Virginia Water Art Society Diary

Thursday, 9 July 2009

EDWIN CRIPPS EXHIBITION AUGUST 2009

EXHIBITION

CHERTSEY ARTISTS PRESENT

ART OF THE ABSURD

ORIGINAL PAINTINGS

EDWIN CRIPPS

THE WINDSOR STREET GALLERY

6A WINDSOR STREET

CHERTSEY

SURREY KT16 8AS

GALLERY OPEN EVERY DAY

12 NOON 6.30

1ST AUGUST - 13TH AUGUST

INCLUSIVE

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Dee Cowell Demonstration 1.7.09

Today Dee Cowell was our demonstrator unlike other demonstrations where the artist paints a picture for us , Dee demonstrated the use of different mediums such as textured paste, additives for retarding the drying times of acrylics, additives for thickening and giving texture to acrylics and glazing mediums. She demonstrated how to use these mediums with various paints inks and pastels and how to combine the use of mediums and paints. The demonstration and information she gave use left us all with urge to go home and be creative with our paintings and to be more experimental.

Monday, 15 June 2009

Summer Exhibition 13.6.09

It's Saturday 13th June and we finally got to hold our summer exhibition on the green at Station Approach Virginia Water after a false start the Saturday before when we were rained off. Today has been glorious sunshine and the visitors have been out in force there were less exhibitors this year partly because of the re-scheduling of the event nevertheless we put on quite a good show. Considering the present economic climate we still managed to sell 16 paintings and many items of hand crafted jewellery and sales were in excess of £900 which was pleasing to the Society.

Monday, 8 June 2009

When The Rain Came Down 6.6.09

Disappointment was also in the air as well as the rain on Saturday 6th June we arrived at the green early and even got as far as putting up the gazebo's and some of the stands in the hope that the rain would ease off by opening time at 10 o'clock alas it was not to be so it was decided that we would regroup and try again next Saturday 13th June so we would ask you all to put your hands together and pray for sunshine.

Friday, 5 June 2009

Portrait in Watercolour By Gordon King 3.6.09

Gordon King came to this months meeting of Virginia Water Art Society to show us how to paint a waterclolour portrait. Marie was his model and the final portrait was extremely good

Monday, 11 May 2009

Robina Hattersley 6.5.09

Robina Hattersley came to Virginia Water to give us a talk about travelling around the world with a sketch book. Not only is Robina a very good artist but she also has a gift for the telling of a story, her reports on her world travels was only surpassed by her ingenious instructions on how to manage the paraphernalia needed for painting whilst travelling much, thanks to Robina

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Trevor Waugh 1.4.09

Trevor Waugh Demonstration in watercolour, members of the society enjoyed the watercolour demonstration given by Trevor Waugh on Wednesday despite the interruption of the fire alarm

Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Henry Rimmer Watercolour Demo 4.3.09

Tonight Henry Rimmer came to Virginia Water Art Society to demonstrate landscapes in watercolour the first was a snow scene dipicting a travellers caravan which he completed so quickly that he went on to do a second painting which was a summer landscape with a river bridge trees and fisherman both paintings were so well done and

he made it all look so easy.

Thursday, 8 January 2009

Kim Page 7/1/09

The Demonstration by Kim Page this evening was of a harbour in watercolour and was extremely interesting. Kim explained his methods as he painted and gave us hints and tips when using watercolours the finished painting was very impressive

Tuesday, 30 December 2008