Workshops and classes

Wednesday Classes, Saturday Workshops and Printing Workshops for members take place from September to March. 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 ‘in 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 Printing Workshops offer you the opportunity to explore new techniques and media in a friendly supportive environment.

Wednesday Classes Programme 2019/2020

September: 4th, 11th, 18th
Tutor: Euryl Stevens:
“Reality reinterpreted. Reinvent your chosen subject by using line and different colour combinations.”

October: 2nd, 9th, 16th
Tutor: Lynne Morgan:
“Drawing and Painting Shropshire’s Wilder Landscape”

October: 30th and November 6th, 13th
Tutor: Pip Jones:
“ Creating drama in the landscape – how a ‘ big idea can contribute to the success of a painting”

February: 5th , 12th , 19th
Tutor: Wilf Langford:
“Beyond Boundaries.”

March: 4th, 11th, 18th
Tutor: Di Purser:
“Developing techniques and experimenting with Acrylic Paints (and Acrylic Inks)”

Saturday Workshops Programme 2019/2020

Aug 31st Print Rebels – Brangwyn, Hayden, Palmer, Whistler et al, a homage to black and white
Oct 5th Harold Riley – Salford portraits/townscapes and friend of L.S. Lowry
Nov 2nd Sam Cartman – Shropshire born Scottish landscape painter
Nov 23rd David Hockney – still life and coloured pencils
Jan 4th Joaquín Sorolla – Spanish Master of Light / Art and Science
Feb 1st Kyffin Williams – the strain of painting  Welsh portraits
Feb 22nd Lawrence Gowing / Roger de Grey – art and education and the English landscape
Mar 21st John Minton/Graham Sutherland – urban landscapes and the demise of western figurative tradition

There will be clothed models arranged for some of these sessions, and still life where appropriate.

Printing Workshops Programme 2019/2020

Drop in (for members) printing workshops will be held from 10am to 4pm, English Bridge Workshop:
Dates are: September 25th – October 23rd – November 20th – January 29th – February 26th – and March 25th
We have a small supply of printing papers, Japanese vinyl (lino) and dry point plates which can be purchased if required. We have a small table press purchased in 2018 by the Society for our use.
Help in printing techniques will be given by other members on the day.

Members of the Society receive information about these programmes each year and are advised to register their interest early as the classes and workshops tend to be very popular and are often over-subscribed. All classes and workshops are held at the English Bridge Workshop, Shrewsbury.