Here are two still life subjects for February recalling sunnier days. I wanted to show that a still life doesn't need to be set up with background and lights, but any snap will do. Simplified elements can be edited to create the interest you want. I loved these colourful roses in the summer and put them in a glass on the table. The thing I wanted to convey in my painting was the strong light source on the flowers. The background and foreground are totally irrelevant to the subject and are very simply rendered in a neutral – emphasizing dark against light.This little palette knife painting took about 20 minutes and was great fun to do. Anne Toase

You can download and print a copy for reference by clicking on the pdf below.

Woody_Bay.pdf

Missing your Life Drawing on a Tuesday afternoon? Then why not try this?

IWAC will be streaming a live portrait session on Tuesday 2nd February, as a first trial using our new Zoom account. We have the technology!

Linda Wright will be sitting for us for a 1 hour Zoom session, consisting of 3 x 20 minute poses, as an exercise in capturing 3 different angles of head and shoulders for you to sketch/ paint at home.

In lieu of being able to get together in person, why not have a go along with your fellow club members at;

2pm
Tuesday 2nd February

Just click on the zoom link that will be emailed to you the day before. Nothing to lose and it’s free!

Our Zoom Demo with Roger Dellar was very well received. Roger painted this wonderful 'Interior Scene' in under 2 hours, taking members through all his thought processes.

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The first Newsletter of the New Year has now been published. To download go to the tab News and scroll down to Newsletters.

To download click the PDFs below, You will be receiving an email from Carol with very useful tips on how to draw boats.

boat_view.pdf

boatmeasurements.pdf

boatdiagram.pdf