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An art exhibition by local professional artists has recently opened at the Museum of Cannock Chase.

The Annual Three Counties Exhibition is now drawing to a close. Held at the majestic Burslem School of Art, 98 pieces of work from artists across the 3 counties on Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire were chosen from a total of about 260 submissions. Artists exhibiting ranged from amateur to professional, demonstrating a wide range of media...

A mostly sunny but also very blustery afternoon was had by the members who attended the Burston Village sketching afternoon. Burston is a pretty little village just a short walk from the Greyhound Inn car-park. The village is centred around a large pond, fringed with scenic houses and a historic old church tucked away behind them. Members scattered...

The sun shone on the park in all it's glory! and the sketchers found either shady or sunny spots to sit and draw one of the towns most beautiful features, Plenty to choose from with an assortment of trees, flower beds, the river and its striking bridges, as well as some lovely statues. A great day was had by all to meet , chat and draw. ...

SAG day at the National Arboretum 30th July 24 - a hot sunny day with a mixture of monument observing and sketching. This is such a great place for artists and right on our doorstep.

What a turn out .... great to see so many and also people new to SAG events on a sunny day beside the canal. Click the picture to see some of the paintings.

Our first outdoor sketching meet for this summer was a Bishton Hall, 9th July. Though hardly ideal summer weather, we had a very good turn out from members, plus a prospective member ( hi Frank!). Plenty of variety of views and subjects to choose from to sketch and paint- and a great opportunity to meet , chat , share...

Cliff set an art challenge on the Tuesday to paint in a still life in the style of Picasso. This was much trickier than you would first think but some members gave it a go.

This was a presentation by Doug to the art group on Tuesday 26 March 2024. Many were impressed with his experiments using AI with the app "Chat GPT" and the artistic works produced from his directions with some surprising results.

At Birmingham's Art Galley and Museum there is currently an excellent exhibition from the Pre Raphaelites. It is called Victorian Radicals.

On Saturday, the Lead Astray Workshop was held at Littleworth. Sheila and Carole had prepared a very informative day for us, demonstrating a wide range of pencil media - showing us the advantages and disadvantages of each variety. Members were invited to use each of the mediums to experiment . It is rare to get an opportunity to handle...

A one day experimental workshop exploring the use of alcohol inks to create stunning images images

See the New works by Sarah Stanley for 2024 .... maintaining a high level of expertise and flair.

New for 2024 works by Sandra - see her gallery for all the paintings ... they are fresh and original