SUMMER WORKSHOPS

May I remind Members of the Society about forthcoming workshops run by Bryan Dawkins. Bryan has acted on the desires expressed by some of the less experienced painters in their questionnaire replies and is organising a series of classes/workshops, at Carnon Downs, between now and September, at £20 a time. So what is usually a Summer holiday blank in our schedule now offers something for you to do. (More workshops will be announced later in the year.)

*Wednesday 21 May: Drawing (Use of all drawing media from graphite pencils to pen and wash, including pastels. Includes an introduction to perspective.)Already gone, but may be repeated.

*Wednesday 25 June: Marine and Seascape Painting (How to paint the sea. boats and shoreline. Any preferred media.) Already fully booked, but may be repeated.

*Wednesday 23 July: An Introduction to Abstract Painting (Includes use of texture and special effects.)

*Saturday 2 August: Landscape Painting(How to paint trees, clouds, buildings, etc. Includes composition.)

*Wednesday 13 August: An Introduction to Oil Painting (Includes use of palette knife.)

*Wednesday 27 August: The Use and Understanding of Colour (A complete guide to the paints on your palette and how to use them effectively.)

*Saturday 6 September: An Introduction to Painting With Acrylics.

If you are interested in any or all of them contact Bryan
on bryan.dawkins@btinternet.com
or phone him on 01872 571435

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Monthly meeting: June

Our end-of-year critique last year was much enjoyed, so we decided to repeat it this year. Tom Henderson Smith will be at our June meeting to give us the benefit of his experience and expertise. Last year everyone brought (I presume) what they thought were their best paintings. This year, don't feel restricted. If painting is not your strength, bring a different art form. If you have an unfinished painting and don't know how to continue, or if you think it is wrong but don't know why or want to know how to rescue it, bring it along. Pick Tom's and everyone else's brains.

This is one of Tom's pictures, but don't feel you have to conform to the same style.

Monthly talk: May

Jenny Beavan gave an interesting and inspiring talk on her artistic career and her work in ceramics. If you thought pottery was all about making teapots, forget it! She did show us some quirky and highly decorative teapot forms, but you couldn't have made tea in them. Jenny showed us slides of her inspirations and work she had produced during two long stays in Japan and while living in Yorkshire. But mostly she talked about the importance of Cornwall and the "Sense of Place" she tries to incorporate into her work. Devoran mud, Cligga Head, Geevor Mine, blow holes, beaches, rocks provided inspiration and raw materials. Using unusual techniques, such as multiple layering and slicing, mixing fine and rough materials, porcelain, glass, slips and glazes, even incorporating marsh grass which burnt away in the firing, working on both small scale and large scale, the results produced were intricate, semi-abstract and colourful.

Find out more about Jenny at http://www.transparentrock.com/page/page/2413087.htm

Competition Latest

The Royal Watercolour Society and the Sunday Times have put out a call for entries to this year's Watercolour Competition. Entry forms and information can be downloaded from http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/ or send SAE to RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, PO Box 279, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8YZ. Handing in on July 19th at Penzance.