At our first session back in September we were delighted to welcome 7 new prospective members. We hope to see you all this week. We are a welcoming self supporting group so if you are thinking of continuing your art adventure or taking it up as a new hobby we welcome you.
After a very successful Summer Exhibition our Tuesday evening art sessions for this term start on 8th September, 7.00pm -9.00pm, at Hythe & Dibden Community Centre. New members very welcome. A reduced membership fee will apply from now until AGM in 2027.
Our summer exhibition is open everyday this week, 24th -29th August, from 10.00am – 4.00pm. Do pay us a visit and tell your friends.
Our summer Exhibition opens on Saturday 22nd August at 10.00am. It is then open everyday, except Sunday 23rd, until Saturday 29th August. Hours are from 10.00am – 4.00pm at Hythe & Dibden Community Centre. Everyone welcome. Lots of wonderful paintings to see.
We meet for the last time this term on 28 July. Our summer Exhibition opens on Saturday 22nd August. Tell your friends and spread the word. For those exhibiting we are setting up on Friday 21st between 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
Waterside Art Group members and visitors enjoyed an inspirational and magical demonstration by Lindsey Cole last evening. Lindsey talked us through how she approaches her paintings and how she prepares. Like many artists she emphasised the value of sketching. The background of the painting was prepared with acrylics giving texture and variation of colours.… Read More
One Tuesday 30th June you are invited to a demonstration, “Bird in Flight” by professional artist Lindsey Cole. Lindsey will demonstrate how to use acrylics to create interesting backgrounds, then show us how to apply the main subject (kingfisher or owl) using water-soluble oils while creating an impression of movement and speed. Visitors very… Read More
On Sunday 14th June Waterside Art Group invite you join them for an afternoon of sketching. We shall meet at 2.00pm at Prospect Place on the green. Bring your own chair. If it is wet we shall meet outside the Boathouse, there are covered areas either side of the main square where the fountain… Read More
On Saturday 11 of us attended the first of our “Back to Basics” workshops led by John Edwards. We worked with charcoal to create a tonal landscape. After fixing, paint was added and then a few more highlights added with charcoal. After lunch we moved on to portraitures, rather scary for some! However the… Read More
We enjoyed a very informative evening with Ronnie talking about self portraits. He started with a few basic questions: why do a self portrait and what do you want to convey? These questions of course apply to any painting! He clearly explained the proportions of a head, did you know the eyes are half… Read More