Today Dunmow Art Group were joined by Stephen Abbott for his second session. We built on last week’s knowledge of tonal values and progressed from shapes to faces. The slideshow shows a selection of our work along with the work of members who were creating their own pieces. Another packed hall - thank you for another great session Stephen! If you would like to join us, please feel free to come along next week! £1 for members and £10 for non-members. Remember to bring a mug if you would like to enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit at half time ☕️

 

We have some AMAZING news! Thanks to every single one of you who voted for us with your little blue discs…we were lucky enough to be the winners of the recent ‘Stronger Starts’ campaign. Every blue disc you voted with has made this possible and we cannot thank you enough! A huge thank you must also go to Tesco for giving us the opportunity to take part. We will be using the money to help fund the amazing guest artists we invite to Dunmow Art Group. If you are interested in finding out more about Dunmow Art Group, please take a look at our programme of upcoming events using this link: https://dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com/p/whats-on.html?m=1 or visit our Facebook page (Dunmow Art Group) 🎨

 

Today Dunmow Art Group was joined by our very own Stephen Abbott, who introduced us to the basics of hatching and crosshatching. After some practise, we started to look at various shapes/forms, identifying the different shades we could see and then applied our new crosshatching knowledge to create the tonal values. Stephen is with us for the next three weeks, guiding us to the portrait stage. If you missed today’s class, you can still come along for the remaining weeks - the equipment list is attached.

 

The next Class will be on Monday 3rd of November and we will have Stephen Abbott joining us for 4 weeks working on Pen Portraits. Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow, 1-3pm - Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th November Classes are £1 for members and £10 for non members/guests. We have received the following information from Stephen: Pen Portraits We have four sessions where we'll work together with simple and helpful building blocks to make a good portrait in line. We shall explore the magic of line-making using hatching and crosshatching to create tonal values with simple shapes we know, to more challenging objects. We will then move on to simple facial structure using measurements to create front face, side face and three-quarter face layouts. In the last two sessions we will go step-by-step with guidance to complete two celebrity portraits one front facing and then a three quarter portrait using crosshatching. Things to find for the sessions: A4 Presentation Display Pocket Laminate Book Edding 55 Fineliner Black Pen Sharpie W10 Black Pen Clear Plastic Ruler 2B Pencil Putty Eraser Eraser Masking Tape A4 Photo Copier Paper (Stephen will be bringing along pens that you will be able to purchase at the class.) On DAG Discussions, there are some prepared pages for you from Stephen in the comments. Please print out and bring to the class. (Tracey will also be sending these via email if that is easier) Please remember to bring a cup with you if you want to enjoy a cuppa ☕️

 

REMINDER: No Art Class today or next week! Next class is the 3rd November and we have the amazing Stephen Abbott as our tutor. More information coming soon. #dunmowartgroup

 

Life Drawing with Julie Arnall

Last night we were joined by Julie Arnall and her lovely model Helen for a life drawing session. Here's a sample of some of the resulting sketches.

Ruth Wilson Wins Best in Show! Dunmow Art Group held their Autumn Exhibition on the weekend of 11 – 12 October. Local artist, Ruth Wilson wins Dunmow Art Group’s Best in Show award for her acrylic artwork ‘Rainy Menorca’. Ruth says ‘What a lovely surprise to have received this accolade, thank you for your votes. This scene was painted from one of my own photos, the view caught my eye along one of the many tiny streets of Ciutadella. The rain which had come down very heavily just before hand created some super reflections on the pavements, enhanced by the sun making a slow return. I always enjoy painting scenes from my travels whether close to home of further afield. Dunmow Art Group has been really supportive of my work, and I am pleased to be part of such a welcoming community.’ More of Ruth’s work can be found on her Instagram account @ruth.wilsonart or her website www.ruth-wilson-art.webnode.co.uk Dunmow Art Group has a long history of supporting artists and art lovers in Dunmow and the surrounding area and has a regular programme of weekly art meetings/classes and monthly visiting artists. For further information on Dunmow Art Group please contact dunmowartgroup@gmail.com or go to dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com.

 

Last week we created a variety of backgrounds painting on silk with Jannetta Sosin. This week we used gutter to create shapes and outlines for our finished designs. Fun was had by all! Thank you Jannetta - we look forward to taking all we have learnt and creating more designs 😊 🎨. We were also joined by several other members of the art group who were working on their own pieces. 🎨

 

🏆 Congratulations to Ruth Wilson for winning the ‘Best in Show’ with her painting, ‘Rainy Menorca’! 🏆 Thank you to everyone who visited, voted and supported Dunmow Art Group’s Autumn Exhibition. If you made a purchase, we hope you enjoy your new artwork for many years to come! 🖼️ 🥳 Congratulations to all our raffle prize winners too! 🥳 If you missed out this time, it is not too long before we present our Spring Exhibition which will be in Foakes Hall on the 18th and 19th April 2026! 🌷🌷

 

Week 2 on Monday with Jannetta Sosin teaching Silk Painting. Although Jannetta's class is fully booked as only able to teach 15 people in the class you can still come along and do your own thing on Monday, so please do still come along. Monday 13th October - 1pm - 3pm Foakes Hall, Dunmow Remember to bring along your own mug for a cuppa. ☕️

 

Dunmow Art Group welcome you to their Autumn Exhibition! We look forward to seeing you this weekend. FREE entry. Refreshments available to purchase and our amazing raffle to take part in! See you soon!

 

🍁 🍂 Just one more sleep until the Dunmow Art Group Autumn Exhibition! Pop down and see us in the beautiful St. Mary’s Church in Great Dunmow! 🍁 🍂 Refreshments available to buy and fabulous raffle prizes to be won. FREE ENTRY! ☕️ 🖼️ 🎨