Jump Up January Challenge So Folks, it looks like we are in for a fairly dull and dragging month when we might be tempted by the comfort of hot soup and hibernation ...........but why take that pathway when you could instead Jump Up to our January Art Challenge? So here’s the plan, set yourself a personal art challenge and a finishing deadline of 31st January. Take the opportunity to do something you’ve always been meaning to but never got round to. Here are some examples off the top of my head:
Clean out your art cupboard and try working with all those mediums hidden at the back, give them a fair chance and then throw out all the ones you still hate. Reorganise your favourites so they don’t get forgotten again
Buy or make a new sketch book and complete a page a day
Buy a bigger than you are used to canvas and complete an acrylic or oil painting
Book yourself on to an online art coursePaint a domestic interior, include family members
Sketch people every day
Be brave and do some sketching in an urban environment
Take your sketch pad on a country walk ( go on your own or contact another member to go with you)
Do the same subject every week in the style of a different artist
Work on a self portrait or landscape in collage I’m sure you can think of your own possibilities. Here’s the important bit, when you have decided what your challenge is let us know either by posting on the Shelley Art Group Facebook page, at a Tuesday Zoom meeting or by email, then you will be committed and there will be no time for hibernation. Deadline for Show and Tell Tuesday 1st February. GOOD LUCK
2021 possibly. Clair Wright - How to use social media.
Please download the Instagram app onto your mobile phones, Clair will help anyone unsure about the set up process. In this session I will set out how social media, and in particular Instagram, can help you in your creative business - whether that is your main livelihood or a creative side-line. I will cover:
Identifying and reaching your target audience
Identifying and engaging with influencers
Content ideas
Styling your Instagram grid
How to use hashtags
Time-saving tips
Using your “Insights” to see what is working.
A bit about me: I am a freelance social media manager. I offer a range of services including one-off booster sessions, social media strategy, workshops, full platform management and Facebook advertising. I also co-run WOW Wednesday with Juliet, aka The Curious Creative Club. Find out more on my website www.asocialnature.co.uk