We now have a few dates for Wednesday evening watercolour tutorials by Colin Joyce. The sessions will run from 6.30 – 9.00 with a short break for refreshments.
All members are welcome. There will be a £4 charge levied per night to cover Colin’s fee.
The dates are:-
6th September
4th October
8th November
6th December
Get the dates in your diary and lets see a good turnout.
Heritage Walkway Photographs
Here are some photos provided by Dunfermline Delivers showing some of the enlarged paintings from our recent Mining Heritage Exhibition. Several of these laminated enlargements now feature on the walkway wall between Dunfermline Bus Station and Bruce Street in the town.
Club Annual General Meeting 2017
The 2017 Club AGM will be held in the club premises at Townhill on Tuesday 22nd August at 7 p.m. The Agenda is as follows:
ITEM 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES
ITEM 2. MINUTESOF PREVIOUS AGM
ITEM 3. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
ITEM 4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
ITEM 5. SECRETARY’S REPORT
ITEM 6. TREASURER’S REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET
ITEM 7. GALLERY CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 8. WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 9. EXHIBITION CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 10. PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 11. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS
ITEM 12. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ITEM 13. PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUION TO CONFORM WITH OSCR RECOMMENDATIONS
ITEM 14. WINTER EXHIBITION MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2017
ITEM 15. ANY OTHER PERTINENT BUSINESS
ITEM 16. DATE OF NEXT AGM – PROPOSED TUESDAY 21st AUGUST 2018
Josephine Gillespie – Workshop Info
For the Mixed Media workshop, Josephine will be doing a similar painting to the attached image. She will provide the painting ground which is a an A3+(20×14 inches) size watercolour paper, the reference photo, PVA glue, collage paper and tissue paper, masking tape, etc. The workshop will be like a “paint along with me” style where we go through the step by step way of painting the subject.
Other materials that attendees should bring:
A board not smaller than 20×14 inches to tape the watercolour paper down. (boards available in the club)
Acrylic Paints
lemon or cadmium yellow
cobalt blue
Prussian blue
viridian green or sap green
burnt sienna
titanium white
A selection of flat and round acrylic brushes
1/2″ – 1″ flat acrylic brushes
size 10 round acrylic brush
size 2 or 3 small round brush
a rigger brush
Shell Fife Art Exhibition 2017 – Information
Applications are now being taken for the Shell Fife Art Exhibition 2017. The six works judged best by the selection panel will be purchased by Shell and each artist will receive a Shell Award of £200 in addition to the purchase price. (One of these awards will be for craft work) Purchased works will be presented to Fife hospitals and health care facilities.
The exhibition will run at the Lochgelly Centre from 7th Oct until the 15th Nov 2017. The submissions deadline is Monday 11th September 2015. You can download an application form from www.onfife.com/fifeart2017 or pick up a copy from any Fife Cultural Trust venue, Fife Library or Museum.
Josephine Gillespie – Mixed Media Workshop
Artist Josephine Gillespie will be making a welcome return to the club on Friday 18th August for a one day mixed media workshop (10.00-15.00). There is a form on the Notice Board in the club where you should append your name and telephone number if you would like to attend. The fee for the workshop is £15, payable to the event co-ordinator Jen Manson by 11th August. Further information will be made available nearer to the time.
2018 Calendar Pictures
All twelve paintings selected for the clubs 2018 Calendar are now available to view on our Facebook page. We hope the calendar will be published around September when it will be available to buy.
Club Open Day at Townhill, 9th September
Message from Club Secretary
A date for your diaries. The Club will be holding an open day at the Townhill Community Centre on Saturday 9th September. It is planned that there will be an exhibition in the hall upstairs with pictures on display being available for sale. In the Studio downstairs we hope to provide demonstrations, workshops and refreshments. We shall be asking for volunteers to help with the various activities at a later date – please feel free to discuss any ideas you may have to make the day a success with members of the Committee. Please watch out for further details on the Exhibitions noticeboard in the Studio.
Margaret Evans Demo at Dunfermline Art Club
This afternoon the club hosted a demonstration by renowned pastellist Margaret Evans. Margaret has an international reputation as one of Scotland’s top contemporary artists / pastellists and is also a respected tutor and author of numerous teaching art books and DVD’s. The subject was “Glencoe”. Here are a couple of pics from the event. For more about Margarets work see https://www.facebook.com/MargaretEvansArt/
Paintings for 2018 Calendar
Selection of the thirteen paintings which will feature in the clubs 2018 Calendar has been completed. The painting with the most members votes and which will therefore become the facing page on the calendar is by George Aitken titled “Culross, Fife”. The other twelve excellent paintings will be shown on the website shortly. A total of 40 entries were received. Thanks to those who took part.
Culross, Fife by George Aitken