Demonstrations & Talks 2025
February 2025 - Teresa Seals - Wildlife in Pastel
Teresa's passion for pastel, in particular Unison - for whom she is an Associate Artist, was infectious. She brought along some of her beautiful animal art for us to see and one of two gannets to work on. Teresa likes to use the "bokeh" technique to achieve and atmospheric, out of focus background highlighted spots of light. She likes the tactile nature of pastels which enable her to "stroke" animals into life with her fingers enabling her to capture their likeness and personality. Teresa stressed the importance of layering the pastel gradually and that she only uses pastel pencils sparingly as a blender or just for detail. Fascinating.
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See more of Teresa's work at www.tsealsart.com
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March 2025 - Graham Webber - Marine Scene in Oils
We were very pleased to have a return visit from Graham, this time demonstrating a quayside scene. To create his atmospheric works Graham uses just two brushes, which he does not wash during the process, and three primary colours plus white. He starts by mixing a very dark purple with a smidge of yellow to create his darkest tone which he uses to sketch in the darks of his design, he then gradually adds the other colours to this mix to create additional tones as the underpainting to his work. This adds interest and tonal harmony when lighter tones and shades evolve from the original mix. Adding a frame to the painting totally transformed it.
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See more of Graham's work at www.grahamwebber.co.uk
