When we visited The Friars at Aylesford, Vikki took a photo of one of the gardeners as she worked in the Rosary Way. Vikki’s finished the watercolour and it’s been painted in great detail with a beautiful use of colour. Good work!
Tracy took lots of photos on the day and also on a previous visit when the wisteria was vibrant in the great court. A tree growing in the gardens behind the shrine also caught her eye. After sketching the subjects Tracy added coloured pencils and will probably paint the door and wisteria in watercolour.
Our evening session on a blazing hot day saw only 9 artists attend the session, but what we lacked in numbers we made up for with enthusiasm for David Hockney! Also painting with us was Christina’s friend, Sharon, who we hope enjoyed the session and will join us again.
The long life of David Hockney and his thousands of drawings and paintings gave us adequate reference material. Many pictures are works in progress and will be finished at home. Most members drew to this theme apart from the last picture.
We start with Jackie’s super painting. She drew a tree at Shorne Country Park with water soluble graphite pencils then painted the subject in the style of David Hockney, using a couple of reference pictures.
Good work, everyone, it was a very interesting subject and some of us will look further into Hockney’s life and works.
Our next session will be at The Friars, Aylesford on Saturday 25th July from 10am to 3pm.
Thirteen members met in the evening to draw and paint their interpretation of the word ‘reflections’, in a real or imagined way.
Some pictures are finished and others are works in progress to be completed at home. It’s interesting how one word can lead to so many different interpretations. Well done to Brenda who brought in a mirror and drew a self portrait.
Two members created pictures to their own subject.
Good work everyone!
Our next session will be on Saturday 27th June, 10am to 3pm, and will be an acrylic workshop with Joe Norris. There are a couple of spaces left so please email Tracy asap if you want a place.
Fifteen members met on Wednesday evening with the suggested subject being Sir David Attenborough as he reached his 100 birthday last week. An event about his life was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, London on his birthday and was broadcast on BBC1. If you missed it, it’s called ‘David Attenborough’s 100 years on Planet Earth’ and is currently on BBC iPlayer through your tv or online. Well worth watching.
Many portraits were started and one picture was inspired by David’s animal kingdom interest around the world. Mediums used were graphite pencils, coloured pencils, Quink ink, watercolours, acrylics and pastels. Some are finished but most are works in progress and will be finished at home .
Some artists drew and painted to their own theme, starting or continuing with their work. The first photo is of Sandra’s beautiful landscape using pastel pencils on Pastelmat paper with amazing attention to detail. Super work!
Well done everyone, it was a very productive evening.
The next session is on Saturday 23rd May from 10am to 3pm, see the post from 1st May for more info.
The follow was seen on Instagram. Given David’s long life and his decades of documentaries, is it a possibility? ;o)
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!
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