Kidderminster Art Society’s application form for the exhibition to be held at Kidderminster Library throughout the month of October is now available. Only fully paid up members are eligible to submit artwork for this event. All details regarding framing, set-up and take-down times and dates can be found in the document here.
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SUMMER PROGRAMME 2016
Join Kidderminster Art Society during the summer months on our sketching days around the locality.
Full details of venues, dates and facilities are available here. Or click the link on the NEWS menu on the right.
7 July BBQ update
Well that was a very enjoyable evening! The food was great, the company lively and a good time was had. The raffle which was donated by our recent guest artist John Hopkins, was won by Colin and Jennie. Big thanks go to all those who organised the event, to the chefs and the washer-uppers, not forgetting the rubbish collectors!
7 JULY 2016 BBQ
This Thursday 7th July Kidderminster Art Society will be holding it’s annual BBQ for members and their guests. It promises to be a great evening and hopefully the weather will be kind.
There will also be a watercolour painting, recently donated by our guest artist John Hopkins up for raffle. Last chance to get your tickets on the night!
BBQ tickets £5 each. Bring your own drinks and glasses. Contact Jennie if you want to purchase a ticket.
June – July Newsletter
There are lots of activities going on during June and July, including life drawing, a sketch crawl, demos and days out sketching. Click here to see the Newsletter with full details.
9th June 2016 – Figure drawing
Kidderminster Art Society members held a figure drawing session this evening at Trimpley Village Hall with a professional model.
Shelley Waring commented ” A really good night, lots of members having a go at sketching our model. She was very good at modern poses and bought her own props “.
2nd June John Hopkins update
Fab demo tonight by John Hopkins. He sketched the picture below out in 10 mins flat! A view of Bewdley that we all know and have probably tried to sketch or paint. He then proceeded to show us how he paints skies then blocks in the buildings. He advised us to ignore the small details and used large paintbrushes except for a few final touches. A very realistic result yet very little detail. Brilliant evening and lots of tips picked up. We will have a go at street scenes on our sketch crawl in Stourport week after next, so get your pencils sharpened, and the paints and brushes ready. And don’t forget there is a work night next week having a go at figure drawing. It’s all go!
2 June 2016, guest artist John Hopkins
Kidderminster Art Society welcomes guest Artist John Hopkins at Trimpley Village Hall at 7.15pm.
John studied illustration at Birmingham College of Art. He prefers to work in a fast, loose, impressionistic style but always with the emphasis on good drawing skills.
John is an associate member of the RBSA and a member of the Birmingham Watercolour Society.
Why not come along and enjoy an informative evening in good company? All welcome, non-members £5 on the door.
14 April Talk by Peter Bishop
Kidderminster Art Society enjoyed a talk by artist Peter Bishop about his work and methods of creating his art last Thursday. He also made comparisons with other artists who painted the same subject and gave the members an insight into the many ways a scene might be interpreted. Peter has been painting Cader Idris, views of Snowdonia since 1987 and has recently published a book on the subject.
10 March – Work night
A lovely, relaxed and fun evening at Trimpley Hall trying out some of the techniques we learnt from Rob Leckey last week. Here is one of Karen Hotchkiss’ paintings in-the-making in collage and acrylics. Lots more work to do yet! Come back in a week or so to see how it is progressing.
