On Tuesday 6th December our very own Doug Blanks presented a talk and demonstration about finishing your pictures. Pictures you may have thought already finished can be easily improved by using glazes. Doug illustrated the need for a glaze using a picture of a stone pathway amongst stone buildings.... very grey! With the addition of dark glazes to...
Friday and Saturday 2nd and 3rd December SAG exhibited at the Oddfellows Hall in Stafford. A beautiful and successful exhibition, demonstrating the wonderful range of work produced by the members.
Shane Wiseman, our resident artist, attended our usual Tuesday meeting. He demonstrated a quick picture in acrylics, showing how to get a simple winter scene using a limited palette. Shane spent just 20 minutes working at the easel , with a photograph as a point of reference. He likes to use not only a colour image, but also a black...
Today, 4th October, we welcomed our artist in residence, Shane Wiseman. Shane has visited the Art group in the past with demonstrations and workshops. He is currently visiting SAG for a few sessions to offer support and advice to all us artists, while we work on our own chosen art work.
On Tuesday 20th September we had one of our regular model sketching sessions. Our model posed for the willing sketchers and painters-always a popular activity at the meetings. Sarah Stanley aptly named hers 'Man with a hole in his hat'.
A pleasant day at Stone, The weather held off it's rain and was pleasantly warm ... if rather cloudy. The Star pub is an iconic building in the centre of Stone. It sits on the canal and is used by walkers, shoppers, bargers as well as sketchers. Views of the canal, the pub itself or even the people chatting and...
What a scorcher! Today our Summer Sketching was at Foxfield Steam Railway. It is a delightful little railway tucked away in Blythe Bridge, Stoke on Trent. A wonderful venue to sketch the old railway buildings, steam trains, the station and the workers who keep this little gem of a station going.
August 27th was our sketching date for Ingestre. The area offered views of the stables, Ingestre Hall, The Orangerie and grounds plus the beautiful and historic St Mary's Church. We were kindly invited to attend an afternoon talk in the church about its history, and to join them in tea and cake - but had to refuse as we had...
Members of the Art Group met today for an afternoon of sketching at the impressive Bishton Hall. Fortunately the weather was a little kinder than yesterday, but we still had a very warm afternoon with a few spots of unexpected rain! Members could choose a wide variety of subjects from the Greek inspired gardens, Dynamic trees and greenery, to...
We have created a page dedicated to all the lovely work that is taking place during the summer break.
On Tuesday 10th May we were treated to a presentation from our very own Doug Blanks. Doug demonstrated 3 methods of starting a portrait, although I am sure the methodology would apply to almost any genre. A key factor in each of the 3 methods demonstrated was 'large form modelling' - which focuses attention to the general large shapes...
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
