Sneak peek....!

 

Just TWO weeks to go! Dunmow Art Group’s Spring Exhibition is being held in Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow. This year we will be joined by some local crafters. We will be serving refreshments and there will be a raffle too. Fancy a sneak peek....following posts to share some of the amazing pieces on sale over the weekend! Pop the date in your diary and we will see you there!

 

Dunmow Art Group had fun creating these pieces with Sheila Martin’s guidance today. Looking forward to next week already. 🎨 Lovely to see new and familiar faces today - if you fancy joining us, we meet every Monday during term time between 1pm and 3pm in Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. 🎨

 

A reminder that Sheila Martin will be coming in on Monday 26th February and will be with us for four weeks. We have received the following details from Sheila: There are a few pieces (check out the images) that Sheila would like to show everyone in the class. Sheila will bring photos of her work and everyone can bring photos/pictures of trees, flowers, beach scene or boats. Each piece will be individual to the artist creating it. Sheila uses a lot of masking fluid and tape in acrylic or watercolours and then Pebeo tubes of glitter and metallic. So the four sessions will be: Wk1: Drawing and masking fluid and preparation flowers or trees - You can bring a photo of your choice - flowers, trees, beach scene or boats. Wk 2: Painting, taking off tape and masking fluid - you must not wait too long to take the masking fluid off Wk 3: Use of anow gutter Pebeo & Eid gold leaf Wk 4: Decoupage picture of choice using real leaves or pressed flowers. This is a brief outline of what Sheila will use. Sheila has asked that you bring along what you can get hold of. But don't stress too much if you can't find some items. We will manage with whatever we can find. Masking tape 1inch and 1/2 inch Masque pen(quite difficult to find so Helen has ordered 8x 5ml squeezy bottles to use as masking Fluid dispensers.) Small scissors watercolour paints Bockingford w/c 350gms rough paper (or similar.) Assorted Brushes Assorted Acrylic paint Coloured mountboard(A4 or larger) Gold and silver leaf acrylic paint(only if you have any) crackle paste (Helen has ordered a small tub of this, but please bring your own if you have it) Irredescent paint Pebeo gutter tube and colour Decoupage items; Mountboard real leaves and flowers Glue Beads and jewels Spray varnish Acrylic paints. Helen has managed to source some items on the list - she has been unable to source the masque pens and the pebeo tubes of glitter, but has ordered a small tub of crackle paste and 8x 5ml squeezy bottles to use instead of the masque pens. I think everyone will have to share and mix and match our own supplies. So, please just as Sheila has asked, just bring along what you can. Any questions, please just ask.

 

Huge thank you to Philip Richardson for his talk on Impressionism this evening at Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow (for Dunmow Art Group.) We really appreciate you travelling to share your extensive knowledge with the group.

 

This Wednesday evening, 21st February at Foakes Hall (7.30pm - 9.30pm) Professional Artist, Philip Richardson will be giving a talk on Impressionism. £1 for members and £5 for non members. https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/24099018.dunmow-art-group-welcome-artist-philip-richardson/

 

Remember there is no Art Group today as it is half term. See you all next Monday (26th Feb) 😃

Dunmow Art Group are pleased to announce the dates of our 2024 Spring Exhibition. The exhibition will be held in Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow on Saturday 16th March to Sunday 17th March 2024 between 10am and 4pm. Entry is FREE and we will be holding a raffle and serving refreshments throughout the day. Pop the date in your diary and come and see us!

 

Today we were unexpectedly treated to the opportunity to try Encaustic Art courtesy of Debbie. Fascinating techniques with some great results! We also worked on our own projects so today’s gallery is a real mixture! Thank you Debbie - it was great to try something new! #encausticwax #dunmow #dunmowartgroup #encausticartist

 

 Good evening everyone,

Unfortunately due to illness the demonstration is still postponed.

The same as last week, we will still be meeting in Foakes Hall between 1pm and 3pm, so please bring along your own work.

Many Thanks

UPDATE: this demonstration has been postponed due to illness; however, we will still be meeting in Foakes Hall between 1 pm and 3 pm. At Monday's class we will be experimenting and going totally abstract. Please bring the following: -Acrylic paint, water pot, board and a selection of brushes. -Decent thick watercolour paper at least A4 size, masking tape. -Anything you can make interesting marks with such as bubble wrap, loo roll holder, pieces of card, stencils, palette knives, old credit card, leaves, a bit of collage. -A fine liner pen and a few pastels. - You can also bring DIY paint tester pots. You're more than welcome to do your own work as this may not be for everyone. The idea is to experiment to see what can be achieved with different materials. It should be fun. Please remember to bring your own mugs.

 

Two weeks ago, we were treated to a wonderful demonstration by Colin Steed. Colin has since uploaded a video onto youtube - click the link below to watch how to paint a snowy scene.

 https://youtu.be/mb08TDllkV8

Dunmow Art Group would like to say a big thank you to Mandy Whittick for the lovely landscape demonstration today in Foakes Hall. Lots of tips on how to create some amazing results using watercolour, ink and collage. #dunmow #dunmowartgroup