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Jane Austin's Flower Painting Demonstration

posted 5 Sep 2010 15:34 by web admin [ updated 5 Sep 2010 15:49 ]

The demonstration on flower painting given by Jane Austin to the Halifax Art Society was well attended and her information on painting was of immense value to our members. Jane used a limited palette of soft natural colours; she chose a photo of Nigella flowers as her inspiration for the painting.

Jane put a lot of thought into the planning of the picture before commencing with the actual painting. Choosing the colours and mixing them up beforehand, deciding on format, design and a focal point.

Jane started by wetting the paper then dropping on selected colours. When the desired amount of colour had been added, Jane covered the painting with cling film. The paint pooled into the creases. The picture was left to dry and then the cling film removed. The picture was then painted in detail and the end result was a beautiful picture of a group of Nigella flowers.

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Still Life Abstracted

posted 8 Aug 2010 04:24 by web admin

In July we ran two sessions on Still Life, but with an abstract theme. You can see some of the resulting pictures in our Abstracts gallery

Annual Exhibition

posted 24 Jul 2010 03:57 by web admin

Our Annual Exhibition will be held in the Piece Hall, Halifax from the 11th September to the 7th November. Alice Mahon, the former MP for Halifax, has agreed to open the exhibition on Saturday 11th September.

Demonstration by Jake Attree

posted 13 Jul 2010 02:46 by web admin

The Halifax Art Society's meeting on Thursday 24th June was well attended and Dean Clough artist Jake Attree started his demonstration with a talk about his sketch book.

The method used for each drawing was explained and some came with an amusing tale. Jake went on to illustrate his unusual style by drawing a picture of Dean Clough and North Bridge.

Although time did not allow Jake to finish the picture, an intriguing and unique drawing appeared. We are all grateful for his intuitive and valuable advice.

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Printing Workshops with Lynda Thomas

posted 14 Jun 2010 15:38 by web admin

On two evenings Lynda Thomas gave tuition in basic printing methods. Members of the Halifax Art Society learnt to safely cut lino and were introduced to applying ink to get the maximum effect.

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Yorkshire villages with David Newbould

posted 26 May 2010 14:52 by web admin

On the 27th May, David Newbould was welcomed once again to give H.A.S. his usual brilliant demonstration in painting. We were also treated to two hours of comedy! David painted a superb picture of Thorpe village in North Yorkshire using pastels and acrylics.

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Drawing Workshop with Jude Hall

posted 12 Apr 2010 07:56 by web admin

On Thursday 8th April Jude Hall stood in for Hilary Roper and led a drawing workshop. She commented on examples in fine art illustrating history, stories, songs or poems. Then she gave us different titles for our own illustrations and encouraged us to draw straight away in pen or even biro, as with pencil it is too tempting to use an eraser!

Griff Griffiths gripped

posted 28 Mar 2010 05:53 by web admin

On Thursday 25th March the demonstrator for the Halifax Art Society was Griff Griffiths, who came to show 'Line & Wash' on the subject of Leeds Town Hall.

First he sketched a crowd gathering infront of the building, to add interest to the picture. He used a black brush pen and reminded us to draw heads all on the same level in our own pictures, even the ones in the distance. Then he began to paint mauve shadows on the building and we learned that the shadows should be of a complimentary colour. When the stone building got its yellow colour it was amazing to see the picture gaining great depth.

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Jude Hall's Master Class in Hand-Made Paper Making

posted 5 Mar 2010 13:01 by web admin

Meet a group of like minded friends at the Oddfellows' Hall at 7.30pm
Tear up multicoloured sheets of paper into small pieces and place in a bowl
Add water, prod and stir the soggy mess
Chat, smile and be generally sociable
With an old blender, mush the mixture
Use someone who's remembered his or her glasses to add water to the 500ml mark
Close the lid and switch on - or scrape the resulting goo from faces and walls
Ensure the demonstrator doesn't break said blender
If she does, remove shoes and socks and trample the mixture
Laugh hysterically and proceed
Iron a J cloth - other brands are available - and place on newspaper
Capture your sludge in a deckle
Tip it out on the J cloth and leave to dry

Voila!

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Critique Evening with Mary Loney

posted 24 Feb 2010 13:35 by web admin

On Thursday 18th February we saw a different type of demonstration at the Halifax Art Society. Mary Loney, Head of Art at Todmorden College and known in Calderdale for her excellent teaching, came to give positive, constructive criticism of work by members of the Society.

Mary was very pleased at the standard of the art and offered several tips to our members. She suggested where elements may be toned down or where a tiny amount of white added to a window pane could make a significant difference, working on a larger scale and using a sketch book.

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