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Shane Wiseman - Pastel Workshop Day

A first for SAG ..... Painting a model from the big screen. People said they had really enjoyed this format with good poses and strong lighting.

Lady With Feather by Doug Blanks

An arranged Still Life by Carole

These are just some of the drawings created on the day.

Also known as "squishy" art - it was great fun creating textures which were then applied to create a collage. A big thank you to Carole and Sheila in creating the day for the members .... it was very well supported.

The September monthly challenge of "Rooftops" concluded on Monday 11th October. Many thanks to everyone who shared all their wonderful images.

We concluded our regular weekly Zoom meetings this week with a colourful set of pictures of musicians, showing great movement and energy!

As always, the brilliant array of art work for this weeks challenge was accompanied by plenty of information about the subject. Lovely to hear how certain insects have been visiting our gardens....and the beauty of some that we have not yet been able to see in person.

A welcome return to Zoom today following the summer break. Although there were only a couple of submissions for the challenge titled 'Bad Hair Day' , the images we shared also included an assortment of holiday art, photographs of amazing gardens, young artist's artwork and portraits of Kings and Queens! As always, the discussion alongside these...

As a conclusion to this season's Zoom meetings , the weekly challenge was 'Holidays' . It prompted some delightful pictures of holidays taken in 2021 as well as much loved holiday venues from previous years. The essence of holidays was also shown through joyful children laughing and leaping, large dripping ice-creams, and figures scattered over...

If you fancy a break from all things christmas... I can thoroughly recommend the Maurice Wade Exhibition which is currently at Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The temporary exhibition is showing a wide range of Wade's work spanning his painting years. He works in a very monochromatic style, creating the stark landscape of the potteries.

Our winter exhibition took place on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November. Oddfellows was transformed into an Art Gallery of wonderful artworks displayed beautifully. The cafe was available for drinks and cakes at very affordable prices.

This evening, 8th November , we were treated to a presentation by local artist Steve Woodhams. Steve originates from Bloxwich and is soon to be the Chair at the Walsall Artists Group - a well established group of artists for over 70 years.