MEET THE MEMBER – Justin Hawkes
Name Justin Hawkes Other art societies you belong to BAPCR Associate What led you to start painting? Seeing the work of Paul Cezanne when at school visiting the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge. Do you have a preference for painting style? If so, can you describe it?…
A Festival of Watercolour in Norfolk
We held our most successful exhibition ever at Wells Maltings in Norfolk in February. Late in November, we got the opportunity to stage a Festival of Watercolour at this prestigious gallery. Despite many reasons to shy away from this challenge: (lack of lead time, winter exhibition, travel…
MEET THE MEMBER – Michele Webber
Name Michele Webber Other art societies you belong to? Gainsborough’s House Printmakers, SAA (Professional Associate) What led you to start painting? I always drew as a child and always wanted to be an artist. People told me it wasn’t possible so I gave it up…
A sideways look at the magic of watercolour
Thoughts of a striving painter – Part 1 by Alan Noyes Whatever jottings and ramblings I put down here can either be attributed to ideas and advice I have gleaned over time from numerous books in my studio, (How to Paint like Turner by Tate…