April 2024 Essex Art Club Spring Show.
Now a paid-up member of Essex Art Club, I took part in their Spring Show at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre in Chingford, rubbing shoulders with the likes of John King and John Tookey, painters of repute. I put in two paintings of Bluebell Woods in Wanstead – I have somehow failed to photograph theses pieces before submitting them – it would be just my luck if I sold them before having a chance to photograph them for the archive. For once, hoping that I don’t sell something….! Photos coming soon…..
March 2024
After “Robin” by Augustus John, by AB, in acrylics.
Two Flower Paintings by AB: Dragon Vase 2 and , watercolours.
Spring Art Show at the Sir James Hawkey Hall in Woodford. Organised by Woodford Arts, and featuring Essex Art Club and Art Group Wanstead, of which I am a member. Really enjoyable to take part in this as it was a chance to meet people from the other groups who are working in similar areas such as adult education, teaching art, exhibition locally and selling/promoting your work. Some helpful conversations were had and I sold a few cards and prints!
March 2024.
“Still Life with Lemons” was accepted by the Harlow Arts Trust for their Harlow Open Exhibition. Lovely to be part of this impressive show. See my Instagram for some interesting works from the exhibition. Now back in the fold, I hope to be showing one of these three in a show with Dave Sullivan later this year on the theme of “Artists Covers”, ie work that has been influenced by another artist, in this case, Cezanne. Watch this space.
January 2024
Kicking off the New Year by putting my three still life paintings from last year – started in class with my students as finished at home in the studio – into an exhibition put on my The Harlow Arts Trust in Essex. I qualified for entry by having gone to school in Broxbourne, Herts, which is in the catchment for the show. The three still life paintings were in oil and I splashed out and had them framed for the show – At Pictorem Framers in Walthamstow. They are called: Still Life with Lemons, Still Life with Oranges and Still Life with Apples. Paul noticed that the Lemons and the Apples have a lower “horizon line” than the Oranges – hadn’t thought about this. The inspiration was going to the Cezanne exhibition last year at Tate Modern – so there is a thought about Cezanne in each picture – I am waiting to see if any of the work is accepted into the Harlow show. Will know after 17th January. Will keep you posted. AB.
“Aldeburgh Fields, Pale Cream”, monoprint by AB.
Refugee Art Auction
Just dropped off my framed monoprint “Aldeburgh Fields, Pale Cream” at the Rose and Crown in Walthamstow for the Refugee Art Auction and Exhibition, running till 17th December when bidding stops.
Go to Refugee Art Auction on Facebook for more info and where you can see all works.
Plus, on Flickr, you can see all the works at a larger scale. Go to: flickr.com/photos/catalogue2023/
Should be an interesting show!
Nov 2023
Supplying E17 Art House
Pleased as punch to be supplying my next batch of cards to E17 Art House, Art framers and Card shop in Hoe Street Walthamstow!
See my own Shop Window on the website here for more cards from my stock. Please email for further details.
October 2023
“Poppy”, charcoal on paper, by AB.
Our theme in class this term is “Connecting With Nature” – if you have a pet, you are very much connecting with nature every day. I took this opportunity of drawing my dog, Poppy, something I often do with small sketches but this is a larger drawing in charcoal and I have done the drawing from a photo, rather than from life. The benefit of drawing from a photo, especially with animals, is that the subject is not going to move. However, sometimes, this lack of movement can make the drawing or painting look static or wooden. Knowing your subject personally can help and also having an understanding of how animals move will make a difference. This drawing of Poppy is very much a sketch and reflects her fluffy coat and bright eyes. Charcoal and chalk, October 2023.
September 17th, 2023
Wanstead Festival
A boxer, Rukshana and me – good chance to get drawing again at the Wanstead Festival, as classes get going again for Autumn.
Lovely to be with Nasreen and her team at Redbridge Institute as they launch their new-look Redbridge Institute of Creative Arts (RICA).
They properly put me on the spot, though, by asking me to do a portrait of Rukshana – a live demo – bit mad but I did it!
See my leaflet above for the short drawing course I will be doing with them in October – “Figure-drawing – Understanding the Human Form”.
Back soon,
Anna.