Hi everyone

In our final week of the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course we drew roses using soft pastels on Pastelmat paper and this time we were drawing from life rather than from a photograph. It’s a slightly different experience drawing from an actual object rather than a photograph. You have to make more of the decisions yourself regarding composition and scale and you have to really pay attention to your viewpoint and keep it consistent. So you were all working a bit more independently in this lesson but you were definitely ready for it as you can see from the pictures below. Brilliant work everyone and a great way to finish the course.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

There also some live online Draw Alongs coming up in December. Full details can be found on the Courses for 2022 page. Please get in touch if you would like to book a place, by email: leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286.

Hope to see you soon.

Wendy

Hi folks

This week in the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course we created these beautiful paintings of Plumeria flowers using watercolour pencils. The pencils can be used lightly for soft pastel tones but also with more pressure for intense areas of colour. Fantastic work everyone!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

There also some live online Draw Alongs coming up in December. Full details can be found on the Courses for 2022 page. Please get in touch if you would like to book a place, by email: leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286.

See you all next week.

Wendy

Hi everyone

This week the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course used charcoal to create these wonderfully dramatic drawings of roses. Turns out roses are pretty tricky to draw but it just goes to show what you can achieve when you push yourself just a little bit further. I’m so proud of you all for your perseverance!

For the final lesson in the “Inspired 7” Online Beginners Art Course we looked at the work of contemporary Dutch artist Ans Debije. It’s always good to remind ourselves that art is still being produced now and not just something from the past. Ans specialises in small still life objects often with reflective surfaces. Beautiful work everyone!

The “Inspired” online courses will return in January 2023. Details to follow soon!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you soon.

Wendy

Hi folks

This week in the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course we took some time to get back to basics and really focus on drawing skills. These coloured pencil drawings were perfect for practising observation, accuracy and precision.

The “Inspired 7” Online Beginners Art Course looked at a selection of Japanese, 19th century, woodblock prints by artist Kono Bairei and produced their own versions in watercolour.

Such beautiful, delicate drawings from both classes this week. Well done everyone.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy

Hi everyone

In week 3 of the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course we had a good hit of colour by using Derwent Inktense blocks to create these Pansy paintings. There’s definitely something a bit magical about how the colour goes on as a crayon and then you add water to turn it into paint. Thoroughly enjoyable! The task for the “Inspired 7” Online Beginners Art Course was quite the opposite. Creating these Egyptian style patterns was all about precision and accuracy, making sure the drawing was just right before adding the colour. A tricky one but you exceeded my expectations yet again. Fantastic work everyone, Well done.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

No classes this week but classes will resume on Monday 31st October 🎃.

See you all soon.

Wendy

Hi folks

This week in the “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course we painted these wonderfully sunny and uplifting Rudbeckia flowers using watercolour. People often underestimate how difficult watercolour can be. It takes a fair bit of planning. So well done to all of you for creating such fantastic paintings. In the “Inspired 7” Online Beginners Art Course we were inspired by Paul Gauguin and his brightly coloured oil paintings. We used oil pastels instead which take a long time but are definitely worth the effort. Fabulous work everyone, keep it up!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy

Hi everyone

Great to be back getting arty with you all again both online and in person. The “Flowers” Beginners Mixed Media Course produced some fantastic soft pastel drawings of Peonies. Always good to get messy on day one! The “Inspired 7” Online Beginners Art Course looked at Raoul Dufy’s work to create these gorgeous, brightly coloured, watercolour paintings of a beach in Nice. A “Nice” reminder of sunny days as the weather starts to change. A brilliant start to the new term everyone! Well done.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy

Hi everyone

After a lovely, long Summer break, I’m pleased to say that Leeds Art Group classes, both online and face to face, will be starting again from 3rd October 2022. For full details go to the Courses for 2022 page here: https://leedsartgroup.co.uk/courses/.

If you would like to book a place or if you have any enquiries please get in touch by email: leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286.

Hope you can join us.

Wendy

Hi everyone

Well done to everyone who took on last night’s Draw Along challenge. Hands are something that a lot of people find difficult to draw. So what better reason to practise! You did incredibly well to recreate this complex image and you really had to focus on drawing what you could see rather than what we think of as a typical hand shape. Great work, hope you enjoyed it.

There are currently no classes planned for the immediate future but if you have any enquiries please get in touch by email: leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286.

Below are some of this week’s pictures.

Take care.

Wendy

Hi folks

Fabulous drawings in this week’s Draw Along. Lovely organic shapes and and really dramatic contrasts in tone. Well done everyone!

There is one more Draw Along coming up on Wednesday 25th May and this time the subject will be “Hands”. We all know how tricky it is to draw hands, so if you fancy some practice then join us next week. Full details can be found on the Courses for 2022 page here. Please get in touch if you would like to book a place by email: leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or tel: 07788 871286.

Below are some of this week’s pictures.

Hope to see you all soon.

Wendy