This is where you can find details of the latest changes to our website - http://saacs.org.uk, plus news of exhibitions, events, members' news and activities and demonstration evening reports. Members - Email Katie to have your activites, achievements, art courses and painting holidays added.
You can also now find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/spaldingartsandcraftsociety
Covid-19 update
Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, the committee have taken the decision to cancel the remaining demonstrations for this year. We hope to resume in February but will continue to monitor the situation.
Subscriptions paid this year will be carried forward to 2021.
Update 28th June 2020
July & August meetings are now cancelled due to the ongoing situation. We hope to resume in September. Please check the website, Facebook page & your emails for updates.
Sadly our July Ayscoughfee Exhibition is also cancelled.
Please help support the society by paying your subs which were due at the April meeting, either by bank transfer or cheque. Please let Ann Dring know that you have paid. The society has expenses to pay even if we are not meeting at the moment. Many thanks to those who have already paid.
There is now a Facebook group for members of the society so that we can still have challenges & maintain some contact. Click on the link on our Facebook Page to request to join – just a couple of questions to confirm you are a paid up member.
Keep safe & Happy Painting.
Maggie
Chairman
Spalding Arts & Crafts Society
October 2019 Demonstration – John Shave, oils
Report by Maggie Goodsell
A few of John’s other paintings. He said these were all demonstration pieces.
A few photos from the 5th November demonstration.
The sitter was Wyn Cocks.
December 2020 Demonstration – Amanda Jackson – Raindance in Acrylic
Excellent acrylic demonstration by Amanda Jackson at our meeting on the 3rd Dec. Amanda explained everything so well during the demo that nobody needed to ask any questions.
Demonstration 3rd March 2020 – David Lewry, coloured pencils
Report by Maggie Goodsell
David was a mine of information which he freely imparted during the evening – from the origins of pigments to the fact that the male mandarin duck is fairly drab for most of the year !!
An excellent demo by David. His camera/projector set up gave a far better picture than ours – but then it probably cost a lot more !!
Tips
David gave us a huge amount of tips and information of which a few are below.
Work on a good paper otherwise you won’t be able to get the amount of layers you want.
To get a really intense colour use similar colours
Always put another colour under black
A pencil blender is just a pencil without pigment.
Coloured pencil solvent or Johnsons Baby Oil will dissolve the pencil – good for backgrounds.
Pencils don’t mix well so you need a good range of colours. Aim for a minimum of 24 but the more you have the better the results.
To all members & visitors
Covid-19
In light of the latest directives the committee have decided to cancel the April & May demonstration meetings, the Spring Flower Show Competition & the April & May Hub meetings. We are waiting to hear whether the Pinchbeck Church exhibition will be cancelled, but it probably will. We will make a decision at the end of April re further meetings.
Please help support the society by paying your subs which were due at the April meeting, either by bank transfer or cheque. Please let Ann Dring know that you have paid.
I am setting up a closed Facebook group for members so that we can still have challenges & maintain some contact.
Hopefully this will just be a temporary blip in our existence but in the meantime keep safe & Happy Painting.
Maggie
Chairman
Spalding Arts & Crafts Society
Coronavirus, Covid-19
Having discussed the government’s latest advice on the virus the committee have decided that demonstrations and ‘painting together’ sessions will go ahead as normal unless the picture changes.
It would be very helpful if you could arrive with the correct money for entry & raffle to save handling change.
If you feel unwell – a cough which has come on recently, a high temperature, shortness of breath, headaches – please stay away from the meetings.
If Pinchbeck Village Hall or the Hub shuts, we will lose our meeting-place and meetings will have to be cancelled or postponed. Similarly, if the demonstrator is forced to cancel at short notice, the event will not go ahead. Until then, assume the programme will be fulfilled as normal but check your emails regularly, especially near to planned events. The information will also be on Facebook & the website
