deconstructing daffodils and Lytham Hall

Using ink on paper we took aspects of a daffodil and experimented...  results below.

In the afternoon we met at Lytham Hall to enjoy the grounds and to sketch.  We now star on Flckr too - with thanks to dieselgolfer.  

Our work is below.

Well done everyone!  

Our next meeting is 11 May at Warton Hall.  11 - 3pm ish

Angie

Dorothy

Dorothy

Mabel

Patricia

Patricia

Stuart

Christine

Patricia

Stewart

Mike

Angie

Christine

Christine

Lytham Hall

scale, a colleague & the Great Promenade Show

A day of two halves.

In the morning, we considered scale as part of a visual language and in the afternoon we reconvened at Solaris in Blackpool to meet Chris Knapman, an artist who makes caricatures, including one of yours truly (see last image).  

Chris has an exhibition of his work in Solaris and explained to us a little about it and gave an impromptu demonstration of one of the processes he uses (see below).

Then we walked through and discussed some of the work in the Great Promenade Show and ended the day by sketching some of the sculptures.

Excellent day - with many thanks to Chris Knapman and Art Circle.  It's a pleasure going out and about with you!  

Dorothy using left hand

Dorothy - different aspects of a snowdrop in resin

Angie - base of a snowdrop in resin

Stuart - top of a bell

Stuart - top of a bell & part of a clock

Chris Knapman telling us about his work

  

caricature of yours truly 2nd from the left

impromptu demonstration

result!

detail of "Desire" Great Promenade Show

detail of "Desire" GPS

"High Tide Organ" GPS

"Glam Rocks" & "They Shoot Horses don't They" GPS

Stuart

Mike

Angie

Brian

Christine - demo piece

Christine - demo piece

yours truly - made during "counterpart:  Lytham Interventions 2016"

finding depth, Fairhaven & a Spitfire

The task...
Using coloured images & paper, create an image that demonstrates "depth".  

This was tricky but the results are very good.  In one case, Stuart did something different and his first image looks at the ambiguity of qualities.  [I don't think he knew that!]

Monica

Monica:  detail

Monica:  detail

Patricia

Mabel

Roland

Kay

Stuart (ambiguity of qualities)

Stuart 1

Stuart 2 (with tweak)

Dorothy

and to Fairhaven...

Brian

Roland

Patricia

Monica

Monica

Stuart

Dorothy

Mike

Mike

Very well done everyone!
I hope you warmed up quickly afterwards.

Next week:

11 - 12.30 in St Annes Library

and then...

meet in Solaris, South Shore Blackpool (opposite the mirror ball) ready for a 1.30 start.  
All welcome.
Bring a sketch book and your preferred drawing medium.