Calendar Notes for 2024
April
23rd.
Life Drawing - Model Neil Cooper-Smith. Neil will model for the group while entertaining us by playing his classical guitar. Members may draw/paint Neil while he is playing. Bring your choice of art materials.
23rd.
Life Drawing - Model Neil Cooper-Smith. Neil will model for the group while entertaining us by playing his classical guitar. Members may draw/paint Neil while he is playing. Bring your choice of art materials.
May
7th & 14th
Unlike ordinary artist tissue paper, wet strength tissue paper (teabag paper) can easily be painted / printed on without falling apart, and then used for layering and /or providing texture in a painting.
For the first session 7th May Jo will bring, for each person, a length of either teabag paper or conservation tissue paper, and some lengths of other thin paper which is great for painting / printing on. For this session we will be painting / printing onto these papers with the things you bring with you (see below), and then the week after we will use these papers to collage / layer onto a support to start building up a painting.
On the 7th May you will need to bring with you a plastic cover for your table (as things can get a bit messy), colour (acrylics are ideal as quick drying), brushes, waterpots etc. You may also want to bring with you any lino stamps you have, pieces of textured wallpaper samples from somewhere like B&Q, , leaves or other found objects that could print texture or shape (let your imagination run wild!). Also bring with you a large sheet of thick paper (wall lining paper is good) for when you are working on the tissue paper, as because it is thin, the colour will go straight through onto your plastic cover. A hairdryer might also be useful. Jo will show you some ideas to get you going, but this evening will be just fun, playing and not overthinking at this stage.
For the second evening, 14th May, bring with you your painting equipment as the week before, hairdryer and one or two supports you want to work on for one or two paintings, ie thick paper, canvases, board etc (the idea of bringing two painting surfaces is that you can switch between them during the evening to keep your work lively and intuitive. Later on at home, you can slow down and start considering each piece a bit more to finish off). Bring your printed / painted papers, which you might have been studying over the week inbetween, thinking about how you might want to use them: layered as a base to provide random marks or shapes, crumpled up and then flattened to provide actual texture, pieces incorporated into a painting to provide shapes, for an abstract piece of work, or a still life, or to build up a landscape. Again, Jo will share some ideas to get you going! To attach your papers to your surface bring with you some PVA glue or acrylic matt / gloss medium.
Click here to see some examples. Jo Sykes Demo
7th & 14th
Unlike ordinary artist tissue paper, wet strength tissue paper (teabag paper) can easily be painted / printed on without falling apart, and then used for layering and /or providing texture in a painting.
For the first session 7th May Jo will bring, for each person, a length of either teabag paper or conservation tissue paper, and some lengths of other thin paper which is great for painting / printing on. For this session we will be painting / printing onto these papers with the things you bring with you (see below), and then the week after we will use these papers to collage / layer onto a support to start building up a painting.
On the 7th May you will need to bring with you a plastic cover for your table (as things can get a bit messy), colour (acrylics are ideal as quick drying), brushes, waterpots etc. You may also want to bring with you any lino stamps you have, pieces of textured wallpaper samples from somewhere like B&Q, , leaves or other found objects that could print texture or shape (let your imagination run wild!). Also bring with you a large sheet of thick paper (wall lining paper is good) for when you are working on the tissue paper, as because it is thin, the colour will go straight through onto your plastic cover. A hairdryer might also be useful. Jo will show you some ideas to get you going, but this evening will be just fun, playing and not overthinking at this stage.
For the second evening, 14th May, bring with you your painting equipment as the week before, hairdryer and one or two supports you want to work on for one or two paintings, ie thick paper, canvases, board etc (the idea of bringing two painting surfaces is that you can switch between them during the evening to keep your work lively and intuitive. Later on at home, you can slow down and start considering each piece a bit more to finish off). Bring your printed / painted papers, which you might have been studying over the week inbetween, thinking about how you might want to use them: layered as a base to provide random marks or shapes, crumpled up and then flattened to provide actual texture, pieces incorporated into a painting to provide shapes, for an abstract piece of work, or a still life, or to build up a landscape. Again, Jo will share some ideas to get you going! To attach your papers to your surface bring with you some PVA glue or acrylic matt / gloss medium.
Click here to see some examples. Jo Sykes Demo
June
11th Nia’s House
Outdoor painting at Nia Evans’s lovely house and garden with views across open countryside to Emley Moor tower.
Earlier start from 6pm due to being outside . With a SAG summer BBQ.
Sign up required as we need to know numbers for catering.
If we have inclement weather, Nia is happy for us to use her large kitchen sitting area with views of garden so people can be inside and also a small summerhouse where you can be in the garden. There are steps to the house and in the garden but there is a gate around side of house and members may access the house that way. The garden is mainly flat but there a few steps in places.
Bring your art materials of choice for a very enjoyable summers evening.
Pictures of Nia’s house and garden below.
Nia’s address will be available nearer the date
11th Nia’s House
Outdoor painting at Nia Evans’s lovely house and garden with views across open countryside to Emley Moor tower.
Earlier start from 6pm due to being outside . With a SAG summer BBQ.
Sign up required as we need to know numbers for catering.
If we have inclement weather, Nia is happy for us to use her large kitchen sitting area with views of garden so people can be inside and also a small summerhouse where you can be in the garden. There are steps to the house and in the garden but there is a gate around side of house and members may access the house that way. The garden is mainly flat but there a few steps in places.
Bring your art materials of choice for a very enjoyable summers evening.
Pictures of Nia’s house and garden below.
Nia’s address will be available nearer the date
July
9th Holmfirth Art Week- we will meet in the main hall at 7:00 p.m. Drinks in a local hostillery afterwards.
9th Holmfirth Art Week- we will meet in the main hall at 7:00 p.m. Drinks in a local hostillery afterwards.