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Author: meirionnyddartistssociety
Founded in 1958
Annual Art Exhibition
Coming this August our annual art exhibition feature work by many of our members. Admission is free, and you can find us upstairs in Ty Siamas from 17 to 29 August 2019 between 10am and 5:30 pm. Entrance is free.
Workshop: Perspective Drawing
Our next workshop will be on Wednesday 7th August 2019 at Llanelltyd Village Hall, starting at 10:30am, and finishing at about 4pm. The cost for members will be £10 and £12 for non-members. The tutor will be Ivor Arbuckle.
A lot of people have difficulty with perspective when drawing so this workshop has been organised to try and help people tackle this discipline
You will need to bring:
- Paper –minimum A3, ideally A2.
- Pencils – HB/B.
- Long ruler – minimum 30 cms. (ideally longer).
- Small pritt/glue stick (not wet adhesive).
- Drawing board.
- Each person should also bring a couple of Sunday supplement type colour mags and/or clothes catalogues (not TV listing magazines); we need lots of largish pictures for a collage type exercise – this is the important bit!
Suitable paper will be available to purchase at the workshop.
Tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch.
N.B. Please stay at end of workshop to help clear-up
Contact us for more information or to book your place.
Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams is an encaustic wax artist from Bala in Mid Wales. She is inspired by the rugged beauty of Wales. Melanie says, “My medium of choice is encaustic wax I use hot and cold tools to create unique work. Hot wax, fire and pigments is magical. I find painting with wax has so many dimensions – individual layers of medium can be translucent and shiny or rugged and gnarled. I so enjoy the complexity of this medium.”
Melanie sets down layers of pure beeswax, damar resin and pigments to create texture and a weave of wax. The colours, tools and innovate techniques vary according to the image she wishes to portray. Melanie says “When I wield the blow torch over the wax I am totally absorbed by the process. The wax flows organically in mysterious ways and I am inspired and excited by the unpredictability of the results. Its alchemy with fire!”
Photos from the Encaustic Art Demonstration
Here’s a selection of photos from the Encaustic Art demonstration by Melanie Williams.
Informal Painting Day 24th June: Demonstration of Encaustic Art
On our informal painting day on 24th June, we are pleased to welcome Melanie Williams who is going to give us a demonstration of Encaustic Art. Melanie, who lives near Bala, has worked in this medium for many years. It involves creating works of art using hot liquid wax, oils and pigments. This is usually applied in layers and can result in quite spectacular and unusual effects.
Melanie has recently had a successful exhibition at Ty Meirion Gallery, Dyffryn Ardudwy. She exhibits permanently at Tan yr Hall Gallery in Bala. For more information about Melanie and her works please visit her website.
We will be meeting at Llanelltyd Village hall, starting at 10:30am. The cost for the day is £3.00. No need to book, just come along and pay on the day. Non members are also welcome (£6 on the door).
Exhibition of Artwork by Valerie Land
Valerie Land, one of our members, has an exhibition of recent paintings at Oriel Ty Meirion in Dyffryn Ardudwy. For more details please see Oriel Tŷ Meirion.
Photos from Watercolour Techniques Mood Board Workshop
Photos from the Watercolour Techniques Mood Board workshop held on 4th April 2019, courtesy of Tracy Ann Smith who ran the workshop.
Workshop: Watercolour Techniques Mood Board
Our next workshop will be on Thursday 4th April 2019 at Llanelltyd Village Hall, starting at 10:30am, and finishing at about 4pm. The cost for members will be £10 and £12 for non-members. The tutor will be Tracy Ann Smith.
The objective of the workshop is to create textures by using the simple techniques which can enhance watercolour painting and add interesting pattern. Hopefully there will be enough time to create a piece of artwork.
You will need to bring:
- Water colours
- Watercolour paper (large if possible)
- Brushes
We will be using candles, bubblewrap, kitchen roll, sharp points, rock salt etc. The tutor will bring a couple of painted examples to show how to insert some techniques. It will be a fun session, tiring but well worth it. It might be an idea for those attending to bring along some subject matter to paint.
Tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch.
N.B. Please stay at end of workshop to help clear-up
Use the contact form for more information or to book your place.
Exhibition of artwork by by Huw Lewis-Jones
Huw Lewis-Jones, one of our members, has an exhibition of recent Welsh paintings starting today in Liverpool at dot-art in Queens Avenue off Castle Street in central Liverpool. The exhibition will have about 6 of his paintings along with other artists who also paint welsh Landscapes. For more details please see dot-art.co.uk .
