Mark Warner visited the society in November 2024 for the second time having previously demonstrated big brush seascape acrylic painting for us in June 2022.  The post for that demonstration can be found here. This time Mark demonstrated his Acrylic techniques for painting landscapes to good effect to another near capacity audience. Demonstrations generally happen on the first Monday of…

A near capacity audience once again were well entertained by Hazel Money as she produced a Pen & Watercolour Wash painting of a town scene based on her “Kit in a handbag” process and simple techniques for different pen styles! About Hazel: https://www.hazelmoney.co.uk/ Hazel has lived in Derbyshire all her life and has therefore a special connection with the landscape.…

Another good turn out from society members to witness Helen Tarr demonstrate her method for still life painting in oils, using a fairly light impressionist style of flowers in a jar.. About Helen Tarr: https://www.helentarr.art/ Helen Tarr is a professional artist, originally from Gloucestershire, currently living in the National Forest area of East Staffordshire. She specialises in alla prima oil paintings…

The 2024 Art Exhibition.  Fantastic couple of days with so many paintings on exhibition/sale – around 150 in total and around £750 raised.  Visitors voted for best picture, it was never in doubt and a landslide victory for Shirley Simonetti for her pastel painting entitled “Sterling Mouse”. Shirley was presented with the “Joe & May Neate Memorial Award for Best…

John Smith aka Jay Dubya from Ashby De La Zouch came to the society in August 2024 and entertained us with his Big Brush Acrylics demonstrations.  John showed us some impressionist methods of painting at speed, entertaining us with many “Artists Stories” while producing two paintings during the evening, both of which remained in the hands of the society for…