[BAS Newsletter] What Flowers? Art materials and Technical Tips

[Adrian Fowle]

Our "First Friday" meeting for March promises to be intriguing. Our 
speaker and topic are billed as "Flowers in Acrylic - demonstration by 
Lewis Hazelwood Horner". If you are thinking of something twee and 
chocolate boxy - think again. Lewis's published works are intense 
studies of people at work, some with a sense of love and humour, others 
strike me as dark and brooding. All terrific but not a flower to be 
seen. See for yourself at www.lhazelwoodhorner.co.uk or the many sites 
on which he has won prizes.  I think he is still in his 20s, so someone 
to watch out for.

That's at 8pm, Friday 1st March, Ripley Arts Centre.

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Of course you have to be a member to attend - Maggie will be there with 
her membership kit for those last minute renewals. And do bring along 
any friends who want to join us.

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Art materials sale - Christine Mallion

Our late member and friend has left the contents of her studio to BAS to 
sell for St Christopher's Hospice, for the benefit of both. Christine 
was a prolific artist in acrylic, watercolour and pastel, pencil and ink 
and well equipped with quality materials in all. I have LOADS of things 
to sell and I cannot take them back home. I will set up as near 7pm as 
possible on Friday, before the demonstration. Please bring cash and give 
what you can afford for anything you want to buy. But also bring Carrier 
bags etc. There are 12 largish boxes / bags which contain:

Books
Studio equipment, easels, cutting boards, work boxes
Acrylic paint
Watercolour paint
Pastels
Pencils various
Pen and ink
Paper for all the above in sizes from small to huge
Brushes
Frames
Mounts .....

It was passed to me by family who were clearly not artists, and I have 
sorted it a bit. There are many hidden treasures though. Some are part 
used, some brand new.


Don't forget. CASH and CARRIER BAGS. 7pm.

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Technical notes - for those, like me, who enjoy the technology of art, 
Golden have had a lovely website for some time at www.justpaint.org. Now 
they have added a new element "Just Paint Experience" - sign up if you 
are interested at www.justpaint.org/jpe-register. In the interests of 
balance, I point out that WinsorNewton also have a superb website with 
video tutorials, see www.winsornewton.com/uk/masterclass-collection. 
There is a link to sign up at the bottom. MITRA is another good 
resource, from the University of Delaware: www.artcons.udel.edu/mitra. 
The forums are really useful and knowledgeable people respond to questions.

-- 
Adrian Fowle
Chairman, Bromley Art Society