Please check the meetings page for dates of workshops and demonstrations.
We try to hold workshops regularly where each member attending can create their own painting following step by step instructions from an artist. The workshops can be half day or more usually, full day (10:00 am – 4:00 pm). Many members prefer workshops to demonstrations because they learn techniques more thoroughly, get individual attention for any problems and go home with a finished or almost finished work of art.
The photos below show the sort of thing we get up to.
Gwen Scott using watercolours, showed us her method of painting flowers and adding leaves afterwards with amazing effects:
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Gwen shows us her technique for adding leaves to paintings of flowers |
| Gwen’s finished and unfinished paintings |  |
Vic Bearcroft’s subject was a Indie the tiger. Vic provides a photo for us to use as a reference and we worked with pastels on velour paper:
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Vic showing us how he achieves his wonderful effects |
| The group showing off their paintings |
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At another workshop Vic Bearcroft showed us how to paint a seascape in pastels on velour:
In April 2012 Vic Bearcroft showed us how to paint a Siamese cat’s head in pastels on velour:
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This is Vic’s painting from the photo |
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And these were our attempts |
