Demonstrations List
 

I have been painting landscapes, mainly in watercolour, for over thirty years now. My first love as an artist has always been the Norfolk landscape, but as a keen hiker my boots have taken me to numerous corners of Britain and across the globe. With an eye always for effects of the light, I’ve created many paintings that reflect those visits. I am just as happy sketching on the Great Wall of China as I am painting scenes that are in my own backyard! My working method usually involves sketches and photographs made on site, followed by painting the artwork in my garden studio. When working in watercolour I use fairly big brushes and only a few tubes of paint – a technique that I will demonstrate to you during the evening!

Michelle is a practising fine artist with a degree in Fine Art, specialising in Lobsters, Fish and all things Organic.  Her style has an adaptive reverence for the subject and yet does not rely on it; elevating the forms with bright use of colour and suggestive mark-making. The resulting pieces are proud declarations of colour and expression. Colour, depth, texture and contrast – does is matter if it looks like a lobster or a fish? Not really…

My work is divided into many creative areas. My first love is painting, so that is what I do. I really enjoy painting plein air. It is the only way to absorb the atmosphere of a location. There are challenges with changing light, and of course the weather. This was especially noticeable when I took part in Sky Arts landscape artist of the year as a wildcard. If there is not time to create an entire painting outside, then some sketches will be enough to bring back to my studio and be worked into a full painting. Studio work allows for additional creativity and experiments. This is when I work on my deconstruction and reconstruction collages and acrylic pouring or mixed media.

Colin is a self-taught artist painting in watercolour and acrylic using traditional materials and techniques. He has studied watercolour all his adult life and has been teaching and exhibiting paintings for over twenty years, turning professional in 1998 after spending 22 years in engineering.

His love of the countryside comes from his childhood days in rural Essex. East Anglian Landscape are his passion but also paints on his travels in the UK as well as France and Spain where he has led many painting holidays. He gives demonstrations to clubs and societies, tutors for the F S C at Flatford Mill and is a regular contributor to ‘Leisure Painter’ magazine. He has a popular art tutorial channel on YouTube.

He has paintings in collection in this country and abroad and has illustrations in the Hylands House History and Guide booklet. 

Jane has always loved drawing and early on knew she wanted to continue pursuing her art alongside her love of literature which led her to study a degree in Arts and Humanities at De Montfort University in the early 90’s. Over the last 6 years Jane has developed her painting and drawing style bringing new techniques from time spent print making and learning about art history. As well as painting expressive, textural landscapes Jane regularly takes commissions for pet portraits in soft pastels and continues to enjoy painting illustrative watercolours inspired by stained glass. More recently she has enjoyed experimenting with collage and giving online talks with demonstrations of collage techniques to art societies.

Graham is an elected member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) and has won numerous awards. He has featured in books and magazines as well as the teaching film ‘Inspired by Atmosphere’ by Townhouse films. He exhibits widely and has had many successful solo exhibitions.

His love of landscape oil painting stems from the adaptability and responsiveness of the medium as well as his passion for capturing changing atmospheres. East Anglian painters such as Edward Seago, Harry Becker and John Constable are constant sources of inspiration. Graham enjoys sharing his techniques and unique approach to oil painting with groups at demonstrations and workshops around the country.

Born in London, now living in Suffolk, Jacquie was always mad about horses but not being able to own one of her own she created them for herself – on paper. “Horses are the starting point for me and as a small child they were the one thing that caught my imagination and I fell deeply in love with them.” “Because I was never able to have a pony of my own, I just painted them to bring life in my art.”

Jacquie had no formal art training but, inspired by her brother who was a talented artist, she spent hours sketching images from her mind’s eye. Aged 16 and after having worked for a short time as a window dresser, Jacquie’s love of horses and racing became so strong that she went to work for Henry Cecil, the Newmarket trainer where she had a couple of amateur rides. Following her artistic dream, Jacquie left Henry Cecil’s yard and set up her studio. Most of her work features horses but other animals and people are also included in her paintings.

The Art Society Christmas luncheon will be held at The Manger in Bradfield Combust - do please pop the date in your diary. Tickets will be available on the 'Events' page nearer the time

Glasgow School of Art 1963-67 Diploma in Art.

Jordanhill College of Further Education 1967 -1968 Art Teacher's Certificate.

Open University BA Degree 1992

Career History:

1968-1980 freelance book illustrator in London for publishers including Evans Bros, Hamlyns,

Oxford University Press and Macmillans.

From 1980 concentrated on portraits and landscapes.

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Exhibited at:

Roval Society of Portrait Painters

Royal Society of Marine Artists

Royal Institute of Oil Painters

Pastel Society

National Portrait Gallery (As part of the BP Portrait Award)

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours

Royal Watercolour Society

Suffolk Showcase

Patchings National Art Competition.

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AWARDS:

Daler Rowney Award at Patchings National Art Competition 2010

Senellier Award at Patchings National Art Competition 2011

Rowland Hilder Award at The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour 2012

Winner of the Rheebridge Open Art Exhibition 2013

Runner up Rheebridge Open Art Competition 2014

Winner of the Drawing Prize, Bury St. Edmunds Art Society 2011

The Marjory Miller Award for a Painting in Oils, Bury Art Society 2013

2015 Winner of the Royal Society of Watercolourists President's Award at the SEAW Exhibition

2017 Elected Associate of the Institute of East Anglian Artists

2018 Elected "Professional Artist of the Year" by the Society for all Artists.

2018 Cambridge Open Art Exhibition. Portrait selected as one of the "Top Twenty"

2019 Elected a Full Member of the Institute of East Anglian Artists

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Voted Most Popular Painting:

Cambridge Drawing Society - 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018

Cambridge District Art Circle 2012, 2013

Clare Art club 2013

2014 Runner up Cambridge Open Art exhibition

2014 Runner up Cambridge drawing Society Annual Exhibition

Clare Art Club 2016

Clare Art Club 2017

2018 Cambridge Drawing Society Spring Exhibition.

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Portrait Commissions include

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Dr. Richard Henderson. Nobel Prizewinner 2017. Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Air Commodore Johnnie Johnson. (A posthumous portrait)

Douglas Bader (A posthumous portrait)

Baron Snith of Finsbury, Master of Pernbroke College, Cambridge

Prof. Don Nutbeam, Vice Chancellor, Southampton University 2010-2015

Professor Sir Brian Heap, Kt. CBE, ScD, FRS, Master St. Edmunds College Cambridge 1996-2004

Sir Roy Watts, CBE, Chairman Thames Water, 1983 -1993

Dr Richard Dyer, MSc, PhD, Director, the Babraham Institute, Cambridge 1994-2005

Sir Alex Jarratt, Kt, Chancellor University of University of Birmingham 1983-2002

Sir Roger Eliot, Kt, Fellow, New College, Oxford.

Paisley of Westerlea,, Chieftan of the Paisley Clan

Lord Gisborough. Lord Lieutenant of Cleveland

Dick Whittington, a portrait for the Mercers Company of London.

lan G. Templeton, Ma, Ba, Warden, Glenalmond College., Perthshire, 1992-2003

John Barret, Headmaster, the Leys School, Cambridge, 1990 -2004

Aack Slater, Headmaster, The Leys School Cambridge, 2004- 2012

Cosncillor James Gordon, 8Sc, Ma, Chalrman of Essex County Council

Andrew Campbell, Comvenar of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

George Clare, Winner of the 1982 WH Smith Literary Award