Past Events

I will be taking part in the annual Cambridge Showcase on Monday 23 November 2015 from 12 noon until 8.30pm.  The event has taken place at the Cambridge Unitarian Church Hall, Victoria Street, off Emmanuel Road, CB1 1JW for the past seven years.

Donations towards the mulled cider and mince pies will be going to the allotment project for the Cambridge Cyrenians.

I will be launching new products taken from my range of solarplate etchings. Boxed sets of greeting cards, bags, pocket mirrors and bottle openers.

I will also have the start of a new range of solarplate etchings titled 'Twittering'.

Saturday 21st November, 10 am to 7 pm

Sunday 22nd November, 11 am to 6pm

Landscapes of Cambridgeshire and surrounding area; North Norfolk; and Australia.  Watercolour vignettes of Porto.  Figures from classical ballet.

‘The Ragwort Meadow’,  Pastel 12” x 17”

Since my last exhibition I have been shown twice by the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) at the Mall Galleries, London.  My paintings here are offered at ‘studio prices’, not London gallery prices!

Commissions also undertaken.

Drinks and nibbles.  Do bring your friends and tell anyone who might be interested.

Do you collect coloured papers, attracted by surfaces, patterns and prints? My collections include stamps, envelopes, labels, bags, wrapping paper, magazine pages, foreign fonts, lettering, napkins, cardboard, tissues...

I use these to compose collages with many layers.

Bring along your 'papers' and a few acrylics (primaries plus black/white) we will work together to develop interesting collage papers and techniques before making your own collage.  Sketchbooks are always welcome!

We will work on A3/A4 card (provided).

Cost: £50

Artists are invited to help raise funds to make a difference to people's lives by producing a piece of artwork inspired by the title of the Exhibition - 'Stuff of Life"

Entry Fee £10.00 includes a 10"x16" canvas and hanging fee. All artwork exhibited anonymously and available for sale for £45.00. Maximum 3 entries per person.  

Canvases can be obtained from: White House Arts on Tuesdays 1.00-5.00pm and Wednesdays 9.00am - 1.00pm and from Stapleford Granary 9.30am-5.00pm Monday - Friday

Canvases must be submitted to White House Arts, 72 Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UN by 2 November 2015

Entry Form and leaaflet with all details obtained from White House Arts  - info@whitehousearts.co.uk

Wildlife and Sporting Paintings 

By Peter Currrington 

Saturday 14^th  and Sunday 15^th November

Rayners Farm Barn, North Road,Whittlesford, Cambs.

Saturday and Sunday  10.00am - 5.00pm

I have a stand at this prestigious Christmas event for the first and second weekends. The event takes place for the 5 weekends up to Christmas starting on November 14th and 15th. Everything on sale is made by the maker and it is well worth a visit. Good cafe, Christmas shop and Christmas trees; take a look at the website.

It is at Rougham, 3 miles east of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9HZ

 There will be 16 different artists showing a very varied selection of paintings.On Saturday 7th November we have The Rocking Ukeles playing from 2pm with wine and nibbles. Free entry. Do come along and join in the fun.

Open everyday from 12 noon until 4pm including Sunday.

A member of CDS in the 80’s, Glynis Barnes-Mellish is one of the country’s leading portrait painters.

In April 2007, Glynis won first prize in the BBC series Star Portraits. Winner of the Daler/Rowney Watercolour Award in 1988, she has also been a major contributor to many books on watercolour painting, as well as her own books - Watercolour Workshop and Watercolour Workshop II. She has lectured, run workshops and demonstrated extensively throughout the U.K and Europe. Born in Kent, Glynis studied at the St. Albans School of Art 1971-1972 then onto the West Surrey College of Art & Design 1972-1975 and the after a brief sabbatical went back to the St. Albans School of Art 1981-1983. By constantly exploring the way in which the unique qualities of watercolour can be used to produce light and vitality in her work, Glynis has developed a skill that captures not only the subject’s likeness but also their very soul in a single moment of time.

£5 entry

Members who wish to submit work for this exhibition should follow these instructions. Note that the deadline for submission is the 9^th October 2015.

Chris Christoforou has been a professional artist for 35 years and has built an international reputation for his wildlife paintings. He is in great demand for his presentations on his field trips to exotic locations.

Project Africa – An Artist in Conservation is one of his most popular talks, which is an informative and dazzling presentation accompanied with stunning photography. This presentation shows the beautiful landscape and amazing wildlife of East Africa, within the context of conservation. This is a major factor why Chris and his colleagues went to Africa. They ventured to help save the wildlife from the awful Canine Distemper virus, which claimed the lives of so many wonderful animals. Chris will explain some of this at the time of the presentation, as well as run through the incredible visual material. Project Africa will excite and inspire all who attend this talk.

£5 entry fee

We will be painting a lively village or town scene on canvas, working from A4 photographs. You can take your own photos and bring them along, but I will be painting from a photo of Granchester, and will bring spare photos of the same image should you prefer to work from one.

 I can provide canvasses for small extra charge, or bring your own (mine are very reasonable as I buy in bulk) I will provide paint free of charge or bring your own. Bring paintbrushes if you have some or you can borrow mine or buy from me (again, very reasonable – 50p or £1 each!) and ruler and biro and A4 cellophane sleeve for photo, I will have plenty if you forget.

Please bring overall and packed lunch, palate, jam jar and kitchen roll. I will bring some table-easels but do not have enough for everyone, so please bring, or standing easel.

 For further details email soniavilliers@homecall.co.uk, see my website soniavilliers.net

From Wednesday 9 September I will be starting a series of workshops at my Gallery and Studio in collaboration with Edel Hopkin.

You will be able to make a collection of wonderful books with Edel starting on the 9th September and from October you will be able to learn how to solarplate etch with me during a 3.5 hour class. Please follow the links to Edel's or my website accordingly.  Alternatively email me for more information.

This workshop will provide an opportunity to develop your skills in life drawing and painting with an experienced artist.

John will demonstrate and tutor using the live model. There will be both group and individual tuition in such areas as proportion, tone, and colour mixing. The workshop will start with quick sketches and exercises and progress towards more finished drawings. Participants are free to work in the medium of their own choice.

 Materials needed

Sketching materials – pencils, rubber, charcoal, sketchpad, paper as well as the medium of your own choice for longer studies, whether it be oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolour etc. An easel would be useful and, if necessary, a dust sheet or similar to cover the floor.

The Cambridge Drawing Society members were invited to submit an artwork to Addenbrookes for display in one of the many corridors within the hospital. Twenty of our artists now hang in the beautifully lit corridor that leads to the main treatment centre. The artworks are for sale and for purchase details please contact Addenbrookes Arts on 01223 217519. The work is on display until Monday 28th Septemeber. 

Gilly Marklew's advanced class at Comberton village collage, are hosting an exhibition of their work at Burwash manor, please come to the private view at 6.00 p.m. on friday the 31st of July 2015, Gilly will also be exhibiting.