EAG MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP 7th March 2024 facilitated by Lesley and Avril
Texture in painting
This will be an exploration of texture in painting, using materials other than paint
The whole day gives the possibility of completing a painting – perhaps for entry to our exhibition in Diss in June!
Cost = ordinary rate: £6 for day, £3 for morning only
Requirements:
Members will need to bring:
card, eg mountboard, support for acrylic painting (canvas or board), PVA glue, palette knife or brush to apply glue, acrylic or gouache paint, paint brushes, palette knife, palette, waterpot, pencil, pen for labelling, scissors.
Oil pastels/ soft pastels/ markal sticks to rub over and highlight raised sections.
Textures eg from house and garden: a small amount of whatever you have: eg. Sand, earth, seeds from garden, ash (from woodburner or bonfire) string, straw or dried plant stems. Rice, semolina, pinhead oatmeal etc
Textured papers eg anaglypta wallpaper, embossed papers if you have them
An image to paint
Hairdryer
Waterproof covering for table and floor
Lesley and Avril will bring
A selection of textures. Gesso, tissue paper, aluminium trays
Textured paper
Some photos/images
STRUCTURE OF THE DAY
Before coffee
Introduction
Types of texture
Focus of the day - using non paint textures
Activity 1 - Make reference samples of different textures:
Coffee: Allow samples to dry
After coffee
Paint textured surfaces, to see effect. Decide which you will use for your painting.
Activity 2- choose a subject and make a subject with texture
Choose an image
Either sketch composition, then apply textures with PVA or apply randomly.
Lunch
Allow to textures to dry
After lunch
complete the painting - adding more texture if desired
After paint is dry, highlight raised areas by rubbing with pastel etc.
Show and tell,
Texture in painting
This will be an exploration of texture in painting, using materials other than paint
The whole day gives the possibility of completing a painting – perhaps for entry to our exhibition in Diss in June!
Cost = ordinary rate: £6 for day, £3 for morning only
Requirements:
Members will need to bring:
card, eg mountboard, support for acrylic painting (canvas or board), PVA glue, palette knife or brush to apply glue, acrylic or gouache paint, paint brushes, palette knife, palette, waterpot, pencil, pen for labelling, scissors.
Oil pastels/ soft pastels/ markal sticks to rub over and highlight raised sections.
Textures eg from house and garden: a small amount of whatever you have: eg. Sand, earth, seeds from garden, ash (from woodburner or bonfire) string, straw or dried plant stems. Rice, semolina, pinhead oatmeal etc
Textured papers eg anaglypta wallpaper, embossed papers if you have them
An image to paint
Hairdryer
Waterproof covering for table and floor
Lesley and Avril will bring
A selection of textures. Gesso, tissue paper, aluminium trays
Textured paper
Some photos/images
STRUCTURE OF THE DAY
Before coffee
Introduction
Types of texture
Focus of the day - using non paint textures
Activity 1 - Make reference samples of different textures:
Coffee: Allow samples to dry
After coffee
Paint textured surfaces, to see effect. Decide which you will use for your painting.
Activity 2- choose a subject and make a subject with texture
Choose an image
Either sketch composition, then apply textures with PVA or apply randomly.
Lunch
Allow to textures to dry
After lunch
complete the painting - adding more texture if desired
After paint is dry, highlight raised areas by rubbing with pastel etc.
Show and tell,
chairman's project 2024
The project, to be presented at the last indoor session on 25th April 2024, is 'LOOKING UP'. As usual, it is up to you how you interpret this...
Chairman's CHRISTMAS project 2023
At the AGM, our Chairman Lesley announced this year's Christmas Chairman's Project, which is "Where on Earth are we Going?". It needs to be completed and shown at the Christmas party on 14th December. With environmental matters in mind, perhaps, get your thinking caps on and see what wonderful ideas you can come up with. As before, it can be in any medium you like, but this year, as the work may be included in an exhibition, it would be better if it could be 2D, and should not be conceptual.
Archives
If you click on MORE in the top line and scroll down, you will be able to see Archives for 2016 and 2015 - for your interest.
Home page & Gallery
If you would like your picture link on the Home page slideshow changing or updating with something more recent, please advise Hannah by email, specifying the changes you want.
More photos for your gallery pages would be very welcome.
More photos for your gallery pages would be very welcome.
have a look at the patchwork pictures page
The wonderful Christmas patchworks now have their own showcase under the 'More' heading above...
The framing place
If you are thinking of going to the Woodware Workshop in Beccles for a new frame, it would be advisable to check their opening hours first.
Many places can be Googled now to check their opening hours - always a good idea if you are travelling some distance.
Many places can be Googled now to check their opening hours - always a good idea if you are travelling some distance.
gallery
We would be pleased to receive photos of new artwork to add to the Gallery. You may send these as an attachment to an email to your web-site editor, Hannah.
We would also be delighted to add pages for members not yet represented. Contact Hannah or a Committee Member for more information.
We would also be delighted to add pages for members not yet represented. Contact Hannah or a Committee Member for more information.
SALE OF PICTURES
We are asked from time to time about pictures for sale. Some members of the Eye Arts Guild would be happy to sell artwork which can be seen on this web-site. You can get in touch with the artist by using the Enquiry Form on our CONTACTS page (click here).
Some work can be seen via the slideshow on the HOME page, or go to the GALLERY tab above to see the Gallery View or individual members’ pages.
Members who wish to add pictures to the Gallery or to change any already there, please contact your web-site editor, Hannah.
Some work can be seen via the slideshow on the HOME page, or go to the GALLERY tab above to see the Gallery View or individual members’ pages.
Members who wish to add pictures to the Gallery or to change any already there, please contact your web-site editor, Hannah.