Wednesday Afternoons

Wednesday Afternoon Programme

Time: 2 pm - 4 pm
Alderney Manor Community Centre, 287 Herbert Avenue BH12 4HT.
Allow travel time for roadworks in the area
Programme can be subject to change so do check back and refresh your browser.
£3 for members, £5 for non-members (cash please). 

22nd January - 'Introducing texture with Rubbings' with Valerie Willets

Rubbings Workshop
This session will enable you to use texture in your work. By exploring the technique of making rubbings of interesting surfaces such as leaves, wood, coins and fabrics we can make interesting patterns or pictures,
Material list - bring what you have
Lining paper
Photocopy paper
Tissue paper
Brown wrapping paper
Graphite sticks
Soft graphite pencils - 6B or 8B
Wax children's crayons - especially dark colours
Wax based pencils
Scissors
Ruler
Masking tape
Print sticks and/or pva glue and brush
Table cover
Any pressed leaves you can bring will be useful but I will bring some as well. Valerie

29th January - Life drawing with Andrew Hope

Andrew leads a life drawing session, drawing the nude model. The focus will be on using light and shade to create form.

Bring drawing materials of your choice.

5th February - Alcohol Inks with Gill Mullen

To quote from Google:
"Alcohol inks are a type of dye-based ink that is fast-drying, vibrant and permanent"

But they are not light fast. They are ideal for many art projects and decorating cards etc. They do however contain toxic solvents. We will be working in a well ventilated room although you may want to bring a mask.
They are also toxic to the skin so wearing gloves is important.

The materials you need to bring are as follows:
Nitrile or similar thin gloves. (I can bring a few extra pairs)
Table cover.
Apron.
Wear old clothes: inks can stain badly.
Cards for decorating if you wish.
Glue stick.
Scissors.
Kitchen roll.
A couple of oldish brushes.
We will provide all the other main materials needed for the workshop. Come along and have fun.

12th February - Ongoing Project: 'Creative Perspectives' with Helen Talbot.

Helen's project will lead to our spring exhibition entitled 'Creative Perspectives'.
Designed to help us approach ideas differently. We will consolidate ideas begun already on the topic of composition and perspective, exploring, through quick sketching, various ways to interpret images for further development and to give ideas for the exhibition that you may not have thought of. This will give you the opportunity to explore your subject matter in different ways that reflect the title..
Use soluble and non soluble drawing media, and watercolours. Helen will bring visual resources, still life objects, information sheets on composition and perspective, books, examples of work. Please bring a phone to photograph still life objects from various positions that may be of future use for you.

19th February - Portrait drawing with David Roberts

David offers tips on portrait drawing, after which we will draw each other.

26th February - Portrait Model, Emma

Portrait drawing/painting session with Emma sitting for us as model.
Opportunity to put into practice points learned in previous week's session.
Bring materials of your choice.

Members - please email your suggestions for tutors, topics and activities to: suggestionbox@pedas.org.uk

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