Dunmow Art Group Autumn Exhibition

Delighted to announce that we are exhibiting again in St Mary’s Church, Great Dunmow on the first weekend of October. 

The show will take place on Saturday 5th October 10am to 4pm and Sunday 6th October 1pm to 4pm.

There will be a range of artwork for sàle in a variety of styles from original oil paintings, acrylics and watercolours to collages, mixed-media, çeramics, prints, textiles and cards.

We will also have a small sample of work from the local photography club.

Abstract Acrylics with Nicky Gayle

An exciting 1st week with Nicky Gayle working in acrylics to make an abstract painting of trees.  These are works in progress to be completed next week. 

Nicky Gayle Monday 2 September

We are excited that Artist Nicky Gayle will be our tutor for three weeks. Do look her work up online, it is very colourful and vibrant! 

Monday 2nd, 9th and 16th of September 2024.

Times from 12.00 to 3.00pm

Nicky has provided a photo of some trees taken in the woods in Danbury which will be used for the composition.

Nicky will be starting with the background and build up on Monday and see how far you get on day 1.

Resource list:

Nicky is intending to use acrylic paint. So Acrylic paper…A3 is probably the smallest size she would recommend for this project.

Or a similar sized (pre-gessod) canvas if preferred.

Brushes

Large, medium and small flat

Medium and small round

Rigger

And an old brush for stippling and texture or a sponge.

Palette knife is optional, but Nicky will be using in week 2. If not, the flat brushes will be fine.

 

Acrylics 

Ultramarine blue

Burnt Sienna

Raw umber

White

Cerulean blue

Yellow ochre

Magenta

Primary yellow and red

Paynes grey and indigo

Rayne Station

The last of our summer plein air sessions took place at Rayne Station. Time for drawing trees, the old station building and the wandering Flitch Way.

A smaller group than usual due to the change of day, but a pleasant time was had.

Last week with Leon Barnes and Oil

What an inspiring 4 weeks with Leon Barnes.  This week was a sunset over mountains. Even I who doesn't really like oils found this easy to follow.  Sadly our last session, although we are arranging a second visit by Leon next year.  Here's a sample of today's artworks. 

What a fabulous afternoon we have had with the amazing Leon Barnes - Landscape Artist. Thank you for being such a good mentor, helping and reassuring us as we recreated the beautiful sunset in oils. Some of us hadn’t used oils before or not for a long time but your class was enjoyed by all…we definitely learnt a lot! 🎨 Enjoy our gallery!

 

Dunmow Art Group would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who took the time to visit the 21 artists during their OPEN STUDIOS event. We hope you enjoyed meeting them in their own studios, finding out about their processes and maybe even treating yourself to some of their work. Your support means the world to us!

 

Today is the FINAL day of the Dunmow Art Group OPEN STUDIOS! It is a trail to visit 15 artists in their own studios and 6 artists in the Dourdan Pavilian (Studio E) in Great Dunmow. There are 18 artists open today: Anne Oates (Studio B) 10 - 4 Linda Morris (Studio C) 12 - 6 Peter Morris (Studio C) 12 - 6 Christian Runacres (Studio D) 10 - 4 Rosamond Ulph (Studio D) 10 - 4 The Late John Grimshaw (Studio E) 10 - 4 Fabienne Hanley (Studio E) 10 - 4 David Pullen (Studio E) 10 - 4 Carole Pullen (Studio E) 10 - 4 Mandy Whittick (Studio E) 10 - 4 Daniel Hurst (Studio E) 10 - 4 Audrey Bowling (Studio F) 12 - 6 Liz Parker (Studio G) 10 - 4 Debbie Goodman (Studio G) 10 - 4 Tracey Ingram (Studio I) 10 - 4 Douglas Payne (Studio K) 10 - 4 Jo Mayo (Studio L) 12 - 6 Deb Hart (Studio M) 10 - 4 Check out the photos, maps and opening times of each artist by following this link: https://dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com/p/open-studios.html

 

If you haven’t been to Peter and Linda Morris yet, make sure you add them to your trail. Lots of sculptures in their studio garden 😃 Check out the photos, maps and opening times of all the artists by following this link: https://dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com/p/open-studios.html

 

It is the third day of the Dunmow Art Group OPEN STUDIOS! A wonderful trail to visit 15 artists in their own studios and 6 artists in the Dourdan Pavilion (Studio E) in Great Dunmow. Today there are 20 artists open: Jacqueline Eykelbosch (Studio A) 10 - 4 Anne Oates (Studio B) 10 - 4 Linda Morris (Studio C) 12 - 6 Peter Morris (Studio C) 12 - 6 Christian Runacres (Studio D) 10 - 4 Rosamond Ulph (Studio D) 10 - 4 The Late John Grimshaw (Studio E) 10 - 4 Fabienne Hanley (Studio E) 10 - 4 David Pullen (Studio E) 10 - 4 Carole Pullen (Studio E) 10 - 4 Mandy Whittick (Studio E) 10 - 4 Daniel Hurst (Studio E) 10 - 4 Audrey Bowling (Studio F) 12 - 6 Liz Parker (Studio G) 10 - 4 Debbie Goodman (Studio G) 10 - 4 Julie Bull (Studio H) 10 - 4 Tracey Ingram (Studio I) 10 - 4 Douglas Payne (Studio K) 10 - 4 Jo Mayo (Studio L) 12 - 6 Deb Hart (Studio M) 10 - 4 If you can’t make it today, don’t worry as the OPEN STUDIOS is open for one more day on the 30th June! Check out the photos, maps and opening times of each artist by following this link: https://dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com/p/open-studios.html

 

Today is day 2 of the Dunmow Art Group OPEN STUDIOS! It is a trail to visit 15 artists in their own studios and 6 artists in the Dourdan Pavilian Studio E - open Saturday & Sunday) in Great Dunmow. There are 10 artists open today: Jacqueline Eykelbosch (Studio A) 10 - 4 Anne Oates (Studio B) 10 - 4 Christian Runacres (Studio D) 12 - 6 Rosamond Ulph (Studio D) 12 - 6 Audrey Bowling (Studio F) 10 - 6 Julie Bull (Studio H) 10 - 4 Tracey Ingram (Studio I) 10 - 4 Douglas Payne (Studio K) 10 - 4 Jo Mayo (Studio L) 12 - 6 Deb Hart (Studio M) 10 - 4 If you can’t make it today, don’t worry as the OPEN STUDIOS are held until 30th June. (Please note that not all artists are open every day and opening times vary)

 

Lovely visit to Wonky Wheel Gallery this evening - thank you for your hospitality! Worth a trip to beautiful Finchingfield to see some talented artists’ work.

 

Today is the first day of the Dunmow Art Group OPEN STUDIOS! It is a trail to visit 15 artists in their own studios and 6 artists in the Dourdan Pavilian (Studio E - open Saturday & Sunday) in Great Dunmow. There are 6 artists open today: Anne Oates (Studio B) 10 - 4 Tracey Ingram (Studio I) 12 -6 Roger Lawrence (Studio J) 12 - 6 (This is the only day Roger is open so don’t miss out on visiting his studio!) Douglas Payne (Studio K) 10 - 4 Jo Mayo (Studio L) 12 - 6 Deb Hart (Studio M) 10 - 4 If you can’t make it today, don’t worry as the OPEN STUDIOS is held over four days until 30th June. (Please note that not all artists are open every day and opening times vary) Check out the photos, maps and opening times of each artist by following this link: https://dunmowartgroup.blogspot.com/p/open-studios.html