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<p class="">Dear All,</p>
<p class=""><b>Change to our Scheduled Demonstration Friday 9th
April & Reminder for our Art Matters Art History challenge
Friday 12th April.</b><br>
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<p>It is with regret that we have decided to postpone Richard
Waldron's demonstration for this Friday 9th April due to his
continuing poor health. He is still recovering from his bout of
Covid and at times continues to struggle with long Covid symptoms.
We have therefore agreed that it would be better for Richard to
conduct a live demo later in the year when hopefully we can all
meet up in person again. A am glad to say he still an active
member and participates occasionally in our Zoom meetings. <br>
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<p>Luckily we have been able to secure a <b>Martin Ireland</b> to
replace Richard at very short notice. His demonstration theme will
be the male figure swimming.<br>
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<p>Martin is a local Artist. He gained a BA Hon's in 1987 and has
exhibited in many galleries across London including the Mall
Galleries and the Strand. He has an impressive record of solo
exhibitions, contributed to prestigious publications and has his
own public collection at the National Maritime Museum Liverpool.</p>
<p>He says of his working methods "<span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent">I
start to develop idea from photographs and drawings, then work
them into, developing and massaging a story into the fabric of
the image. I don't know exactly how my paintings are going to
end up like as the development takes over the process."</span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Martin has been fascinated by the male figure for many
years. He paints in the traditional way of Oil on canvas. He
prefers oils and finds the medium sympathetic to the way he
works. He often changes the composition during the process of
paining the figure as the relationshi</span></span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">p between sitter develops and unravels. The figure is
a wonderful subject to draw and paint. Painting from life have
given Martin an opportunity to capture something about them,
including intimacy and sexual energy. For Martin, drawing and
painting is as much about him as it is the model. Over the
past few years, Martin has been focussed on people who have
fled their countries seeking safety in the UK. Painting is
about searching for some sort of order and a response to the
world which is chaotic. He usually paint single figures which
are introspective, reflective and revealing. Aerial views of
figures are something that Martin has been focussing over the
past 20 years. It’s still an untapped compositional device
that he keeps returning to. He paints figures because there is
a tension, a poise and balance in the human body.</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Please join us in what promises to be an interesting
but relaxed demonstration.</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Zoom invitation is at the foot of this email. Non
member attendees will be ask to join the society.<br>
</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);"><b>Reminder Art Matters 16th April </b><br>
</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Deborah suggest that over the next couple of weeks you
create something inspired by Art History. This can be a modern
day interpretation of an old master - Beckenham Place park as
seen by Turner? Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe as a 2021 socially
distanced picnic? Your own cubist still life? (Corey
D’Augustine’s YouTube video here <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZYfSzvPvs"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZYfSzvPvs</a> is
a good introduction to how to) Alternatively it can be really
interesting to get under the skin of a work you like by making
a copy. The choice is yours.</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Kind Regards,</span></span></p>
<p><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span
style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(250, 248,
242);">Paul Stringfellow<br>
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<p>Bromley Art Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<br>
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Topic: BAS Martin Ireland Demonstration Zoom Friday 9th April<br>
Time: Apr 9, 2021 07:00 PM London<br>
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