Category Archives: Session

Paul Dene Marlor Workshop

Elephants in Watercolour

HELEN CASSIDY WORKSHOP

SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2020 ABSTRACT TREES

Peter & Kate Readman Watercolour Workshop

On Saturday 10th August Peter & Kate did an all day wet on wet watercolour workshop for our club members following on from a demo they did on the previous Wednesday evening. All the club members who attended enjoyed the day and were given plenty of help and tips on how to use watercolour wet on wet. See below for members work.

Oil painting with Andrew

Andrew ran a painting workshop for members working in oils. He asked for members to prepare their boards or canvases with a coloured ground beforehand. He suggested that the paintings be alla prima. An under drawing is usually needed. The oil colour is applied directly to the board, usually in one stroke of the brush in the right place so as not to have to go over it again.

Members’ work in progress at the end of the session.

            

Demonstration by Anthony Barrow

Anthony Barrow first illustrated how to sketch the shape of a head using an oval, a centre line down the face and eye spacing. He used heavy lining wallpaper prepared with gesso.

The paper was prepared with willow charcoal rubbed in to make a grey basecoat. The basic head shape and position of key features were drawn with a charcoal stick.

Anthony worked on the features in charcoal and darker areas with compressed black charcoal. Highlights were created by wiping charcoal areas.

Anthony applied some hairspray and a wet acrylic wash (mix of burnt sienna, red and blue) over the face to fix the image so far.

The face was refined with more charcoal drawing and white chalk pastel.

 

The final result was impressive and inspired members to try charcoal portraits.

 

Workshop with Sue Ford

Sue Ford came to Farsley Art Club to run a mixed media collage workshop.
She first paints an abstract background in acrylic paint, then she sticks on pictures from magazines etc. Then she embellishes the painting with more acrylic paint.

Sue Ford examples

 

Workshop

Brusho with Barbara

Barbara the lead the session of “watercolour with fun!” It was like a harvest festival as quite a few members brought flowers and vegetables as subjects.

It is 4 years since Joanne Boon Thomas demonstrated Brusho painting at Farsley Art Club just as Brusho was gaining acceptance.
See >  Brusho 2013

 

 

Members hard at work

Members’ Work in Progress

Cober Hill Painting Holiday

Ann and others shared their photographs from the annual Farsley Art Club trip to Cober Hill, Cloughton, near Scarborough. They roamed the coast and countryside looking for painting subjects.

North Yorkshire countryside

Painters enjoying good weather and company at Thornwick Bay

A bit of relaxed painting at North Landing, Flamborough

North Landing from a higher viewpoint

Interesting Subject at North Landing

Classical view of Robin Hoods Bay

Thornwick Bay waiting to be painted

Incomparable Staithes scene

Where is this?

Back to Thornwick Bay

One last view of Thornwick Bay

Back to secret garden at Cober Hill

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Sketching on Ilkley Moor

Ann shared her photographs taken during sketching on Ilkley Moor

 

 

Demonstration by Cath Inglis

 

Member Workshop