Art Circle Christmas at St Annes Library...

Snowballs and things caught up in them...

The work is on display in St Annes Library until 12th night.  

Pop in to see it next Thursday and join in our last session of the year (11 - 12.30pm).

Well done everyone!

Art Circle Christmas at Lytham Library...

A special thank you to Booths who unwittingly supplied the materials.  Their Christmas catalogues are beautifully produced and are printed on paper perfect for making an assortment of trees and snowflakes.

The work is on display in the backroom of Lytham Library until 12th night.  

Pop in to see it next Wed and join in our last session of the year (11 - 12.30pm).

Keep your catalogue after you've placed your order.  Instructions on how to make your own trees and snowflakes will be posted soon. 

Poem included in the work is below.

  

in progress

Ash Wood 

Beech wood fires are bright and clear if the logs are kept a year.

Chestnut's only good they say if for long it's lain away.

But Ash, new or old is fit for a queen with a crown of gold.

Birch and fir logs burn too fast, blaze up bright but do not last.

And by Ireland it is said Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.

Elm wood burns like churchyard mould even the very flames are cold.

But Ash green or Ash brown is fit for a queen with a golden crown.

Poplar gives off bitter smoke, fills your eyes and makes you choke!

Apple wood will scent your room with an incense-like perfume.

Oaken logs if dry and old keep away the winter's cold.

But Ash wet or Ash dry - a king can warm his cockles by.

Anon

figure drawing with charcoal

Excellent session - well done everyone!

This is the last drawing session for this year.  

The last Art Circles for this year are next week.  

Lytham Library - Wed 11 - 12.30

St Annes Library - Thurs 11 - 12.30

We restart 6 & 7 January 2016.

All welcome     

Want to have a go?
follow the links below for materials; find a subject (maybe use a mirror and start with a self-portrait) and play 

Charcoal has a unique quality, different from pencil and can produce some interesting mark making.  It's worth trying.

charcoal set       charcoal paper - sheets       masking tape       drawing board

An inexpensive drawing board:  ask your local DIY shop to cut you a specific size of mdf (maybe for A3 paper - 35 x 50 cm or 15 x 20 ins) then sand the edges when you get it home.

Observational Drawing in Lytham...

Excellent!  One of the best ways to spend a wet afternoon.

We used 2B pencils, erasers, paper and probably most importantly, a straight edge to determine angles and curves, to help mark intersections and to measure.

Curious?  

We meet again next Wednesday, 1.30 - 3pm at Lytham Library.

Charcoal next time - bring your own or borrow mine.  No experience needed.

Expert?  Come and join us anyway - it's figure drawing (ish)!

the subject

pointers & "help as we go"

Tommy

Ray

Betty

Angie

Christmas is coming...

to Lytham and St Annes Art Circles.
A cheeky peek at Art Circles' Christmas exhibitions.

"Booths . The Great Northern Christmas . 2015" catalogue is so beautifully presented and packed with wonderful local produce and Christmassy treats we decided to use the pages and images to create our "Christmas Card" for the Lytham library.

We're making more next Wednesday (11 - 12.30) if you would like to join us and we're setting up two more Christmassy things too!

work in progress

St Annes Art Circle is having a ball (sorry)...
rather it's an "oops, look what was collected on the way downhill by the snow-ball".

Come and join us next Thursday (11 - 12.30) to have a go.  Maybe bring a picture of who you would like to send flying, create a visual pun or just make snowballs... 

detail of Magi snowball featuring Alvin Hall; definitely a wise man