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Art club gallery for September 2011

A reminder of this months sketch.

 

Artist

Roy Susans
Notes from artist

 First thoughts were
 "We've done this sort of thing before".
That was obviously the challenge; to come up with 
a different interpretation. I nearly gave up when the sunbeams looked contrived but I'm glad I soldiered
on and I wasn't too disappointed in the end.

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Artist

Lynne Benfield

Notes from artist

 

 

 

Artist
Paul Simpson

Notes from artist

Well, better late than never, spent most of the
week brushing of little bits of dried masking fluid,
 no idea where it came from.
Enjoyed this subject, I hope my efforts show that
 in some way.

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Artist
Paul Simpson

Notes from artist

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Artist
Paul Simpson

Notes from artist

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Artist

Mike Naylor

Notes from artist

Quite pleased with sky but rest a bit wishy-washy.  After the sky, I left it for quite a few days without any real idea of what I wanted.  Finally got going when Ann was on her second but still didn’t have a clear idea, not a good plan!
 Best regards,
 Mike

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Artist

Ann Naylor

Notes from artist

Wasn’t very happy with this first attempt. 
 Going for an Autumnal brown bracken and
 grasses look.  Struggled to get a feeling of depth
 but quite happy with deer on skyline.

Best regards,
Ann

 

Artist

Ann Naylor

Notes from artist

 

A bit happier with this one.  Foreground heather
looked too much like hedgehogs at first! 
Still struggle with perspective and depth.

 Best regards,
Ann

 

Artist
Helen Goddard
Notes from artist
 

Hello All!
My effort this month is a wee bit "same-y"
(for me) for which I apologise. 
Meant to do another one with proper rocks and
things but just ran out of time this month.
If I get around to it I'll do a better one and send
it to Roger for my gallery page...  
 Helen xxx
 

Artist
Helen Goddard
Notes from artist
 

Artist

Ivan Rathbone

Notes from artist

 Hi all
Great weekend and was good to meet you all.
looking forward to next year, but I hope I see you
all again before that.
 
All the best to all and happy painting.  Ivan 
 

Artist

Peter Siddall

Notes from artist
 

Artist
Gwen Martin-Beckett

 Notes from artist

Loved this one and used all sorts of different
 techniques, including masking, splattering
and the use of cling film.
Inspiration came from an exercise I saw in a
 'Paint' magazine some time ago and have been
meaning to try - this gave me the opportunity
and I'm reasonably happy with the result.
Gwen
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Artist
Jean Terry

Notes from artist

Hello Roger, firstly thank you for Saturday .
It was lovely to meet everyone at last,  learnt some
 more and had a really nice time. Pity I couldn't make Sunday. Hope we can do it again next year.
I enjoyed doing this months painting but only just
got it finished in time.   Jean

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Artist
Geoffrey Bird

Notes from artist

Title  - Mounting scene and lake no.1

 

Artist
Geoffrey Bird

Notes from artist
 

Title  - Mountain and lake scene no.2

 

Artist
Michelle Parsons-Smith
Notes from artist

I had this one planned at the beginning of
September but wanted to wait until we had been
together so that I could practice a wall. Ha, I then
 did a concrete dam (not that you can tell)
My first attempt at a sunrise I am pleased with, and
 the river. I practised sponging with Cyril,  but the
words of hubby were that it was 10' tall heather and
the reservoir he didn't know what it was plus the
roads you would fall off, overall a bodged picture!
Still I had fun.  
Michelle

Artist
Christine Parsons
Notes from artist 

 
I enjoyed this one but am struggling to get
 perspective, my mountains all blend into one,
 any tips for painting snow please?
 I did sketch a dog in my outline sketch but it
 wouldn't behave so I left it out.
Also my lake and snow seem to merge at one level
but I was aiming for more perspective again.
Chris
 

Artist
Nicola Wilson

Notes from artist

I've often wanted to paint a mountain scene, but
 never have had much success.
I found it difficult to create the effect and look I
 wanted this month.  On the left I was trying to paint layered rocks you often see in mountains, but I think
 it looks more like a wall. I thought the whole picture
 looked a bit dark, so I tried another using lighter colours and a sun set sky which didn't work at all!
 I feel the painting is missing something but not sure
 what! I'm looking forward to seeing other people's
paintings. Any tips welcome!      Nicola.
 

Artist
Renee Hales

Notes from artist
 

Title - Spring/Summer time.
 
Found my colour shades brighter but too many
and feeling didn't blend in so well with each other.
 Putting in the fallen tree and little shed was an
 attempt to add something different from the
landscape. Not so happy with the stones.
 

Artist
Renee Hales

Notes from artist
 

Title- Winter
 
Found the shades of colour more easier on this
and pleased with my path.
 
Overall this was easier than last month.
 I've been drawing and sketching more and
holding a paint brush is more fluid and relaxing.

Artist
Phil Watts
Notes from artist

Well here goes. This is my first attempt at
Roger's monthly challenge.
Having seen the superb standard of previous
 months I hesitated about submitting this picture.
 I found it really hard to get the perspective
depth of field right - I struggled with the
distant mountain vs the near hills and tried to
be far too clever  with colours. 
Made loads of mistakes and almost scrapped
 the whole thing at one stage.  However I really 
 enjoyed the challenge and remain
determined to improve.
Practice makes perfect - as they say.
Phil Watts
Members message board  
 E-mail your questions, replies or notes to other members at any time each month and they will be seen here.

Once you have entered your paintings for 3 months you can have your own personal gallery page so that other members can know a little more about you and see all of your paintings that have been submitted to the club.  To see how your page could look click here
 or take a look at one of the members personal pages above. All you have to do is send an e-mail asking for a personal page together with your picture attached and any info you want to be entered.
Roger

Club get-together  
The club's first annual 2 day event took place on Sat. 24th and Sun. 25th September 2011 at The Redlands in Solihull and following
members attended. Helen Goddard, Ivan Rathbone, Paul Simpson, Peter Siddall,  Roy Susans, Gwen Martin-Beckett, Jean Terry,
 Michelle and Christine Parsons and Roger Orton (Me!) .
 Click here to see how we got on.

Did you know that the SAA now show 11 different programmes of paintings being done every week.
You can click on the link below to see them.     Roger.
http://www.thepaintinganddrawingchannel.co.uk/tv-anytime.html

Hi all,
What a great weekend, thanks ROGER FOR ORGANISING, are we all really that mad. Was great to met every one
and swap idea's. Hope we can all keep in touch, you can all see my email addy and I'm also on face book.
Helen what are those splodges on my painting. Must cover it up better when you are painting near by. Joking apart
 some great works turned out and Roy must show me how he paints so fast then I might get more painting done. 
  Ivan

Dear Roger,
We hope you and the attendees had a great time at the Club event, last weekend.
 Ann and Mike Naylor

Sorry you've had so many problems with your server Roger.
Once again, it was such a pleasure meeting up with so many of you last weekend, and I'm already looking forward to the next time.
The art just keeps getting betterer and betterer , :) happy . So Glad you didn't give up on your picture Roy, it worked out really well. And Helen you might say 'samey', but that looks like a very strong painting to me, even if you did use a gallon or so of masking fluid.
Loved Gwen and Geoff's snowy mountains, they look so cold but very inviting.
Jean your Stag has made mine look like a donkey with horns, but you have made me more determined to practice painting animals.
And Phil, never be worried about sending in your paintings.
ciao for now.
Paul

Wow!
What a wonderful range of pictures, I loved Roy's glistening rocks and I want to know how Phil and Paul did their
trees and grasses to get the fine lines?
Gwen, Helen and Jean you are amazing!   Mind you Helen, I did recognise the wall and am hoping in a couple of
weeks that hubby buys me a pallet knife too to have a play.
Nicola, I feel the same about mine that it lacks a car on mine, perhaps yours is that wee animal of some description
but I love your grass.   I am still amazed at how different everyone's interpretation is.
Kind regards
 Michelle

Once again we've shown what a diverse bunch we are.      Loving Roy's rocks and Jean's stag.
Played "Where's Wally?" with Renee's but I still can't see a little shed   -    but I do like the trees in your second attempt.
Michelle - I could tell it was a dam (even thought there's not a lot of water behind it!) and Nicola (hoping you really do want advice) I like
the rock-wall on the left 'cos it's a bit like Malham Cove but it looks like you ran out of steam on the ones on right -  and your lake is a icky
 bit too blue considering the cloudy sky.
First prize from me this month is shared by Gwen's Christmas Card and Phil's purple dream - both super-dooper for obvious but different reasons.
PS. 'Mister' Simpson - I only used a bit of masking fluid on the skyline and winged it with the peaks (so there!) - and I reckon your donkey looks a bit stag-like, ha-di-ha!
Hugs to All - Looking forward to seeing your stile style... Helen xx

Looks like you all had a good time at the get-together.  Sorry we weren’t there.
Interesting to see the variety and how many interpreted the foreground feature as river or path. Ann and I both went for path.
This month my favourites were;
Roy’s, especially the fissured rock face;
Helen’s. Yes, similar to previous but I like it;
Phil’s for its bold colours and I note it was painted at exactly the same time of day as mine and about 20 mins. before Michelle’s;
Geoff’s. Both great winter scenes;
Jean’s. Star of show with your magnificent “Monarch”.
Best regards,
Mike Naylor

Wow, what a lot of lovely paintings.  It’s always amazing at how different all our paintings look, I’m enjoying being part of this art club, even though I do feel the beginner  amongst you.  Phil I know how you feel about hesitating to send in your first painting, I felt the same three months ago when I sent in my first one.  I’m so glad you did though as I love your picture, keep them coming.  I also liked Geoffrey’s, Paul’s and Gwen’s snow scene, and Jean’s stag.  Helen your picture didn’t look ‘samey’ to me but really eye catching, dramatic and I liked it a lot.  Roy I loved the effect you created especially the rocky mountain behind the lake.
Nicola.

Had a job to get this months pictures as it kept coming up with last months pages until I selected "Refresh".
Thanks to all of you at the weekend session. And no, I haven't finished the homework yet.
I loved Jeans stag. I thought that inspirational, and Geoffrey's cold morning sent a shiver down my spine. Loved it!
Roy

Hello everyone.    Firstly great to meet some of you at the recent 'gathering' and put names to faces and art work,
sorry we couldn't stay for day two, it would seem you had great fun!
This month's submissions are really good, for me the following merit comment: -
Roy's crisp clear colours and lines, Paul's sky in his first picture (you are very brave with colour).
I like the detail in Mike's picture, as always - and Mike I never have a plan! Love the drama in Helen's picture and the
 ice effect and shadowing in Geoffrey's.     Michelle, your sunset is fab and is inspiring me to have a go.
 Renee I really like your 'loose' foreground foliage work, and finally hello to Phil and his fab trees!
Best in show for me has to be Jean's picture, I love everything about it - just needs the bottle of whisky to go with it! 
 Regards to all.  
Gwen

Hello Everyone,
I very much enjoyed looking at all the mountain scenes, there were so many submissions this month and they all worked so well.
 I am always impressed by peoples imaginations and interpretations following the basic scene that Roger sets us all.
I also enjoyed having a nose at the photos from the recent get together. Nice to put faces with names, good looking lot!
Hopefully I will be able to make it next year..
Geoff.

Art club note to anyone who was at the "get together" and wants to show their work on this site.
Please send in your work a.s.a.p. so that I can get it up on the web pages before submissions come in for the monthly challenges.
Roger
  
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