Janine Baldwin has a solo exhibition at Watermark Gallery in Harrogate - ‘Wild Nature’, 15-30th September with a Private View on the 14th September, 6-8pm, everyone welcome. https://watermarkgallery.co.uk/exhibition/wild-nature/
This will be her biggest solo show to date, with 30 works encompassing paintings, collages and works on paper which explore the wild ruggedness of the North Yorkshire landscape, especially along the coastline and out on higher ground. The beauty of overgrown places quietly reclaimed by nature is also central to these new pieces.
Also in September Janine has an article in The Pastel Journal autumn edition (available 19th September).
New Member Andrew Barrowman has had two charcoal drawings accepted into the RBSA drawing prize exhibition.The exhibition opens on Tuesday 5 September, and runs till Saturday 14 October 2023
https://rbsa.org.uk/rbsa-drawing-prize-2023-selected-artists-announced/
Caroline Bays has some Portrait Workshops & Courses coming up.
Portrait Workshops
Drawing & Painting
Tutor: Caroline Bays BA PGCE PS www.carolinebays.co.uk
Inspiring friendly workshops designed to support individual interests and all abilities. An opportunity to draw & paint from the portrait model with demonstrations by the tutor, advice on materials, capturing a likeness & drawing and painting techniques.
Thursday 17th August ’22 - 10am – 3.30pm (Fee: £52)
Thursday 24th August ’22 - 10am – 3.30pm (Fee: £52)
Location: The Craft Room, Riverside Arts Centre, 59 Thames St, Sunbury TW16 5QF.
For more information or to book a place please email: carolinebays@googlemail.com
Mobile: 07814 285789. Please bring your own drawing & painting materials, including an A4 sketch book or Cartridge paper (I will supply an environmentally friendly oil painting medium & brush cleaner for your use.) There are also easels & some small boards available in the Craft Room.
Tutor: Caroline Bays BA PGCE PS www.carolinebays.co.uk
PORTRAIT CLASSES DRAWING AND PAINTING
Inspiring friendly classes designed to support individual interests and all abilities. An opportunity to draw & paint from the portrait model with demonstrations by the tutor, advice on materials, capturing a likeness & drawing and painting techniques.
Tuesday 19th September – 12th December ’23 (12 weeks) - No class 24th October
Venue: Brookwood Memorial Hall, 150 Connaught Rd, Brookwood GU24 OAL
Morning Class: 10am – 12.30pm Afternoon Class: 1.15pm – 3.45pm
Half day fee for 12 weeks: £312 – (Pay as You Go Fee: £30 per class)
To book your place please email: carolinebays@googlemail.com
Mobile: 07814 285789
Please bring your own Art Materials.
New Member Christine Watson has several exhibitions come up in September.
She has several pastels in the Enigma Exhibition at the Gallery at Holt in Norfolk which continues until the 5th September. See www.thegalleryholt.com for further details and opening times.
Christine has had her mezzotint Steps Up, Syros accepted from an international submission of over 1600 prints for the Royal Society of Painters-Printmakers International Original Print Exhibition 2023 at the Bankside Gallery in September.
See www.re-printmakers.com for more information.
Three of her mezzotints have been selected for the Ironbridge Fine Art Printmakers Open Exhibition in September. See www.ironbridgeframing.co.uk for opening times.
Two more of her mezzotints can be seen at the Royal West of England Academys 170th Open Exhibition in Bristol from September to January. See https://www.rwa.org.uk/ for more details.
She will also be showing a mezzotint at the Printmakers Councils "Inspired By" exhibition at the Emma Mason Gallery in Eastbourne in October. Further details at www.emmamason.co.uk Christine chose one of the founder members of the PMC Alistair Grant as her inspiration.
Finally a small mezzotint, Trikeri Steps has be selected for the Southbank Printmakers mini print exhibition in October. See www.southbankprintmakers.com for more information
Cheryl Culver has a short back-page column in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal, called “The Spark” It’s just a short 1-pager used by the Editor Anne Hevener as a way to revisit a favourite artist who has already been featured in the magazine.
Cheryl has also had a pastel selected for the RSMA Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries
Private View (invite only): Wednesday 20 September, 11am to 8pm, official opening at 4pm
Exhibition opens: Thursday 21 September, 10am to 5pm daily
Exhibition closes: Saturday 30 September, 5pm
Cheryl has had five images chosen by card company Dry Red Press for publication as Greetings Cards. Two have been published already. 'Drainage Ditch and Flooded Fields' and 'Towards the Lighthouse'
