Richard entertained us in July by painting a familiar, to society members, Derbyshire landscape which he kindly donated to the society which will be part of the December social raffle. About Richard – Landscape Artist I have had an interest in art since primary school, and probably inherited this from my father’s artistic talents. Although missing out getting into Art…

Mark gave us a presentation on seascape painting in acrylics using side sweeping of the brush techniques to great effect Brought up on the West Wales coast at Aberystwyth, Mark studied Fine Art in Newport and is now working from his studio on the Shropshire/Wales border. Growing up on the coast has had a huge impact in the way Mark…

Sarah Visited the society in May 2022 presenting a mixed media demonstration Sarah Janavicius was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. She became interested in art at an early age has since always worked and developed a career in art. In 1981 Sarah emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a freelance and contract Graphic Designer. On returning to the UK,…

Heather stepped in at short notice to give us a “PIG” demonstration of her animal art and use of oils in her paintings                   About Heather  I grew up in farm life. It taught me valuable lessons and allowed me to relate to nature’s colours and characters. I often combine this with gentle…

On Monday 9th February Vicki Norman educated and demonstrated to the Hinckley and District Art Society on the importance of values. She gave some really useful tips on mixing a good range of values and checking that the colours mixed also matched the desired values. The evening was well attended and enjoyed. Below are some photos from the evening. Please…

Ian Ridley showed interesting techniques during his demonstration and gave insight to how he produces landscapes from his imagination, starting with the first wash, to detailed techniques for the elements of a landscape. It was inspirational and hopefully our adventurous artists will be experimenting as a result! Despite howling wind and gusts of rain it was a good turnout! Below,…

Sue Faulks, a Leicestershire artist who qualified as an illustrator and graphic designer and after working as a commercial artist then freelanced, gave a demonstration working in mixed media. As an extra bonus, her husband played guitar music during the interval! An unexpected but interesting duo! https://suefaulksart.co.uk/

Ingrid delighted the Art Society with a beautiful demonstration of Cow Parsley using watercolour, pen and wash techniques. In true Blue Peter fashion she demonstrated the techniques then to keep the demonstration moving along at a good pace, she moved onto the next stage on pre prepared artwork. https://ingridhillart.co.uk/

SEEING IS BELIEVING, OR IS IT?Stephen Coates gave a really animated talk on perception in art. He demonstrated how we should not always believe our eyes, or maybe I should say, what our brains tell us! Stephen Hawkin, visual illusions and artists from Raphael, Leonardo de Vinci to Lowry were discussed and their contribution to composition explained! Stephen then painted…

MONDAY 8th APRIL DEMONSTRATION RUPERT CORDEUX Rupert Cordeux is an artist who works almost exclusively in watercolour and prefers to work en plein air rather than from photographic material, in order to hone his observational skills. Examples of his work are shown below. His career as a professional artist flourished after winning the final of Channel 4’s water colour challenge…

Tim Fisher produced two amazing paintings showing different effects in the use of oil pastels with other media. He made it look so effortless- the hall mark of a great artist! He also has a new book- Painting with Oil Pastels- see photos below:

Graham kick started the New Year with a landscape in acrylic. He gave an entertaining talk while proceeding with his flamboyant, freestyle demonstration in the presence of a full house! Starting with vivid oranges and blues for his underpainting (first photo), he then proceeded to bring in other colour selections to form the structures and details (see second photo). The…

Kay Puttergill entertained the art society with a short demonstration on gelli printing, producing some very colourful results from Chinese ladies, children playing, to colourful abstracts. Brave members of the audience had the chance to have a go, again making some lovely art. It’s certainly a fun technique for everyone to try. After the demonstration, members had mouthwatering goodies made…

Amanda Jackson gave a brilliant demonstration in oils ,on Monday 12th November , entitled ‘Night in the City’. In less than 2 hours she produced a beautiful painting with a fast paced running commentary explaining her methods and decisions on values and composition. It was truly inspirational! The evening was enjoyed by a full house! The first half was spent…