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January Round-up and News

Halifax Art Society

Hi Members,

Lovely to see so many of you at our first meetings of the new year.

How we all enjoyed listening to Joy Edwards reading her beautiful poems, so enchanting they were that it made the task of painting from them most enjoyable.

We then had a successful fun morning with the technique of marbling led by Philip and Lynda, what a fantastic amount of work was produced in just two hours.

And last week we had our President Paul Talbot-Greaves give a superb acrylic demonstration of Cragg Vale.

This Friday for all who would like to have a go at a landscape in acrylics we do have some for you to use, but please bring your own paper and brushes.

You may have already heard the sad news of the death of Kathleen Read, one of the oldest and long time member of our Society. She was a very lively fun lady, with a positive outlook on life. and will be much missed by all who knew her. Her funeral will be held at St Thomas Church in Greetland on the Wednesday the 7th February @ 10.45a.m.

We are lucky to have been invited yet again to submit paintings for the Overgate Calendar 2019. As yet we have no deadlines for paintings to be submitted, but going on last year the request for submitting work was brought forward to April.

Therefore we would like to give you as much heads up as possible on this one; the brief is the same as last year’s “Scenes of Calderdale” and ask you to get out your paints and cameras and have a go. (Note the square format of the Calendar)

Our website has been given a new look by Vicky, do have a look around. Did you know you can display your work on our Gallery page? If you are interested please give a short write up about yourself along with photos of some of your best paintings and forward on to Brigitte McCartney at info@halifaxartsociety.com

Looking ahead to the spring, we are holding an exhibition again this year at the Tourist Information Centre in Hebden Bridge from the 1st May to the 1st June. Further information and details will be sent out nearer the time.

Happy paintings

Best wishes
Janet

Review

Landscape in Acrylic

Halifax Art Society

The Friday meeting of the Halifax Art Society had Paul Talbot- Greaves as their demonstrator. We are lucky to have Paul as our president and all the members know what a privilege it is to watch him paint.

Paul chose an attractive view of Cragg Vale in autumn as his subject. The scene was taken from one of his photos that he had digitally enhanced. Paul blocked in thin washes of colour, using acrylic paint on watercolour paper on which he had roughly sketched the scene.

All the painting was done with a very limited palette and flat brushes, ranging from two inches to very fine ones. Even though parts of the painting were in very dark paint, the end result was of a truly vibrant and colourful painting, which was much admired by all.

On the 2nd of February a working session will follow: ‘Landscape in any Medium’.

Review

Marbling workshop

Halifax Art Society

At Friday’s meeting of the Halifax Art Society, Lynda Thomas and Philip Hicken ran an art marbling workshop. The first part started with Lynda floating acrylic paint on a liquid base. After swirling the paint around, paper was floated onto the surface. When the paper was lifted, the surface of the paper was covered in a beautiful swirl of colour. The paper was then put aside to dry.

Now it was Philip’s turn. He explained how to make use of this lovely art work. Philip had made cut out cards of swans, behind which you put the marbling to create an attractive greetings card. He gave us further advice on how to make use of the marbling work that we had created.

On the 26th January our president Paul Talbot- Greaves will demonstrate ‘Landscapes in Acrylic’. Everybody in the All-Saints-Hall will be able to watch him working, as Paul will be using his magnifying equipment.