[BAS Newsletter] Feedback and exhibitions

[Jean Morrison-Mariner]

Hi  Adrian.
I thought it was a really great demonstration  &  he spoke about the brushes he uses. I wonder if you noted down the name of the ones he bought very cheaply abroad? 
Regards Jean. 


Jean Morrison-Mariner
Reiki Master/Teacher ITEC
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> On 3 Mar 2019, at 23:02, Adrian Fowle <adrian at fowle.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Some notes from Friday and details of EXHIBITIONS to ENTER
> 
> We raised £415 for St Christopher's Hospice from the sale of Christine Mallion's art materials. Thank you for your generosity. I hope you enjoy using your purchases as much as Christine always seemed to. A few books were left which I shall take to any charity shop which I can park near. The remaining usable scraps of art materials I shall find good homes for.
> 
> Our demonstrator,  Lewis Hazelwood-Horner, is a member of the Council of The Royal Society of British Artists, oddly abbreviated to RBA
> www.royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk/about-us/officers-and-council/
> He was encouraging us to submit works for their forthcoming open Exhibition - see
> www.mallgalleries.org.uk/call-for-entries/open-exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists
> 
> Bromley Art Society's Exhibition at Ripley will take place 26th March - 26th April 2019. Instructions and handing in form can be found on our "old" website at
> http://www.bromleyartsoc.org.uk/story/ripley-2019-instructions.
> Our exhibitions last year were a fantastic success. More of the same please.
> 
> Jules Pew is exhibiting at the Candid Arts Trust - theme The Absurd. If you would like tickets to the  Preview evening 15 March 7-10pm please contact her jules.pew at gmail.com
> 
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> I had the impression that Lewis had not given many talks to art societies - there was a slight hesitancy to his approach. Nevertheless he provided several fascinating insights. He is one of few demonstrators we have had who have talked about continuing the work afterwards, so it was not just a pastiche for our benefit. He talked about using a "Black Mirror", unfortunately also the name of a film. However it seems also to be known as a Claude Glass - see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_glass. He was going to use his switched off mobile phone screen, which sounds like a nice trick although he did not do it in the end. He painted with a very straight arm and discussed the use of an extra long brush handle too, which gave him an odd stance when painting. He was quite careful to stay in the same position once he started, to avoid shifts in the perspective.
> Lewis was painting in oils, which he thins with turps and dammar varnish. He selectively varnishes his paintings to highlight areas (ie some are left matt and others are glossy). He also uses what I think was called Liberon wax, which he buffs to a shine (www.liberon.co.uk) These methods seemed to me to be at odds with his wish to ensure longevity for his works. He used some very interesting colours, including one called Cadmium Purple or possibly Cadmium Red Purple. This has the same pigment, known as PR108, as the more common bright red Cadmium. He told us that he sometimes uses sandpaper on a painting which has dried, to smooth the surface and deepen the shade before he continues painting. A canvas might not stand up to such abuse, and he dislikes the way stretched canvas bounces,  so he often uses a primed wood panel.
> If this all sounds a bit fussy - have a look at his paintings! He is a young artist to watch I think.
> 
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> Adrian Fowle
> Chairman, Bromley Art Society
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