A very enjoyable afternoon spent at Dunmow Art Group with the lovely Leon Barnes Leon Barnes Treasures. Enjoy our slideshow which shows how the tutorial progressed with our works in progress included. 🎨 Some members brought their own work with them which is included in the photos.

 

Dunmow Art Group Recently, we shared some exciting news with you all regarding our ‘Stronger Starts’ application being accepted by Tesco. We are now one of the three groups you can vote for when you shop in store. Voting for Dunmow Art Group began on the 1st July and runs all the way through to the 30th September. The stores taking part are: 2574 Great Dunmow Superstore CM6 1SF & 4815 Takeley Express CM6 1HE To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it's not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token. Dunmow Art Group (Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow) provides like-minded local people, and the wider community, the opportunity to meet weekly for painting and craft workshops with membership open to all. We really hope you will support us during these three months - just pick up that little blue disc and vote for Dunmow Art Group! Thank you! 🙏🏼

 

🎨 Week Two on Monday with Leon Barnes using Oils. (All classes with Leon will be for 3 hours) Monday 7th July 3 hour class - 12pm - 3pm Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG Leon Barnes has provided the following recommended list to bring along to Monday's class: Leon recommends having: A4 Canvas or canvas board white gesso primed 2-3 days before Brushes are Hog or natural Hair (not synthetic) 1” brush preferably a bob Ross type or artsudio 1” is ok 1x script liner or rigger 1x pallet knife bob ross size 5or 10 1x fanbrush bristle size 6 1x fan brush bristle size 3 1x flat or round filbert Flat pallet (tear off sheets £2-3 from “the Works”) Paper towel roll Baby wipes (not water type) gets oil paint off everything Stiff oil Paint like Windsor & Newton or Bob Ross landscape burnt umber ultra marine blue Alizarin crimson Sap green Yellow ochre Cad Yellow Titanium white Liquid clear Bob Ross (alternatives : gambling clear gel or liquin original or liquin refined linseed oil ) Don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️

 

Dunmow Art Group enjoyed learning how to paint with oils with the lovely Leon Barnes (Leon Barnes Treasures). Enjoy our gallery of work in progress! 🎨

 

On Monday 30th June, Leon Barnes will be joining Dunmow Art Group to teach us how to use oils. The classes with Leon run for a total of 4 weeks. Please note that all 4 weeks will be 3 hour sessions between 12pm and 3pm and will be held in Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG. Leon has provided the following recommended list to bring with you: Canvas or canvas board (white gesso primed 2-3 days before) 1” brush preferably a bob Ross type or artstudio 1” is ok 1x script liner 1x pallet knife 1x fanbrush bristle size 6 1x fan brush bristle size 3 1x flat or round filbert Paper towel roll Liquin original Stiff Paint like Windsor & Newton or bob ross Ross landscape Black (or burnt umber & ultra marine blue to make black) Alizarin crimson Titanium white Liquid white bob ross (or mix liquin original & titanium white) Don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️ The classes are open to all and are charged at just £1 for members and £5 for non members. 🎨

 

Our final week with Eleanor from Wee Bothy Art (weebothyart • Printmaker) at Dunmow Art Group - thank you so much for the past four weeks of fun, learning to Lino cut and create original pieces using the reduction technique. Great advice given every step of the way. 🧑‍🎨 👨🏻‍🎨 Enjoy our latest creations and prints 😊

 

Week 3 Lino Printing

Our third week of lino printing with Eleanor Mullinder from Wee Bothy Art.  Still refining some lino cuts, making more and moving on to making some prints with some frustration and some elation. Whilst others are doing their own splendid things.

Dunmow Art Group We have exciting news to share with you all! Tesco have accepted our ‘Stronger Starts’ application to be one of the three groups you can vote for when you shop in store. Voting for Dunmow Art Group begins on the 1st July and runs all the way through to the 30th September. The stores taking part are: 2574 Great Dunmow Superstore CM6 1SF & 4815 Takeley Express CM6 1HE To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it’s not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token. Dunmow Art Group (Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow) provides like-minded local people, and the wider community, the opportunity to meet weekly for painting and craft workshops with membership open to all. We really hope you will support us during these three months - just pick up that little blue disc and vote for Dunmow Art Group! Thank you! 🙏🏼

 

They say time flies when you’re having fun…well that was very true today at Dunmow Art Group (Foakes Hall) when we were joined by Eleanor Mullinder from Wee Bothy Art. (weebothyart • Printmaker) The following photos show our Lino cutting designs as works in progress. Some members brought their own work to do. Enjoy our gallery! 🎨

 

On Monday 2nd June, Dunmow Art Group are inviting interested artists to join a four week class of Lino cutting with Eleanor Mullinder. Classes take place on the following Mondays: 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of June, between 1pm and 3pm in The Talberd Room in Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. The cost for all four weeks is £12 which is in addition to the normal entrance fee (£1 for members and £5 for non members) Spaces are limited to just 20 artists, so if you are interested in taking part, please email : dunmowartgroup@gmail.com If you do not wish to take part in the Lino Painting, but would like to come along and do your own thing at the back of the class, this is also welcome, at the usual entry fee. Please remember to bring your own mug if you want to enjoy a cuppa! ☕️

 

🎨 Today, at Dunmow Art Group, we were looking at quirky objects, pushing some people out of their comfort zones. Some artists were also finishing off their tulip paintings from last week. Thank you so much Mandy Whittick! 🎨 🌷

 

Monday 19th May - 1pm till 3pm at Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. Monday's class will be taken by Mandy Whittick for her 2nd week with us, and we will have a go at painting still life in a quirky way. You're welcome to bring a few objects or take photos and print them. We will choose a couple of items to paint and Mandy will talk about composition. Attached are some reference photos you can use. Mandy will be painting in acrylics but you can choose which medium you prefer. If you're going to use acrylics, please prep your board with gesso and a bright colour of your choice (which is how Mandy will start). Also, as usual please remember to bring your own mug. £1 for members and £5 for non members. Thank you and enjoy!

 

Originally scheduled for January, but postponed due to illness, local historian and author Dr Janet Dyson will give a talk on the Great Bardfield artists, with a particular focus on Tirzah Garwood, on Wednesday May 21st for members of the Dunmow Art Group. Dr Janet Dyson is a teacher, writer, bookseller and researcher and member of the Great Bardfield Historical Society. Recently seen on BBC’s ‘Great British Railway Journeys’ with Michael Portillo on his journey through Essex. She has written a number of books including Great Bardfield Shows Beautiful Things: The Artists of Great Bardfield (2017). This small format book provides an introduction to the group of artists who gathered in the Essex village of Great Bardfield from the 1930s onwards. The talk will be held on the evening of Wednesday May 21st 2025 in the Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow at 7.30pm. The cost is £1 for members of Dunmow Art Group and £5 for non-members. Dunmow Art Group has a long history of supporting artists and art lovers in and around Dunmow and has a regular programme of weekly art meetings and monthly visiting artists.