Halifax Art Society

Matthew Evans June 2017 The demonstrator for the Halifax Art Society’s meeting last Friday was Matthew Evans.

Matthew is well known to the members who admire his work and his ability to pass on his knowledge and skills in a very entertaining way. Matthew chose to paint flowers in landscapes, using pastels as his medium. Tips on materials and where to get the best values came in abundance.

His first painting was of rhododendrons in a local park followed by a painting of bluebells at Shibden Hall.

Our next demonstration will be on the 7th July, when David Newbould will demonstrate ‘Landscape Painting in Mixed Media’.

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Still Life in any medium

15 June, 20171 January, 2018 Halifax Art Society

On the 9th June we had a most enjoyable morning at Halifax Art Society, when our member Anne Gaahjuan brought along unusual items to paint a still life in any chosen medium. We were so focused on the task in hand that you could have heard a pin drop.

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Painting on silk

28 May, 20171 January, 2018 Halifax Art Society

The Halifax Art Society had a very good response to their workshop on painting on silk, which was led by one of our members, Denis Kilbey. He had organised everything, including materials and instructions. Under his guidance some lovely work was produced and a noticeable hush as we were absorbed by the gentle flow of the paint. Our change of venue in January has resulted in a rejuvenation of the meetings and we hope the group will continue to flourish.

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My favourite thing

17 May, 20171 January, 2018 Halifax Art Society

Overgate Hospice is very special to the Halifax Art Society and we have the honour of providing paintings of local scenes for their calendar each year. The Friday meeting on the 5th May was devoted to creating new pictures to hang for one year at the Overgate Hospice. We had a good response and we are sure that the hospice will be pleased with our selection, the theme being “Favourite Things”.

Our next workshop will be on the 19th, when member Dennis Kilbey will introduce us to the art of “Painting on Silk”.

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Mono-print workshop

1 May, 20171 January, 2018 Halifax Art Society

Last Friday morning the Halifax Art Society experienced a mono-print workshop led by member and successful artist Lynda Thomas. Lots of great work appeared from the inking plates. Some work was inspired by photos taken at the Halifax Industrial Museum and some sprang from members’ imaginations.