Wednesday Classes
The 2024/25 Autumn Wednesday Classes programme will include two sets of three classes at Upton Magna Village Hall, tutored by Lynne Morgan: A Romantic View – developing a modern approach in your drawings and paintings (25th September, 9th and 16th October), and Bob Spendlove: Drawing and painting buildings (13th, 20th and 27th November). The fee for each set of three classes is £45. These classes are now fully subscribed.
Saturday Workshops
Saturday Workshops involve working together (either at Upton Magna Village Hall or at home if you wish) around a theme, largely self-helping each other, exploring the work of artists, and taking inspiration from them for your paintings. The fee for the set of eight Saturday Workshops is £30. Although the closing date has passed, places are still available.
The 2024/25 programme:
2024
Sept 7th Georgia O’Keefe – Floral
Oct 5th Wilhelmina Barns-Graham – Abstract landscapes
Nov 2nd Gwen John – Portraiture
Dec 7th Simon Jones – Streetscapes in watercolour
2025
Jan 4th Harry Brioche – Landscapes, big skies
Feb 1st Andrew McIntosh – Realism to Surrealism
Mar 1st Jill Jeffrey – Landscape
April 5th Mary Fedden – Still life
Print Club
Print Club is an informal gathering of people ranging from absolute beginners to more experienced printers who come together once a month to share in each other’s company, inspiration and learning. These are not taught sessions, but members are on hand to get those new to printmaking started. Our Print Club is running, led by Paul Cronin, at Severn Hospice, Shrewsbury. The fee for each Print Club day session is £7. Members, please see your Focal Points Newsletters for the latest information about the Print Club.
Past Wednesday Classes, to give you a flavour
Lynne Morgan’s Autumn 2021 Wednesday Classes included sketching outdoors prior to creating our paintings at the English Bridge Workshop (EBW):
Sketching on Lyth Hill and working at the EBW
Beverley Fry’s Autumn 2021 Wednesday Classes Exploring the drama: Ways to successfully integrate the human figure into our paintings involved painting from life, at the EBW:
General Information about our annual programme of Classes and Workshops:
Wednesday Classes and Saturday Workshops normally take place from September to March/April. Experienced tutors are engaged for a series of three Wednesday Classes and teach on a variety of topics; the classes provide a great opportunity for our artists to learn new techniques, push their boundaries into different subjects or media, and be inspired by excellent tutors and their peers. The Saturday Workshops run once a month and offer the chance to work inspired by ‘the style of’ a well-known artist or in a particular genre, in order to infuse our work with fresh elements; the workshops are challenging, exciting and fun. Our Print Club offers you the opportunity to explore new techniques and media in a friendly supportive environment.
Members are advised to respond early as the classes and workshops tend to be very popular and are often over-subscribed.