MEET THE FRIEND – Isobelle Gladstone
Welcome to our first “Meet the Friend” article When did you start painting? I first started painting in August 2017. What led you to start painting? I used to draw with wet and dry pencils occasionally, but never paint. Strangely, I feared it. However, after…
MEET THE MEMBER – Lesley Munro
When did I start to paint? When I look back on it, my interest in art probably originated from finger painting at nursery. I was drawing the whole time, on any paper that my dad brought home from his printing job and even the cardboard…
IsolARTion – Members and friends are “Holding things together”
In the third article of the current season of isolARTion, Lillias said this about the objects she had painted: “I noticed that quite a few seem to suggest ‘holding things together’ – what we are all trying to do, no doubt!” As part of her…
ISOLartION – Carol Whitehouse on a painting journey
When I was asked if I would like to write a piece for ISOLartION I was about to start working on a painting of purple tulips. I began to think of how I go about producing my art. I liken this to a journey –setting…
ISOLartION – Vandy Massey on the benefits of running a brush marathon
We’ve done it! With a lot of help from my artist friends, the final brushstroke has been placed on painting number 1000 for Running with Brushes. When the completely bonkers idea of painting 1000 small paintings for a charity came to me, I had no…
MEET THE MEMBER – Alan Noyes
Other art societies you belong to: Member of the Cambridge Drawing Society. What led you to start painting? Both my parents were artistic, my mother particularly and I remember being encouraged to draw and paint at a very early age. At school I enjoyed both…
MEET THE MEMBER – Helen Otter
Website address: www.helenotter.co.uk Other art societies you belong to: NSEAD, SAA Role in the SEAW : I have recently volunteered to be the Treasurer When did you start painting? As a child I loved painting, I would spend my Christmas money on poster paints and…
MEET THE MEMBER – Penny Newman
Other art societies you belong to: Ely Art Society Role in the SEAW : I have recently volunteered to be the liason person for The SEAW Friends quarterly newsletters. The newsletter is a valuable way for Friends to find out more about our wonderful watercolour…
EXPLORE – Urban sketching
During lockdown, the urbansketchers movement conducted a series of instagram interviews with some of its most well known members around the world. The result was a series of chats and challenges set by interviewees, that kept urbansketchers busy during lockdown, kept them connected and interpreted …
ISOLartION – a glimpse through Rob’s studio window
Associate member Rob Ellis finishes off our ISOLartION posts. Thanks to all the members and friends who have actively participated in this series. We have enjoyed our studio visits and will miss reading about the art being created during social/physical distancing. We are currently gearing…