Artist at work demonstrations Archives - Shropshire Art Society

First lecture of 2016, thank you Sister Petra Clare!

Shropshire Art Society — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:05:12 +0000

The Society has replaced its usual sequence of evening Spring Lectures with a programme of Afternoon Lectures at The Trinity Centre, where our successful series of Artist Demos organised by our Treasurer, Rob Leckey, continue to run. The afternoon of Wednesday 30th March saw nearly 50 members and friends gathering for the first of these …

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Keith Turley demo, the finished portrait!

Shropshire Art Society — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:58:40 +0000

On Thursday 15th October some 50 members gathered at The Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, for a demonstration by the very experienced portrait painter, Keith Turley (MA ARBSA) – click here to visit his website. A popular feature of these events is a free draw when the winner receives a painting by the visiting artist. However …

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Exciting colours in pastel – thank you Lynda Kettle!

Shropshire Art Society — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:35:06 +0000

Well over 40 members and friends enjoyed a splendid demonstration of pastel painting by Lynda Kettle RBSA on 20th February. With her substantial experience of working on set design in Theatre and Television, her work reveals a dramatic flair and exciting use of colour. The soft pastel, her medium of choice in this demonstration, was …

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Catherine Stavely’s skilful watercolour demo for Shropshire Art Society

Shropshire Art Society — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:19:41 +0000

The latest in the current Season of Painting Demonstrations was held on Friday 23rd May at our usual venue, The Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, where over 40 members enjoyed listening to and watching the watercolourist, Catherine Stavely, at work. We were able to watch her handling this difficult medium with great skill, while she explained …

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Exciting print-making demonstration by Paul Hipkiss

Shropshire Art Society — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:15:44 +0000

The latest in the Society’s programme of artist demonstrations was held at Trinity Hall, Meole Brace on Friday 28th February, when some 50 members and friends gathered to enjoy a brief review of the development of the centuries old art of printing followed by demonstrations of the magic of various printing techniques. Paul Hipkiss (RBSA) …

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Vicki Norman demo a great success for Shropshire Art Society

Shropshire Art Society — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:14:34 +0000

Our November painting demonstration was another very successful occasion at the Meole Brace Trinity Centre. Some 30 of our members watched and listened intently as our guest, Vicki Norman, working in oils, created a splendid landscape image. While she worked, she skilfully drew our attention to matters of design, perspective, the handling of light in …

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Stan Kaminski demo – a double winner!

Shropshire Art Society — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:48:22 +0000

The Shropshire Art Society was delighted to host Stan Kaminski RBSA, AFC, who gave an excellent demo, which was enjoyed by all those attending. Stan, a professional artist, used subtle watercolours, demonstrating many techniques, to produce a fine landscape painting. Shirley Charman, for the second time, had her name drawn out to take away the artist’s …

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Carole Baker RBSA, painting demonstration 2013

Shropshire Art Society — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:57:14 +0000

On the last Monday in July, the Shropshire Art Society welcomed the artist Carole Baker RBSA (www.carolebaker.com) to the beautiful The Trinity Centre, Meole Village, to give a painting demonstration to some 50 of our members. It was an immensely enjoyable and inspiring afternoon as Carole generously answered our questions, gave away some of her painting …

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Painting demonstration to the Society by John Scott Martin PRBSA FRSA

Shropshire Art Society — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:19:04 +0000

The first of these ‘demo by a visiting artist’ events, new to the Shropshire Art Society calendar, was held on Friday 10th May at the excellent Trinity Centre. This demonstration was given by the regular contributor the ‘The Artist’ magazine and current President of the RBSA, John Scott Martin. His paintings, in various media, are …

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