Past Events

Overview: This is for artists who enjoy working from photographs in a clean, patient manner.

What makes a good portrait? Likeness? Expression? Mood? Detail? Beauty as they say is in the eye of the beholder, but in this workshop we will look at number of techniques and considerations involved in creating a dynamic large-scale portrait in charcoal.

While working in black and white can simplify the process, a number of subtle techniques are required in taking a drawing from personal photograph to a finished and ready-to-frame piece of art. There is much more to this than one person and their stick of charcoal.

I will bring a number of my own works, photographs and preparatory pieces as reference. Please bring 2 or 3 portrait photographs to be looked at critically, considering images that can offer a variety of ingredients, including (but not necessarily all) light and shade, areas of detail, mood, facial expression and most importantly, how the finished piece will look on the wall. I will provide a number of my own black and white photos for those without.

What to bring: Large white paper, ideally no smaller than A2 and a drawing board to match. Charcoal/charcoal pencils, pencils, erasers/pencil eraser, ruler (ideally large) fixative.

Workshop cost: £30 for Members and Friends, £40 for Non-members. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided but please bring a packed lunch.

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I am opening my studio for my usual Winter Open Studio! Sat and Sun 8/9 December 11-6PM 

Mulled wine and mince pies!

See you then!

Sonia Villiers will demonstrate the painting of a local Bishops Stortford scene at the Bishops Stortfords Art Society's event event.

The Old School Studio Art Exhibition and Sale.

As you will see from the advertisment, they present a variety of different media, styles and subjects, so there's something that's sure to be of interest to everyone whether it's painted portraits, water, or lost and found objects in an almost sculptural format. 

Overview: Come along and discover the fun of lino cutting and printing. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some experience.  I have plenty of books and ideas to inspire you. A bold and simple design works best for lino cutting. You will learn about the papers, inks and tools used, to design and cut a lino block 15cm x 15cm and to print by hand.

I will provide a student kit  for sharing which will incude; A set of lino tools each for you to use during the day,  plastic gloves and use of a benchhook each for cutting your block, my lino cutting tools to try, hand burnishing tools to print with, kitchen roll.

I will provide items for you to use and take away on the day;  Lino cutting notes, printing paper - 4 sheets of 3 different types of paper, 2 lino blocks size 15cm x 15cm, sheets of drawing and tracing paper as needed and tissue/ newspaper to put between your prints to transport home.

Materials to bring - You will need an apron, your pencil case, a wooden spoon, a pack of Everyday Value baby wipes from Tesco, a craft cutting mat if you have one, tools if you have any and any design ideas (photos/ pictures/sketchbook).

There will be additional lino tiles (30cm x 30cm) to buy at £2 each.

Workshop cost: £30 for Members and Friends, £40 for Non-members. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided but please bring a packed lunch.

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CDS member Cheryl Warren launches her latest exhibition with a Private View on Friday 19th October 5.30pm - 9pm.

Cheryl will be exhibiting her latest work from Landscape at this show, along with her latest Series. Please do come along to the Preview on Friday 19th October from 5.30 -9PM ALL WELCOME!

The exhibtion continues for 2 weeks closing on Friday 2nd November. 

Gallery opening hours are : Tues to Fri 11-6, Sat 11-5 

www.makersgallery.co.uk

Overview: Prepare to be creative and experimental with colour and texture.
In this workshop we will explore the stunning colours of Autumn, from rich reds and browns to vibrant yellows and greens.

We will use Autumn fruits, berries, leaves, seed heads and flowers as our inspiration.

Learn how to use watercolours in a loose exciting wet in wet style with lots of spattering for texture. Try different brush techniques and explore shape and tone with hard and soft edges. Acrylic inks and oil pastels can also be combined with watercolour.

Lively demonstrations will be given as well as individual help and advice.

Materials to bring - Watercolours, watercolour paper, brushes, palette, water containers, masking fluid, watercolour pencils, oil pastels ( optional ), Acrylic Inks ( optional ).  Fruits, berries, leaves, seed heads, flowers….whatever you can find growing outside.

Reference photos will be provided too, but you are very welcome to bring your own if preferred.

Workshop cost: £30 for Members and Friends, £40 for Non-members. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided but please bring a packed lunch.

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Saturday 13th October 10 - 5 and Sundary 14th October 10 - 4

(PREVIEW Friday 12th October 6.30 - 9, tickets £5 see website www.coax.org.uk)

Free entry and parking • Cafe • Creative activities for children • Paintings, Prints and Cards to buy

online brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/87dad6bf-ff46-4f6f-9a18-e64ab9895b11

The aritsts Paul Janssens, Caroline Forward and Peter Corr exhibit together for a second time following their successful Cambridge exhibition in 2016.  Here at the Old Fire Engine House they present a range of subject matter exploring contemporary and traditional media.  The exhibition offers an eclectic mix of painting and photography, highlighting a diversity of approaches and spanning both realism and abstraction.

Source , a solo show upstairs in the Gallery at the Plough in Shepreth running
21st September - 2 nd October 12-11 daily , 12-8 on Sundays. You are most welcome to my Private View on 21st 7 pm until close.

The Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennale showcases new original hand-pulled prints produced by local printmakers who operte within a 35 mile radius of Cambridge. This year the exhibition has 43 printmakers showing their latest work. The exhibition will also feature Parndon Mill and Gainsborough House printhouses, The Curwen Print Study Centre, Anglia Ruskin University and student work from Cambridge Regional College and Long Road Sixth Form College.

There are six keynote speaker events featuring Paul Catherall, Jane Human, Louise Stebbing, Serena Smith Wuon-Gean Ho and Andrew McDowall. Two printmaking workshops led by Tania Durrant and Nina Sage. Two personal artist practices sessions buy Anthony Hopkinson and Edwin Wilson and a thought provoking daily 3D printing demonstration, showing how this technogy may be used to create templates that can be used to create hand-pulled prints.

The Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennale 2018 promises to deliver once again an outstanding event, as expected by the visitors and exhibitors.

Cambridge Drawing Society members selected to exhibit in this year's biennale are; Tracey Ashman, AJ Blustin, Jackie Duckworth, Liz Hales, Anthony Hopkinson, Iona Howard, Susan Jones, Andy McKenzie, Jill Ogilvy, John Preston, Anna Pye, Sherry Rea, Nina Sage, Jo Tunmer and Clare Maria Wood.

Trees and woodlands offer a restorative environment that helps us to connect back to our own innate need for the natural world. Many of us have a personal connection to trees; apart from clean air and protection they offer something more emotional and spiritual. Please join me to celebrate a preview to the exhibition of:

What is it about trees?

Wine and bites Preview starts at 7pm 21st September. 

The Makers Gallery, Hope Street. Cambridge CB13NA

Just off Mill Road Down the Ally Way Opposite Tesco’s. Limited Parking Available In The Courtyard

Overview: Release your creative genius and experiment with collage and colour, sunlight and shadows. In this workshop we will explore a different look at a Cambridge street scene, or Cambridge rivers, punting and colleges. Learn how to make vibrant marbled paper, and to combine it with sections of Cambridge maps and paint to create a truly original and recognisable work of art! Try different collage techniques and explore shape and tone to create form, depth and atmosphere.

Demonstrations will be interspersed with individual help and advice.

Materials to bring - A3 stretched paper or acrylic paper, scissors, acrylics, acrylic inks or watercolours, PVA, brushes, waterpot. Sonia will bring the marbling kit, along with spares of everything to borrow or buy, you can use her paints for no charge.

There will be photographs for you to work from, but please bring your own if you have a favourite scene.

Workshop cost: £30 for Members and Friends, £40 for Non-members. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided but please bring a packed lunch.

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Astrig's first solo show in Cambridge is to be at The Locker Café. She will be showing new landscapes, life drawings and collages inspired by visits to local allotments.
Please come along to the Private View on 7th Sept or alternatively, why not visit The Locker for a coffee and a browse next time you are in Cambridge.