Here’s what we’ll be working on in August, but come along to draw and paint to your own subject if you’d prefer.
Wednesday 12th – 7-9pm – Cacti
The weather is hotter than usual at the moment and so dry with parched grass and dehydrated flowers everywhere. Thinking of plants that thrive in hot conditions, cacti are the most obvious. There are 1750 species, so lots to choose from.
Draw or paint cactuses in pots or in their native habitat of the Americas. Paint them in a botanical way, loosely or in silhouette with a sunset behind them.
Saturday 22nd – from 10am-3pm – ‘Do your own thing’ at Chalk Church
We return to Chalk, this time to St.Mary’s Church in Chalk. Please arrive from 10am and no earlier as the gates have to be unlocked by the churchwarden.
The church, ‘Monet’ bridge over the pond and the gardens are popular subjects to paint, but you don’t have to.
Many of us have painted these many times, so instead start any project for our Open Day (only next month on Saturday 26th September!), continue a cactus picture or finish a view at The Friars at Aylesford from last month.
It’s a day to enjoy painting en plein air but if it’s raining we still meet at the church as there’s an indoor room in the barn with tables and chairs for us to use, though we may have to move boxes around, and a sheltered area outside the barn with benches. If it’s really sunny there are plenty of trees with shade to sit under.
There’s a large, free car park, toilet, and tea, coffee and biscuits as usual.
Please bring along a folding chair or stool if you intend to paint outside in the gardens and a packed lunch too.
If you can only make the morning or afternoon, please come along and join us for a couple of hours. We pack up a little before 3pm as the church warden locks the gates then.
The church doesn’t charge us to use the barn or gardens, so any donations to the Church Fund on the day are appreciated, thank you :o)
No need to let Tracy know you are coming, just turn up on the day. Hope you can come to the session!
If you’re new to the art group, here’s a map of where Chalk Church is in relation to Chalk Parish Hall.
