MEET THE MEMBER – Linda Purdy
When did you start painting? I drew as a child and began keeping sketchbooks as a teenager/young adult. Wanting to try watercolours I bought equipment and a book but struggled without a tutor. In 2006 I went on a three day course with Ian King…
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 – Lori Bentley on the story of lockdown in pictures
This is our last edition of Season 2 of our weekly IsolARTion series. We are planning two more bumper editions at the end of April and May, but for now, please go back and enjoy the wealth of talent and inspiration in both seasons of…
ISOLartION – Fran Godwood on twin joys of gardening and art
To me, just like everyone else, lockdown came as a bit of a shock. My first thought was whether our daughter Anna, who has Down’s syndrome, should come to stay with us or remain in her supported living house. We decided she should stay with…
ISOLartION – Ros Ridley – What happened to art in lockdown?
All that time to get through in lockdown. All those annoying appointments and obligations cancelled. All those artistic ideas and projects we had been meaning to get round to. There was plenty of time for art, wasn’t there. But no. Inspiration and even competence just…
ISOLartION – Linda Purdy on the great outdoors
The highlight of these past months involves another SEAW member – Penny Newman, as well as me. A little history Penny and I met nearly twelve years ago on a painting course and instantly became firm friends. After becoming friends, we visited an SEAW exhibition…
Newport Walks by Tony White
Past SEAW President, Tony White takes us through and unexpected benefit of lock-down. I have always painted and drawn. For some reason painting has taken a back seat for the last year or so, whilst I have been occupied with some print-making projects. Maybe painting…
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 Astrig’s studio window
At the beginning of lockdown, Astrig Akseralian posted some lively 2 minute landscape sketches in our friends’ and members’ facebook group. They intrigued us, so we asked her to take us for a walk through the work she has been doing and how she approached…
ISOLartION – A glimpse through Sue’s studio window
Sue Downie has been making books during lockdown – she explains the process Making books I am really taken with making books. No, I don’t mean ‘How to paint bad watercolours in 5 minutes’ but unique artwork in book form. Until I started making books…