
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Demonstration: “Charcoal and Acrylics” 21st October 2014 — Ronnie Ireland
Ronnie ,who led a very successful workshop for us last year, was a heaven-sent stand-in for Ali Cockrean, our scheduled demonstrator who was indisposed.
Ronnie's approach to painting is one of discovery. He tends to start with a rough idea of what he wants, makes rough marks to establish the composition and then builds on what he discovers in these marks. He re-works constantly .
During the
course of the
evening, he took
us from this:
To this:
The process was never dull!
If you missed it, you can get Sam Dauncey’s full report on the web site.
(Click on “Archives/Demonstrations—October 2014.)
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Coach Outing to Waddesdon - Sunday 23 November 2014.
Unfortunately, this outing had to be cancelled owing to an insufficient takeup by members. No further group outings are planned at present but here is a selection of events at the Mall Galleries and the
National Portrait Gallery
What’s on?
Mall Galleries:
New English Art Club
Fri 28 November - Sun 7 December 2014
National Portrait Gallery
Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860 – 1960 Until 11 January 2015
“Through portraits, personal items and fascinating objects, many of which are on public display for the first time, this major exhibition illustrates Morris’s concept of ‘art for the people’ and highlights the achievements of those that he inspired.
The display features original furniture and textiles designed and owned by Morris as well as the work of his contemporaries including Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones. These are innovatively showcased alongside remarkable books, jewellery, ceramics and clothing by craftspeople such as Eric Gill, Bernard Leach and Terence Con-ran, demonstrating how Morris’s legacy continued into the twentieth century, influenc-ing radical politics, the Garden City movement and the Festival of Britain in 1951.”
Christmas Bonus: Homewares, gifts and books inspired by Morris are available from Gallery Shops - there’s a thought!
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Wed 10 - Sun 21 December 2014
Nearer Home:
Wokingham Life-Drawing Society
Meets Mondays 7.15 pm - 9.45 pm Upstairs at JAC Pad The Arcade (between Peach Street and Rose St car park), Wokingham RG40 1YH Contact Mick McNicholas Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07900 490226 Twitter: @woklifedrawsoc. Facebook: wokingham.life.drawing.society
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Chris Parry
Our Secretary, Madeline Hawes, tells us that Chris Parry, our former Vice Chairman, (and Chairman) has finished her chemotherapy to combat Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and is making great progress.
She had six sessions at three-weekly intervals and has just had her first of two sessions of booster antibiotics infusions and is feeling and looking so much better. Tests have revealed that the bone loss in her left leg has rejuvenated well and, once the final antibiotic infusion has taken place, more tests will check that all is still as good as they are now showing. Because of this, Chris has resumed normal cheerfulness and chattiness! Her weight loss makes her look like a cheeky teenager! She hasn't got back to painting yet, but she now has a cordless phone and an i-Pad equivalent, so she's easy to contact. We all wish her continuing progress and good health for the future and look forward to seeing her amongst us again very soon.
SAA’s “Paint” Magazine
Each year, "Paint" magazine runs the "SAA Challenge", which chooses a topic and shows mem-bers' paintings in that category. This year, the topic was "On Reflection".
In the January issue, our Treasurer, Rebecca Johnson, had her bright painting "The Lounge" published, showing a warm hearth with shiny copper pots.
In September's issue, Madeline Hawes, our Secretary, had a painting published called "Reflectology", an abstract showing reflec-tions in a steel pillar. At the same time, Maddy entered the same painting into a competition for the over-60s, run by the Elderly Accommodation Counsel, the EAC, and was awarded a "Commended" certifi-cate. Luckily, she didn't have to display it at their London Exhibition because she had already sold it! However, you can see it on our website.
..and here!
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Also published in September's issue of "Paint" is an article about our Diamond Jubilee Frieze Installation at Wokingham railway station, together with a photo. The article is headed "The Painting Now Approaching Platform One!" It was submitted by our Publicity Officer, Annet Pullen, and explains the creation of the original Frieze, its new guise as ceramic tiles, the double-sided, 7 ft. tall installation at Wokingham station and its unveiling by HRH The Duch-ess of Gloucester in March 2014, thanks to the efforts of our Town Clerk Jan Nowecki and South West Trains' Malcolm Page. This can also been seen on our website.
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That’s all Folks!!! Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue of the Newsletter.
Don’t forget to get your Christmas Tree decorations to Sue by the 3rd December
Happy Christmas
Rod Jones
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Contributors:
Sue Smith
Madeline Hawes
Sam Dauncey
Editor: Rod Jones
Special Thanks to:
Sue Ellen Wilder
Ronnie Ireland
