Club Events 2012

 

Ray Ellwood

 

        

Thursday 12 January and Ray Ellwood started the club year with a bang and showed us some of the techniques involved in painting a snow scene.  He had a packed hall and an enthusiastic audience who really appreciated all of the tips and methods of painting that he showed.

 

 

 

 

 

Club Events 2011

 

Brian Ballard

 

           

Thursday 3rd November Brian Ballard gave us a fascinating evening and completed two oil paintings with considerable panache and showed some of the techniques that he uses.  You can immediately see why he is such a popular and successful artist, his certainty of line and colour and use of the painting knife were a definite inspiration to a rapt audience. More of his work can be seen on his website http://www.brianballard.co.uk

 

23rd Annual Art Exhibition

 

     

The 23rd Annual Art Exhibition was held at Castle Espie opening on Friday 7th October until Sunday 23rd October.  The exhibition was officially opened by international wildlife artist Lorna Hamilton who then chose the winner of the Millenium Trophy for 2011 as Valerie Craig for her painting 'West Port'.

Also pictured above is Arnold Gardiner being presented with the Innisbeg Trophy for the most popular painting in the show, his watercolour 'The Ghost Hole'.  The show was very succesful with many paintings sold!

 

Randall Stephen Hall

 

     

Thursday 9th June Stephen Hall gave us an entrancing evening firstly by projecting images of some of his work and also by letting us see some of the books that he has published.  Not only is he an accomplished artist and illustrator, but he has a cracking sense of humour which permeates his work. Following this he then proceeded to set up an easel and drew a portrait of a Viking, which he thought appropriate as we were close to Strangford Lough.  A great evening!

 

Julian Friers

 

         

Thursday 12th May we were honoured by a demonstration from Julian Friers, who is currently the President of the RUA. Julian gave an impressive oil painting demonstration, made all the more amazing by the fact that he worked entirely from memory with no reference material.  Once again everyone present learned a great deal and it was a great evening.

 

Grahame Booth

 

       

Thursday 7th April Grahame revisited the club and gave us a wonderful watercolour demonstration. He also came equipped with headset and mike, so that everyone could easily hear his running commentary. As always he was a fount of information and everyone was inspired by his skill and enthusiasm. The street scene with cafe was painted in front of our eyes. Truly inspirational!

 

 

Paul Walls

 

     

Thursday 3rd March was a demonstration by Paul, who was as colourful and energetic as his shirt. In an action packed evening, spiced with anecdotes he painted the same scene twice, once in winter with snow and the second as a summer scene, explaining the differences as he painted. He certainly inspired a number of club members.  An excellent evening.

 

 

Lorna Hamilton

 

  

Thursday 3rd February we were given a fascinating presentation of the work of portrait and wildlife artist Lorna Hamilton.  Lorna has already achieved worldwide recognition for her work and gave a packed audience an intriguing insight into the way she works and also chooses her subject matter.

 

 

Ann FitzSimons

 

Thursday 13th January, Ann FitzSimons, one of the club members gave a truly inspirational talk with illustrative powerpoint demonstration on Art and the Garden.  This was well attended and an excellent start to the new year.