Hempton this morning....

 

Charcoal and Chalk.....

a start to some interesting charcoal and chalk work at Cawston....

stuff you might need....

So this week you will need, neutral coloured paper, charcoal, white chalk, black ink, and for next week same paper and acrylic paint, black and white only, and rag, and decorating brushes? and credit card......in fact anything you can paint with which isn't a normal neat paint brush....


oh and gather some landscape photos for later in the term...

Academic Drawing at Marsham....

term off to a good start.....

MC Escher

During the course of conversation, at the start of this new term, I mentioned the work of MC Escher. This was because I saw a fascinating programme about him and the relationship between his ideas and those of Professor Penrose who is a mathematician. I have checked and the programme is available on I Player, just look for The Art of MC Escher. The Art of the Impossible, in a series called Secret Knowledge. Here is just one of his prints. Some are Woodcuts and some Lithographs.

Heritage Picture Framing Services

as customers of the Heritage Picture Framing Services shop in Kings Lynn on St Ann's Street I just wanted to mention that they offer a really specialist service from the simplest framing to cleaning and conservation of pictures and gilding. They will also clean and restore existing picture frames. And they supply the most extraordinary glass which you really cannot see when in place, so no distortion and no reflection, and even protection from uv rays for your water colours.

Beginners......

Term starts next week on the 21st September. I have a few spaces left on the Beginners Class so if you know anyone who is looking for a good grounding to start them off then please let them know about the class on Monday afternoon at 1.30.

and we Visited Liverpool, including St Georges Hall, where we saw the Willis Organ. The Albert Docks and the Walker Art Gallery

The Walker Art Gallery has a most outstanding collection of paintings which have to be seen to be believed!

Norman Ackroyd

and you could also look up Norman Ackroyd, an artist who spurns the 'art world'. He makes stunning images of land and sea....

John Virtue

have a look at the work of John Virtue on line........here are some in case you havn't found any........

Highland Holidays

and here is a view across Loch Lomond.....

Lunch at Oban

on our travels in the Highlands we had lunch from a shed on the harbour at Oban, here is some of it!

STOP PRESS

STOP PRESS,
our Holt Class will continue at Hunworth for the next five weeks because the building work is not yet finished at Holt Sports and Social Club. We hope to be back in Holt in late October. So on Wednesdays at 2-4.30, on the 23rd and 30th September, 7th, 14th and 21st October we will be at HUNWORTH. The address is Kings Road, along from the Hunny Bell, (about 1/5 mile) and the postcode is NR24 2EQ.
Parking is easy and the hall is warm, any queries please ring me.
here is a picture from the ford at Hunworth.

opening night at the PRINT FAIR

for two weeks the Print Fair is on in St Margarets Church, St Benedicts Street, Norwich. All the details are in a post below. Do go and see the rich variety of image. Its free, and you can buy a raffle ticket and you might win a print!