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Winter wonderland

Halifax Art Society

The Halifax Art Society’s Friday meeting had Jane Austin as their demonstrator. The title of her demonstration was ‘A Winter Scene in Watercolour’.

The chosen scene was of the Austrian town Zell-am-See. Jane is very gifted at using tools other than the usual artist’s brush. Twigs, feathers, cocktail sticks, candles and chalk all created magic in her hands. Jane gave us a non-stop commentary on how and why she was using each of these tools. The end painting was wonderful and we all look forward to putting Jane’s advice and tips into practice at our next meeting.

Visit Jane’s website at http://www.janeaustin.co.uk

Review

Assemblages

Halifax Art Society

The Friday meeting of the Halifax Art Society was very challenging. No pencil and paper, no brush and paint but a glue gun, ‘bits and pieces’ and some work from our recent ‘marbling session’.

Our demonstrator for the morning was Sue Cordingley who gave us a brief talk on ‘Mudlarking and Beachcombing’. A demonstration of what to do with your finds followed. Showing us pictures of her work jogged us into thinking ‘yes I could do something like that’. It was amazing how one thought led to another and we all came away with creative work that held memories of the past.

On the 16th February we are going to complete our assemblages.

Review

Landscape workshop

Halifax Art Society

Friday’s meeting of the Halifax Art Society was a ‘follow up’ of the previous week’s acrylic demonstration by Paul Talbot-Greaves. Some of the members were new to the use of acrylic and the advice that Paul had offered us was very useful. Some members preferred to do a landscape in their favourite medium. At the end of the meeting there were many pleasing paintings for the members to be proud of.

On the 9th February there will be a ‘Talk & Workshop’ titled ‘Mudlarking and Assemblages’.

News

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’.