2014-2015 Workshops and Classes underway!

It’s been a joy to head down to the English Bridge Workshop in the last month, armed with my camera, to catch a glimpse of the Shropshire Art Society Workshops and Classes as they start a new season of activity. So far I’ve seen the exciting work being produced by members at the end of …

Spring 2014 Workshops and Classes at English Bridge Workshop

These Shropshire Art Society sessions got off with a swing in 2014 at The English Bridge Workshop. Our first Saturday Workshop focused on the work of two distinctively different artists, Kurt Schwitters and Bridget Riley. Responding to their work made for a very enjoyable day and some original outcomes. The second Workshop took us to …

New season of printing begins at the English Bridge Workshop

The first Shropshire Art Society printing session of the new season saw nine people attending, including four new members to the group. The group includes people with a wide range of interests and experiences and members work on their on projects and benefit from sharing skills with each other. The set of photographs below show …

Figure painting inspired by watercolourist John Lidzey

On Saturday 2nd March, our penultimate Saturday Workshop of 2013 took place at the English Bridge Workshop. This month the artist chosen by the members of the group as the starting point for their day’s painting was the distinguished watercolourist, John Lidzey. His subject matter includes landscapes, still lifes, flowers and figures, the latter typically …

Ben Nicholson inspires first Saturday Workshop of 2013

In spite of low temperatures, sleeting rain and a few telephoned cancellations from far flung members who feared serious snow later in the day, seventeen of us assembled to launch our creative New Year together in the familiar surroundings of the English Bridge workshop. The artist whose work was to provide the focus and stimulus for …