Thursday 26th September 2019

Andrew Taylor - Built Environment in Acrylics

If you remember, Andrew is a teacher in Williamwood High School’s art department where we meet each week. His Still Life demonstration (seen left) was one of the most popular demos in recent years. As he was so informative, sharing many tips and giving great advice on art techniques, we decided to ask him to return to the club this September. Andrew will be painting a built environment in acrylics.

Thursday 28th November 2019

Lesley (neé Anderson) Smith 

Boats using Mixed Media

Lesley graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1988, specialising in drawing and painting. She says she has a real connection with the landscape and expresses this through bold brushwork and a rich sense of colour. Wherever possible, Lesley works directly from nature, capturing the ever changing elements unique to a Scottish landscape. Many of her paintings show her use of mixed media which she will demonstrate to us in November. For more information and to see more of Lesley’s work go to: www.andersonsmithcreative.com

 Thursday 30th January 2020

Max Mc Kinnon - Landscape in Acrylics

Max was a finalist in the “Landscape Artist of the Year.” He is recognised for his impressionist landscapes and cityscapes. His unique interpretation of the Scottish landscape draws us in, letting us see its unique beauty. Max will paint a landscape for us using acrylics.

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Thursday 26th March 2020

Lynn Howarth - Portrait in Pastels

Lynn is an award winning Scottish artist who came to our club four years ago when she demonstrated painting her dog, Oskar, using pastels. She is better known for her portraiture and her paintings are collected by international art collectors all over the world. Lesley has won many prizes for her art work. These are:

Pastel Guild of Europe Portrait and Landscape prize, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Pastel Guild of Europe Portrait prize 2019.

Derwent/WHSmith Sketch Off Portrait prize 2015

Lesley plans to do a portrait in pastels for us.

Thursday 28th March 2019 at 7pm

Art Demonstration by Yvonne Taylor

The Yellow Chair in Acrylics using a Palette Knife

Yvonne graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1998 and subsequently won many prizes for her art work. She uses acrylic paint, palette knives, brushes and cloths as well as tools to scratch back into the wet paint. Her subjects are cityscapes, landscapes and interiors. For our demonstration Yvonne will paint a copy of her Yellow Chair painting.

AUCTION

Amount raised was

£185.50

Well done and thank you to everyone who took part in our recent auction. All monies will go towards our exhibition at the end of May.

Art Club Auction

Our Art Club auction will take place on the same night as the competition. Please look out any unwanted art materials or any other saleable items as well as home baking which always sells well.

Favourite Painting

The favourite painting, voted by the public as well as club members, was won by Beth Alexander for her painting titled ‘Pals’.

Ida presented Beth with her prize of a beautiful plant at the club last Thursday.

You can see part of the winning painting below.

Thursday 29th March 2018 at 7pm

Art Demonstration

William Dobbie - Landscape in Oils

We welcome William Dobbie to the club next Thursday. Wiilliam was born in Glasgow and is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art. Living in Glasgow, ships and the Clyde had a special fascination for him and so he began his series of maritime paintings. His success in these followed with an offer to be the official artist to the Tall Ships race in 1999 and 2011. Landscapes, townscapes and portraits also interest him. As we have not had a landscape demonstration this year, we have asked William to paint a landscape in oils. For more information : williamdobbieart.com

Thursday 1st February 2018 at 7pm

Art Demonstration

Peter Nardini - Scene with Figures in Acrylics

Peter came to our club a few years ago and was the members’ popular choice to return and give another painting demonstration this year. He has a particular interest and skill in figurative art and was commissioned to do a painting for Scottish Ballet. This painting, 'Rehearsal' is on permanent display in the foyer of the Theatre Royal. Peter likes to work with acrylic paint using a dry brush. This gives a paste like quality to his work. He plans to paint a scene with figures, using acrylics.

For more information: peternardini.com

Sunday 3rd December 2017  11am- 3pm

Christmas Fayre - House for an Art Lover

Eastwood Art Club Stall

We have once again been allocated a stall for this popular, seasonal event. If you would like to contribute your paintings to our stall, please bring them to the House for an Art Lover on Sunday 3rd December between 9.30 and 10am and take any wrappings away with you. Labels will be available to you on the day. Unsold paintings can be collected at 3pm. For new members, we exhibit under the name Eastwood Artists.

Thursday 2nd October 2017 at 7pm

Art Demonstration

Thomas Cameron - Built Environment in Oils

Thomas graduated from Duncan of  Jordanstone College of Art and now lives in Glasgow. He likes to work with images of the seemingly ordinary, places and situations that are often overlooked due to their familiarity. He is especially interested in the quick snapshot of a subject compared to the slower process of painting it in oils. Nature and the built environment are favourite subjects for his art work. Thomas will demonstrate for us the art of painting buildings in oils.

For more information: thomascameronart.co.uk

Thursday 21st September 2017 at 7pm

Art Demonstration

Fiona Wilson - Portrait in Oils

Our first demonstrator, this session, will be Fiona Wilson who specialises in portrait painting as well as figurative work. Fiona also enjoys painting cityscapes and is drawn to the light in the cities which she captures using the medium of oils. When painting portraits, she is interested in telling stories through her models and creates oil paintings and monotypes on themes of personal fairytales.   Website:  fionawilson.net

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Fiona Wilson - Portrait in Oils

Thursday 21st September

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Fiona took up various teaching posts in Scotland and the North of England. However on returning to Glasgow, she discovered the Glasgow Print Studio and her love of painting was reborn. As a child she had always enjoyed sketching something or someone. For some reason, the human face, with its individual characteristics was something she felt compelled to capture. Because of the success of her figurative and portrait paintings, Fiona is regularly commissioned to paint portraits. She will paint a portrait in oils for us. For more information: fionawilson.net

Thomas Cameron- Built Environment in Oils

Thursday 2nd November 2017

Thomas graduated from Duncan of  Jordanstone College of Art and now lives in Glasgow. He likes to work with images of the seemingly ordinary, places and situations that are often overlooked due to their familiarity. Drawn to the aesthetic of the snapshot, the ephemeral nature of such images is contrasted by the slower process of oil painting. Nature and the built environment are favourite subjects for his painting. Thomas will demonstrate for us the art of painting buildings in oils.

For more information: thomascameronart.co.uk

Peter Nardini - Scene with Figures, in acrylics

Thursday 1st February 2018

Peter did a painting demonstration in our club several years ago and was a popular choice this year for a return visit. Well known for his figurative art he was commissioned to do a painting of Scottish Ballet and his  painting, called 'Rehearsal' is on permanent display in the foyer of the Theatre Royal. Peter works with acrylic paint using a dry brush. This gives a paste like quality to his work. He will paint a scene including figures, using acrylics.

For more information: peternardini.com

William Dobbie Demonstration  Landscape in Oils

Thursday March 29th 2018

William was born in Glasgow, a city famous for its shipbuilding. Here he  found a love and inspiration in its maritime heritage. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, the sea was often the subject of his paintings. William was the official Artist to the Tall Ships' visits In 1999 and 2011. He prefers to paint in oils and watercolour. As well as seascapes he enjoys painting landscapes and will paint a landscape in oils for our demonstration.

For more information: williamdobbieart.com

Favourite Painting

Visitors to our exhibition as well as art club members were invited to vote for their favourite painting.

The winner, this year, was Lorna Hutcheson.

Congratulations, Lorna!

THURSDAY 16th MARCH 7pm

COMPETITION AND AUCTION

Our annual competition will take place this year on Thursday 16th March.

Please bring along your completed unsigned painting (in the white envelope provided) for the secret vote. After the Competition, the small paintings will be displayed at our exhibition in May.

Robert Andrew has offered to frame them again for £9 in time for our exhibition.

This is our auction night so please look out any unwanted art materials or saleable items you may have at home. Home baking always welcome! All proceeds will go to the Art Club.

Janet Forry September 22nd
Janet  Forry has had connections with our club for many years. She is President of the Southern Art Club as well as a local professional artist. Janet is also a successful art tutor and is well known to most of our club members, many of whom attend her classes. Some years ago, Janet did a portrait demonstration for us. In September Janet returns to paint a landscape in oils. You can see more of her work at : janetforry.co.uk

James Orr November 3rd

A few years ago, James Orr's demonstration was very well received by the club members. We have asked him to come back to the club in November to paint a landscape in acrylics. James is based in Troon and you can see his wonderful seascapes and landscapes on the website :  jamesorrartist.com

Joe Broadley February 2nd

Joe Broadley is Vice President of The Paisley Art Institute and exhibits widely. He gets his inspiration from the paintings of the Impressionists and the Colourists. Landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes are his preferred subjects. Joe also enjoys working with the light and colour of European locations. We have invited Joe to come in February to paint a Tuscan street scene for us. You can see Joe's work at:  joebroadley.weebly.com

Maggie Downer March 30th

Now for something a little different. We have asked Maggie Downer, a figurative artist, to show us her technique in figurative art. Her demonstration at the end of March will be based on Glasgow characters. She works in mixed media. 

​EXHIBITION       FINAL WORDS

A final thank you to all our members who helped to make our exhibition and the 30th anniversary celebrations such a success. As Ida said in her speech, ''You are the club.'' and this was very evident in the willingness, cooperation and good humour of all those who took part.

A special thanks to James for sharing his professional skills in designing all the posters, flyers, invitations and mugs as well as our logo which features at the top of each of our web pages.

Also thanks to Douglas and Richard for providing and using their platform ladders to facilitate the hanging and taking down of  the exhibition.

Please note. Payment for sold paintings will be posted out to those people unable to attend the final two weeks of this session.

Favourite Painting 

The favourite painting as voted by visitors to our exhibition was Suzanne Hunter's painting of sheep.

The runner up was the painting of an Edinburgh alley by Eileen Cumming.