World Penguin Day is held annually on 25th April, coinciding with the northern migration of Adélie penguins. It is a day to educate about and appreciate all 18 different species of penguin.
Dot used acrylics to paint Emperor penguins and the picture measures an impressive 60cm x 50cm. Lovely use of bold colours for the sky, whilst also giving the impression of a very cold place. Well done, Dot!
Susan started this portrait on the afternoon of the portrait competition session and finished it at home. It’s a bold painting with rich colours and the subject’s eyes hold our gaze. Well done, Susan, beautifully painted!
Here are two portraits from the recent competition session which have been completed at home.
Dot used soft pastels on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper for her portrait of Yoko Ono. Lovely use of soft pastels, Dot. Well done as we can see straight away who the portrait is of!
Tracy used watercolours for her portrait of Tony Hawkins MBE. He joined the RNLI Dover lifeboat in 1960 aged 16, was involved in nearly 500 callouts and in total worked and volunteered for the RNLI for an amazing 65 years. Tracy saw Tony’s obituary in the RNLI magazine last year and wanted to paint his lined, weather-worn face and wonderful eyebrows.
Sandra has completed her pastel picture of a very cute, fluffy kitten. It looks good against the warmly coloured background and the tiny hairs must have taken hours to draw with many different pastel pencils. Well done, Sandra, it’s beautiful!
Jane was commissioned to paint a dog in oils and she has finished the picture. The brindle patterned fur was a challenge to paint but she mastered the colours well and is happy with the picture. Well done, Jane, the owner will be so pleased!
Eleven members met on Wednesday evening and most drew and painted to the theme of Spring Flowers.
It was a very colourful session with beautiful flowers painted in watercolours, acrylics and also with coloured pencils. The black backgrounds work well don’t they? Good to see a couple of vases with flowers for a still life approach. The last two photos are paintings from previous sessions and other art groups.
Other artists created picture to their own theme. Vikki’s super black dog picture in coloured pencils is finished and for a friend.
Lovely work, everyone, do finish your paintings at home!
The next session is the ink/watercolour workshop on Saturday 25th April from 10am to 3 pm.
All twenty spaces are taken and two people are on the waiting list. If you’re booked in and your plans change, please let Tracy know ASAP and your place can be taken by someone on the waiting list. Thanks.
Graham started this watercolour picture during a recent session and had fun painting it. Whilst rain teems down and the background is London Bridge on a dull, wet day, the colourfully dressed, exuberant dancers enjoy the rain whilst others rush past with their brollies. It’s called ‘Summer Rain’.
Beautifully painted, Graham, the bright colours against the muted background work so well!
Jackie has finished three paintings from previous sessions. The Year of the Fire Horse picture was painted in acrylics with several layers of paint being used on black paper, giving a great impression of the heat and brightness of fire.
People in Winter was painted in watercolours, with the colourful sound waves above the people being listened to by the young lad in headphones. What a clever idea!
Jackie sketched this wintery landscape at Shorne Country Park then painted it in watercolours. With a great depth of field, one could walk straight into this landscape and follow the meandering path deeper into the woods.
Well done, Jackie, your pictures are beautifully painted!
Fifteen artists attended the Wednesday evening session, including Denise’s granddaughter, Sophie, who painted with us to see if she’d would like to join the group.
Most members began their portrait drawings and paintings in readiness for our annual competition, to be held at the next session.
Other members drew, painted and cut paper to their own themes.
Our next session will be on Saturday 28th March from 10am to 3pm.
The hall was abuzz with chatter and laughter on Saturday with 26 members attending the session. The suggested subject of People in Winter was popular and everyone worked industriously on their pictures.
Some members were inspired by the Winter Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina in Italy. If you enjoyed watching the events, don’t forget to watch the Paralympic Games which start on Friday 6th March
Some paintings are finished and others are works in progress. There are so many interpretations of the subject, it’s interesting to see all the themes.
Some artists drew and painted their own themes. Sandra’s stoat is beautifully drawn in many colours and looks a cheeky chappy.
Paintings from previous sessions on Animals in Winter and the Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse were worked on and some completed.
Fantastic artwork, everyone, you did so well this month!
Our next session is on Wednesday 11th March from 7-9pm when we start drawing and painting for our annual competition.
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