August competition winner

For the second time in a row, the talented Jan Clennett won our competition - this time with a piece of work in the style of a Picasso painting.

Change to advertised events

September - MONTHLY THEME - The Seasons

5th Sept - CHANGE - Workshop with Lindy Dunbar - Life drawing. £5.

12th Sept - suggested theme:  "Claude Monet" or "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" *COMPETITION (on monthly or weekly theme)
19th Sept - suggested theme: "Francis Bacon" or "Dante Gabriel Rosetti" or
"Gwen John"

26th Sept - suggested theme: "Anthony van Dyck" or "Peter Paul Rubens" or
"Georgia O'Keefe"

Thinking ahead to Arlington Arts Festival 2014 (if there is to be one - probably in June), if you are keen to get involved in organising an event or want to see any particular events or venues included, please let me know as I am considering putting in an application for some lottery funding or similar.

Hailsham Art Group

Herstmonceux Castle offer

Herstmonceux Castle are offering members of Hailsham Art Group a season ticket for their 2014 season for £10 (usually £26) to come anytime (during the season) to set up their easels. Let me know if you are interested in joining the Hailsham Art Group which starts the new term on 26th August.

http://hailshamartgroup.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.herstmonceux-castle.com/article.php/10/gallery

August Art sessions

August AAG Art Sessions (untutored)

Arlington Village Hall
MONTHLY THEME - Animals and people

1st Aug - 7-9pm, suggested theme: "John Constable" or "J M W Turner"

8th Aug - 7-9pm, suggested theme:  "Pablo Picasso" or "Henri Matisse"  *COMPETITION (on monthly or weekly theme)

15th Aug - NO session 

22nd Aug - 10.30am onwards, FREE outdoor painting session: Coastguard Cottages. 

7-9pm, suggested theme: "Tracey Emin" or "Damien Hurst"

29th Aug - 7-9pm, suggested theme: "Marcel Duchamp" or "Henry Moore"

£5 per session (£2.50 AAG members)

Also 

19th – 23rd August

Painting at Pickhams - tutored sessions with Josie Tipler
Open to all abilities, tutored classes covering a range of media in the morning sessions,the afternoon sessions will cover a range of ways to use Acrylic paints. http://artjosietipler.wordpress.com/demosworkshops/classes-and-courses/
Daily 10-1pm and 2-5pm. £10 per session

and
From 26th August
Hailsham Art Group - tutored sessions with Josie Tipler

Gallery North, 70 High St, Hailsham

http://www.hailshamartgroup.blogspot.com.Mondays, 2-4pm, Tuesday evenings. 7-9pm £6 per session

Alison ran the workshop for us during Festival week.

Bit of abstract, anyone?

Art session , Arlington Village hall, 7-9pm. £5 (£2.50 AAG members)

JULY's Monthly theme is Landscapes and seascapes or you can choose the week's theme:

18th July - suggested theme: "Jackson Pollock", "Paul Klee" or "Rothko"

All welcome, bring your own materials. (some brushes and watercolours available to borrow)

Chinese Brush Painting

11th July - Demonstration and Workshop by Jackie Govier  - Chinese brush painting.

£5 (half price with active AAG Loyalty card)

7-9pm Arlington Village Hall. All welcome.

Jackie will show you how to create some simple designs using a chinese brush painting technique. She will bring some materials to borrow but bring your own watercolours, paper and brushes / chinese kit if you have them.

Competition winner

4th July - COMPETITION  (on monthly or weekly theme):
"Paul Cezanne" or "Georges-Pierre Seurat"  / Landscapes and Seascapes
Congratulations to our competition winner and our newest member, Jan Clennett .
A beautiful work in chalk pastels.

Paint me a Bluebell - winner

In Bluebell Heaven. Copyright Paula Oakley

Congratulations to Paula Oakley who won first prize in the Paint Me A Bluebell Competition 2013 with her stunning painting 'In Bluebell Heaven'.
You can see more of Paula's work on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/POakArt and on her site http://pa4438.wix.com/paulaoakleyart

Paula wins a selection of art materials.


Well done to everyone who entered - we had a very high standard of work and all of the prints entered will be displayed at the 2014 Bluebell Walk in Arlington.

Thank you

Thank you everyone for making the Arlington Arts Festival 2013 such a wonderful week of events - a full report will follow soon.
I have yet to count up the takings but all those artists who sold work will get their payments very soon.
We are already thinking about next year's events so let us know if you want to help.

The next Art group outing is Thursday 27th June, meet 10am in Michelham Priory Car Park (weather permitting) for a bit of outdoor painting/drawing. No charge (unless you want to pay to go into the Priory grounds), bring your own materials etc - untutored. The evening session is from 7-9 at the Village Hall - see HERE for details.

Paul Vincent on Paul Vincent

AAG Member, Paul Vincent, brought along a selection of his work and talked to us about the influences for his cartoon illustrations and caricatures. He also showed us his excellent portrait of fellow member, Richard.

Raising the marquee

A HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who helped us to raise the marquee in readiness for the Arts Festival. It only took 7 hours in total …