Not long to go now - just 4 days! Preparation is in full swing, ready to welcome you to St. Mary’s Church in Great Dunmow this weekend. So much to see and enjoy - please pop along and see us! Raffle. Refreshments. Art sale. FREE entry! 🎨

 

Dunmow Art Group enjoyed an afternoon with Jannetta Sosin learning various techniques of silk painting. It was fascinating to see how different techniques changed the end result. This week we created two joint pieces and started the background of our individual designs which we will finish off next week. The examples below also show some of Jannetta’s work alongside our works in progress. We were also joined by other members who brought their own pieces to work on. Thank you Jannetta - most enjoyable. 🎨

 

With just over one week to our Autumn Exhibition, we would like to give you a sneaky peak at some of the exhibits on offer. We look forward to welcoming you to St Mary's Church in Great Dunmow on Saturday 11th October (between 10am and 4pm) and Sunday the 12th October (between 1pm and 4pm) There will be refreshments for sale and our wonderful raffle to take part in. It is free to enter so please pop the dates in your diary so you don't miss out!

 

For the next two Monday's we have Jannetta Sosin joining us, teaching Silk Painting. 🎨 Janetta is only able to teach 15 people in the class for the two weeks and these spaces have already been booked via last Monday's class. If you want to come along and do your own thing on Monday, please do come along. Monday 6th October - 1pm - 3pm Talberd Room, Foakes Hall, Dunmow Monday 13th October - 1pm - 3pm Talberd Room, Foakes Hall, Dunmow There is a reserve list for the Silk Painting, so if you would like to be added to this list, please let us know. (If we have enough on the list, we may look into asking Janetta back for those who did not make the 15 spaces this time) Remember to bring along your own mug for a cuppa. ☕️

 

Mixed-media with Sheila Martin

This week we enjoyed exploring mixed-media with Sheila Martin. A variety of flowers, trees and ships emerging from different backgrounds. 

Here's a selection of the works in progress. 

Sheila Martin and Mixed-media on Monday

On Monday we have Sheila Martin joining us again for one week, using mixed media.

Monday 29th September - 1pm - 3pm in the Talberd Room, Foakes Hall,  Great Dunmow. 

Sheila is going to bring mountboards and black watercolour paper. She will also bring a few other things such as white glitter, Pebeo cerne relief and gold and dried hyacinths glue.

With the black watercolour you will need to use acrylic inks or gouache. 

Sheila is also going to do some stencils for you to paint and for the mount boad acrylics. There will be an assortment to choose from so you can take home a painting of your own.

At 74 years of age, Sheila has been working as an artist since 2011 and attended various courses in Carcassonne France, Tuscany Italy with the St Ives School of Painting.  She has taken all kinds of art techniques from these courses and others to bring all kinds of affects to her work.  One of her art associates is John Harrison of Birch Gallery who has inspired her to do more and more different styles.

Sheila’s work has been on show in numerous places throughout Sussex and Essex.  She has worked with Stoke Mandeville hospital patients and feels that everyone should experiment with their painting.

Tony Allcock and a Rhino in Acrylics

Today was our second lesson with Tony Allcock.  This time it was acrylics and painting a rhino. Amazing what can be achieved in just 2 hours. 

Nathalie Guinamard will be providing a demonstration for members of the Dunmow Art Group on 17 September at Foakes Hall. Nathalie Guinamard is an award-winning figurative artist based in Chelmsford, working primarily in ink. Her practice explores the tension between representation and abstraction, using water and accidental marks to dissolve and distort the human figure. She studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and went on to complete a Postgraduate Diploma at Chelsea College of Art. Nathalie’s work has been shortlisted for several prestigious awards, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, the National Open Art Competition, and the ING Discerning Eye. She has exhibited in a range of prominent shows, including ARTfutures, the Red Mansion Art Prize exhibition—following a residency in Beijing—and at Alan Cristea Gallery, where she was featured alongside three other emerging artists. In 2012, Nathalie was one of 30 artists commissioned by the Royal Mail to design a special edition stamp celebrating the London Olympic Games The demonstration will be held on 17 September 2025 in the Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow between 7.30 pm and 9.30pm. The cost is £1 for members of Dunmow Art Group and £10 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.

 

Dunmow Art Group were treated to the wonderful watercolour work of Tony Allcock today - although we all started off with the same inspiration, our results were so incredibly varied! Enjoy our gallery! 🎨 If you would like to join us, we meet every Monday during term time in Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow between 1pm and 3pm. Membership is just £45 for the year and then £1 each time you attend a class (with tea/coffee and a biscuit included - just bring your own mug!) ☕️ If you didn’t want to join, you can still come along and join us at a cost of £10 per session. 🎨

 

Just a reminder that we have just until the end of September to put your votes in at Tesco. 2574 Great Dunmow Superstore CM6 1SF 4815 Takeley Express CM6 1HE Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far, and keep on voting!