There was an excellent turn-out for the talk by Anthony Slinn with many new members and guests in attendance. The talk was very informative and filled in some of those gaps about the progression of art from mid 19th to the early 20th century.
The talk focused on 5 well-known artists of the era and explored the development of their styles and the interaction between the artists of the day.
Huge thanks to Anthony for delivering a lively and insightful look at the lives of the artists and their work.
On 6 November 2014 there will be a celebrity lecture about the birth of Modern Art by Anthony Slinn.
It will be held at Stourport Sports Club and tickets are available at £6.00 for members and £8.00 for guests. Bring along friends and family and pass the word on to anyone you may think would enjoy the evenings entertainment. Tickets available on the door. Bar open for refreshments in interval and after.
Kidderminster Art Society were treated to a demonstration by the well known artist Chris Saunderson this evening. His stunning painting of a cockerel tied in with this month’s theme of feathered friends. Chris used vibrant, flowing colours to create a powerful image in watercolour using a combination of Windsor and Newton Artists colours and Daniel Smith Watercolours on Langton rough paper.
Chris enjoys creating digital art on his tablet and he brought along some samples of his work to show the group. He was also kind enough to provide a list of his favourite apps for anyone wanting to have a go.
Below, some other work by Chris that he brought along to show us.
Unfortunately, due to ill-health Brian Steventon was unable to come and do the demonstration. However, our very own Shelley Waring stepped into the breach and continuing the theme of ‘Townscapes’ did a demo for the members. Many thanks Shelley!!
Tonight’s art demonstration at Trimpley Village Hall was by Lynda Kettle. Lynda showed the members how she uses watercolour paint to achieve bright, lively paintings full of colour and contrast. Lynda worked for the BBC as arts director and designed sets for such programmes as Pebble Mill.
To see more of Lynda’s work visit her website. http://www.lynda-kettle.com/about.html
This evening members of the Kidderminster Art Society were treated to a demonstration by Sam Manley, freelance illustrator and current chairman of Ludlow Art Society.
Sam specialises in digital art using Photoshop and has worked on many projects including the Dr Who card game and illustrations for Gun Metal Games and Fantasy Flight Games.
Sam began with a rough digital sketch and showed us how he developed it from a basic tonal image to a full colour illustration, working in layers and using the various tools available in the programme. Below you can see him at work.
Sam Manley
Sam at work
Demo piece
You can see more of Sam Manley’s work on Facebook and on his web site
We are pleased to announce that Lucy Jolly has an exhibition to show some of the art work produced by her students in the Tuesday and Thursday morning art classes.
The Art Exhibition will be held on: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th JULY from 11am to 4pm, at the Elizabeth Mills Centre, off New Street Stourport (opposite the Civic Centre).
There will be a wide range of painting in a variety of mediums and some will be for sale and prints of some painting on offer.
Tea, coffee and biscuits (or even cake!) will be available. There will also be a good selection of prizes to be won with a table-top tombola.
All proceed will go to a nominated charity.
We look forward to seeing you!
For more information please contact Lucy Jolly on 01562 852 064
Kidderminster Art Society for anyone interested in art, at any level of proficiency.
There was an excellent turn-out for the talk by Anthony Slinn with many new members and guests in attendance. The talk was very informative and filled in some of those gaps about the progression of art from mid 19th to the early 20th century.
