Returning to Sugnall Walled Gardens for our final outdoor meet of the summer- the artists were able to relax in the serene gardens. Despite some changes in the garden management - the gardens are as beautiful as ever, with a variety of subjects to sketch.
The Three Counties Exhibition is now open at Fenton Town Hall. Attached are some photos taken by member Keith Potts on his visit there with Cliff.
Another beautifully sunny and warm day for our trip to Foxfield Railway. The little station was alive with people young and old, keen to take the trainrides- with a couple of visits from the engine, Bagnal 2623 of 1940, "Harwarden". The engine was built in Stafford and spent it's working life at Shelton Steel Works, Stoke-on -Trent.
Today's meet for outdoor sketching at St Mary's was a bit chillier than the one at the Moat House, but still a picturesque venue. The original church was built in the 12th century, though only a small section still exists - the lower part of the tower and the west wall. The nave, chancel and south aisle were built...
Our first meet for the summer outdoor sketching took place at the beautiful Moathouse at Acton Trussell. What a day we had! The sunshine was glorious , and everyone found their own unique views in and around the grounds. At least 19 members attended, and most of the images created can be seen in the gallery. Some of these are...
Our regular model sketching sessions on June 10th proved very popular, with our own Graham Lee as the model. Graham provided a different pose for todays session - (reading) which gave additional challenges. The artists have all captured him well. (Apologies that I didn't note down all of the artists names to add to each picture. Please message me...
On the evening of Friday May 9th Stafford Art Group held their presentation evening for the Selected Exhibition. Each of the categories had 2 awards, a Winner and a Highly Commended. The competition judges were Claire Lord and Arthur Tindle who also presented the awards.
SAG welcomed watercolour artist Nicky Hunter today. Nicky is an experienced watercolourist who began her career creating designs for textiles. Her work is loose and full of expression. Although she used a reference photograph she stressed that she liked to let the paint dictate a lot of what she creates.
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Stuart once again shared his knowledge and experience with a presentation on perspective, shadows and reflections. Following on from his previous session on perspective - Stuart explained how to get shadows drawn accurately depending on the angle of the light .
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
