Hi again

Due to the current Coronavirus situation all classes are cancelled from today onwards.

Bookings can still be made for the next term of courses starting Monday 20th April 2020 and the 1 day workshop on Monday 6th of April.  In the event of any cancellations your payment will be refunded in full.  I’m aware some people may understandably be waiting to see if the courses will run before booking a place.  However, if there aren’t enough people booked on the courses by the closing dates then I would need to cancel the courses anyway.  So I am advising people to book as soon as possible so that I can establish whether there will be enough people for the courses to run and, as mentioned, you would receive a full refund if they don’t run.  The closing date for the Aboriginal Pattern Workshop is 28th March 2020 and 10th April 2020 for all other courses.

The next term will be starting in April 2020.  There will be a one day Aboriginal Pattern Workshop on 6th April 2020 and the following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 20th April 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course 2, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 2 and “Places”-Beginners Mixed Media Course.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

In the meantime, stay safe and I hope to see you all soon.

Wendy

Hi everyone

This week the Beginners Birds Drawing Course created these really colourful drawings of a Bullfinch using oil pastels.  In the Beginners Drawing Course Level 1 we used a grid to help improve accuracy in both line and shading.  The Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 worked on eyes this week and produced some fantastic observation drawings.

The next term will be starting in April 2020.  There will be a one day Aboriginal Pattern Workshop on 6th April 2020 and the following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 20th April 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course 2, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 2 and “Places”-Beginners Mixed Media Course.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

Thank you to everyone who made it to class this week.  I will let you know in the next couple of days of any developments regarding next week’s lessons.

Hope to see you all soon.

Wendy

Hi folks

In the Beginners Birds Drawing Course this week we created pictures of Herons using collage torn from magazines.  The Beginners Drawing Course Level 1 looked at scale and how to create tone in these enlarged drawings of natural forms.  In the Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 we used both pencil and soft pastel to show tone when drawing noses.  There were a few challenges to face in all the courses this week but you handled them brilliantly and you are all improving every week.  Keep it up!

The next term will be starting in April 2020.  There will be a one day Aboriginal Pattern Workshop on 6th April 2020 and the following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 20th April 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course 2, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 2 and “Places”-Beginners Mixed Media Course.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

Courses can fill up quickly so please book early to secure your place.

See you all next week.

Wendy

Hi everyone

This week the Beginners Birds Drawing Course used soft pastels to create these colourful Kingfishers.  In the Beginners Drawing Course Level 1 we used manmade objects in a still life composition and focused on proportion.  The Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 looked at mouths and how to create tone with both pen and pencil.  Another good week of drawings – well done everyone!

The next term will be starting in April 2020.  There will be a one day Aboriginal Pattern Workshop on 6th April 2020 and the following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 20th April 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course 2, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 2 and “Places”-Beginners Mixed Media Course.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

Courses can fill up quickly so please book early to secure your place.

See you soon.

Wendy

Hi folks

It’s the first week of the new term and what a great start!  The Beginners Birds Drawing Course started us off with with some fantastic scraperboard drawings of starlings.  In the Beginners Drawing Course Level 1 we explored using different pencils and how to build up a picture of natural forms.  The Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 practised getting the proportions right as a good basis for a portrait.  Brilliant work everyone.  You all really threw yourselves into this first lesson and I’m looking forward to seeing how you all progress throughout the term.

See you all next week.

Wendy

Hi everyone

Great to be back and getting creative again in 2020!  Hope you’ve all had a good break and are ready to do something arty. We kicked off the year with a Gustav Klimt Pattern Workshop resulting in these gorgeous, colourful creations.  You’ve still got a couple of weeks before the next courses start so it’s not too late to book a place but don’t hang about as some courses only have a couple of spaces left.  The following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 24th February 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course, Beginners Drawing Course Level 1, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 and Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 2.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

Not long to go now!

Hope to see you soon.

Wendy x

Hi everyone

We have now come to the end of the current term and the “Places” Beginners Mixed Media Course finished with a splash of gold in these Buddha pictures.  The Beginners Drawing Course Level 2 focused on accuracy in both proportion and tone to create a group jigsaw where everything matched up brilliantly.    In the Beginners Watercolour Painting Course 2 we painted directly from objects rather than photographs and practised all the techniques we have learned so far!  What a great term full of fantastic pictures!  I hope you’re all pleased with what you’ve achieved.

We’ve got a bit of a break before the next term starts in February but remember to book your place as spaces can fill up quickly.  There will be a one day Gustav Klimt Pattern Workshop on 10th February 2020 and the following courses will be starting in the week commencing Monday 24th February 2020: Beginners Birds Drawing Course, Beginners Drawing Course Level 1, Beginners Portraiture Course Level 1 and Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 2.  For further details on all these courses go to the “Courses for 2020” page.  Email me at:  leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286 if you have any questions or would like to book a place.

Hope you can all join me next year.

Bye for now.

Wendy x

Hi folks

In the “Places” Beginners Mixed Media Course this week, we created these colourful, mosaic style pictures using magazine collage.  The Beginners Drawing Course Level 2  had two challenges in one: drawing both glass and water, with some brilliant results.  The Beginners Watercolour Painting Course 2 used all the techniques we have practiced so far to produce beautiful, enlarged paintings of flowers.

Then after we’d done all that, we had our “Pop-Up” Exhibition!  Thank you to everyone who took part and came along on the night.  It was a great turn out and fantastic to see so many of you exhibiting your work and getting to meet other members of the group.  We had over 110 pieces of work on display looking brilliant all together.  Thank you so much to everyone who helped out with setting up and packing away.  The winner of the Favourite Picture Vote was Maureen Cormack.  It was a tie between 2 of her pictures: “Harold The Hare” and “Winter Landscape” (both pictured below).

2nd place:  “Leigh” by Eliza Perdon

3rd place: “Bridge at Malham” by Marie Imeson

Well done everyone.  I’m so proud of you all and really pleased that you got a chance to show off a bit!

See you all soon.

Wendy

Hi everyone

Can you believe we are on week 5 of the courses already?  The lessons are flying by, hope you’re enjoying them.

This week, in the “Places” Beginners Mixed Media Course we used watercolour pencils to create these fantastic pictures of the Statue of Liberty.  The Beginners Drawing Course Level 2 used pen and cross hatching technique to produce tonal still life drawings.    In the Beginners Watercolour Painting Course 2 we looked at how to paint white objects and scenes by painting the shadows.  Well done everyone!  I can see many of you slowly starting to gain confidence in your drawing/painting and so you should, you’re improving every week!  I can’t wait to see what pieces of work you will be submitting for the “Pop-Up” Exhibition.  Here are the details again for anyone who has missed them.

On Friday 8th November we will be having a “Pop-Up” Exhibition at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Road, Headingley, LS6 3AW, 6-9pm.  This means you bring your work along with you on the night and take it away again at the end.  Anyone who has ever attended a Leeds Art Group course is welcome to exhibit.  Friends and family are also welcome to attend or anyone who just wants to come along and see what we do.  If you would like to exhibit a piece of work please email me for further details at:  leedartgroup@yahoo.co.uk.  There will also be a secondhand bookstall so please bring along any spare books you have on the night.  Hope you can make it!

Don’t forget, there are no classes next week but lessons will resume in the week commencing Monday 4th November.

Enjoy the break and I’ll see you all soon.

Wendy