Sculpture by Nigel Mantell
Sylvia Paul demonstrating her oil over acrylic technique.
Photo by Tony Connor.
Barry Freeman demonstrating the use of oil pastels.
Photo by Tony Connor.
Life Study in Charcoal by Mick Martin
Photo by Erica Johns
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Coach Outings
In the summer we organise coach outings to places of interest. Participants paint, draw, take photographs, or just enjoy the location. These, again, are normally on the last Sunday of each month. The coach collects passengers at a series of points from Buckhurst Hill to Wanstead.
Summer Coach Trip Outings
for 2011
- 22nd May Colchester and Tiptree
- 26th June St Albans
- 31st July Sandwich
- 4th Sept. Felixstowe
- 25th Sept. Broadstairs
Club Activities
Our main activities are exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations, and coach outings for sketching. Informal painting sessions take place once a month at St Barnabas Church Hall in Woodford. There is also a portrait group which meets weekly for much of the year.
Exhibitions
We try to have two exhibitions per year, one in central London, one in Essex. In 2008 we exhibited for two exciting months at the Guildhall Art Gallery . In past years our exhibition sites in London have included the Guildhall; Bishospsgate Library (several times); St Botolph's Church, Aldgate; the Restaurant Gallery, St John's, Smith Square; and Gallery 47 opposite the British Museum.
In 2007, 2009 & 2010 we had our Spring Exhibition at Gallery 54, Shepherd Market, London W1 and we shall exhibit there again in 2011.
In Essex we have exhibited several times at Valentine's Mansion in Ilford. Valentine's Mansion is a lovely building which was allowed to deteriorate badly, but has now been renovated due to a grant from the Millenium Commission. In 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010we had very successful local exhibitions at Wanstead House and will do so again in 2011.
Lectures and Demonstrations
In the winter we meet at Wanstead House, usually on the last Sunday of each month from 2.30 to 4.30 pm for a practical demonstration by a professional artist, or a talk on art history or some other aspect of art. Non-members are welcome and are charged £5.
Winter Programme 2011-2012
- 23rd Oct. 2011 Keith Morton "Portraits in Acrylics".
- 27th Nov. 2011 Melanie Cambridge "Oil Seascape".
- 29th Jan. 2012 John Tookey "Watercolour Land/Townscape".
- 26th Feb. 2012 Reg Siger "Line and Wash, Acrylic Village Scene".
- 11th March 2012 Annual General Meeting (Members only).
- 25th Mar. Evelyn Rowland "Graphite's Great! Getting the Best out of Graphite Sticks"
- 29th April 2012 Liz Seward (Relfe) "Mixed Media Floral Still Life"
Winter Programme 2010-2011
- 31st Oct. 2010 Martin Ireland "Figures in the Landscape" (Watercolour).
- 28th Nov. 2010 June Chapman "Making Faces" An illustrated talk about using media.
- 30th Jan. 2011 Denise Allen "Seascape in Acrylic".
- 27th Feb. 2011 Anthony Slinn "Vincent".
- 27th Mar. 2011 Robin Mackervoy "Still Life Painting in Acrylic".
- 3rd April 2011 Annual General Meeting (Members only).
- 17th April 2011 Hashim Akib "Figures in an Urban landscape".
Winter Programme 2009 -2010
- 25th Oct. 2009 Derek Daniells "Marine painting in oils"
- 29th Nov. 2009 Sylvia Paul "Oil paint over acrylic still life"
- 31st Jan. 2010 David James "Line and watercolour wash"
- 28th Feb. 2010 Heather Joliffe "Flowers in watercolour and w/c pencils"
- 7th March 2010 Annual General Meeting (Members only)
- 28th March 2010 Brian Coppard "Animal study in pastel"
- 25th April 2010 John Merriot "Seascape in watercolour"
Portrait Group
The Portrait Group meets on Fridays at Wanstead House, The Green, Wanstead from 8 - 10 pm. The charge is £5 when you attend (no commitment to a course). We pay £12 if you sit for us: not a lot but we're very friendly - and you might get sketched or even painted by a professional! Contact: cowper@xyzholzhausen.fsnet.co.uk
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Christmas Party
An informal Christmas party (members only) is held at Wanstead house in early December with a buffet, a bar, quizzes, and an informal mini-exhibition. Usually, there is a Coach-trip Challenge, with prizes offered for the best items resulting from one of the coach trips i.e. drawings, paintings and photographs of participants.
Wanstead House
Wanstead House (21 The Green, Wanstead, E11 2NT, about a hundred yards from Wanstead Underground station) is our usual venue for demonstrations, talks, committee meetings and social functions.
Financial Support
The Essex Art Club gratefully acknowledges the receipt of financial support from the Redbridge Arts Council
