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Thursday 31st October, with Diana

31/10/2019

Diana provided a full table for the still life on the theme of Harvest, which led to ten pictures.

The modelling was divided between Diana herself and three volunteers: Ian, Jackie and Avril. They posed for about half an hour each, which resulted in over twenty pieces of work. This was hard work - well done, all! We also had four or more pieces of work from the freelancers.

Next week, for those who have signed up for it, we have John Shave's workshop on Landscapes in oils - see Sally P's message. The following week it is Lesley's printing, but there will be space for those who don't want to print but do their own thing.

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Thursday 24th October, with Avril

24/10/2019

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How did Avril manage to assemble such a varied collection of shoes and sandals (with the odd hat, scarf and flower thrown in)? It made a colourful display with many different textures to tax our muses. It was, I thought, nicely set out for maximum accessibility.

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Richard has sat for us before, or rather often stood, in the guise of a beekeeper, a Scottish piper, a cyclist ….. But this time he really did sit, just as himself, accompanied by Avril for the first half and alone be-hatted after the coffee break.

The resultant work included some excellent studies and interesting pieces, as you can see.

Sally P told us of some uncertainty about our expected winter exhibition at Earsham and is waiting to hear from them as to their plans for the café and possible winter closure. Meanwhile, keep painting winter pictures as even if we cannot exhibit at the wetland centre, we will still need pictures for The Bank in December.

Next week Diana will be doing the honours. There will be a still life as usual. As for a model, Diana has difficulty with long sitting so it is hoped two or three volunteers will take turns to sit.

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Thursday 17th October, with Richard Kite

17/10/2019

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"Two-models Richard" took us back to post-war 1919 and introduced us to Thomas Selby and Polly Gray (of Peaky Blinders fame), alias Milly and Beth. I think I can see a certain 'darkness' in the representation of these characters in some members’ artwork below. He chose a musical theme for his still life, with various musical instruments - and flowers. As usual, Richard went the extra mile to provide us with an entertaining and challenging morning.
Other members worked on their own projects, allowing them to experiment with various techniques and styles of their choice.
Next week it's Avril's turn to do the honours.
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Thursday 10th October, with Hannah

10/10/2019

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It was good to get back into our stride in the Bowls Club and welcome back a number of members who we don’t see so much of on our summer days out. There was quite a crowd of us - with plenty of chat in the breaks, but huge concentration otherwise.
This week the still life and model were provided by Hannah, who herself posed as the model. The new arrangement with just one still life set up and separate space for those doing their own projects seemed to work well. The still life table gave us a child’s eye view of a domestic situation with lots of teddy bears and other toys around. Some interesting pictures emerged, which I think you will agree.
Next week we have Richard Kite doing the honours.
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October 3rd, 2019, AGM and Show & Tell

3/10/2019

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Sally Procner, at the end of her first year as excellent Chair of EAG, got through the agenda very smartly, including delivery of her Annual Report (click here), thus concluding the AGM at 10.35.
Our membership is full, our finances are healthy, programmes running smoothly and everyone seems very happy. It was also a happy occasion to celebrate with chocolate cake the four active members who passed their ninetieth birthdays this year: Carolyn, Freda, Cynthia and (in absentia) Dorothy. With two other members over ninety now, I declare that art is good for longevity. Happily we also have lots of much younger members.
After the celebration we proceeded to Show and Tell where members were invited to bring their best painting from the summer and tell us something about it. This is so interesting as everyone has a different story - about where it took place, what they tried to express, the technique or media used, and more.

Ian began by showing us a small oil sketch from which he painted a bigger picture in oil. He felt the foreground looked a bit empty so added a couple of sheep.

Hannah's abstract began life as a photo of sycamore seeds, from which she created a black & white drawing, then a coloured version and finally selected a small portion which appealed to her as a basis for an abstract painting. As she said, this method enables you to experiment without losing the original drawing.

Carolyn's watercolour sketch was completed in Avril's garden, whilst Cynthia's painting was a happy memory of a family, in an imaginary garden.

Some bold paintings from Richard (left) and June (right), all abstract. Richard expressed some ideas he had about Orford Ness, while June's starting point was photographs in a magazine, from which she selected some tiny patches to enlarge.

Diana showed us her sketchbook from her holiday, in Shropshire(?), of which here is an example of her interesting mixed media work.

Lesley Buckwell's work was on a different scale, an exotic plant in her garden, with huge blooms and strong fragrance. A stark contrast to Sally T's pen and watercolour study at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway Museum, and Jackie's gentle watercolour of the garden where she was staying in Turkey on a painting holiday.

Jane showed us some interesting dry etching work and explained how it was done - basically by scratching with a sharp tool into a clear plastic plate, followed by a printing process.

Sally P had done a super portrait of a doggy friend.
Harriet, by the Waveney at Brockdish did a landscape in watercolour and oil (yes, you heard right!), while Annette talked about some problems with perspective and vanishing points at the MSLR.

Les Bragg hasn't been able to be out painting so much this summer but showed us his sketchbook with work in progress.
Noreen experimented with blobs of acrylic, starting on a wet gesso surface, which were brushed up and down so gradually emerging as a sort of cityscape waterfront.

A special mention for Avril, who was unaware of Show and Tell, so sat at the back and did a little sketch of events. Well done!

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Next week it's the Bowls Club with Hannah presenting still life and model.

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Thursday 31st October, with Diana

Thursday 24th October, with Avril

Thursday 17th October, with Richard Kite

Thursday 10th October, with Hannah

October 3rd, 2019, AGM and Show & Tell

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