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Members of the society were asked by Springfields Horticultural Society to create tiles in the Delft style for a competition – these are the results.
The tiles will be judged soon. 1st & 2nd places will be decided by a team of judges. There will also be a public vote. This will take place online – details will be shared once this goes live.
The tiles will form part of a larger display at the Springfields Festival Gardens.
Springfields Horticultural Society Competition
Members of Spalding Arts & Crafts society are invited to take part in a tile painting competition.
Springfields Festival Gardens are going Delft next year !!
They would like us to paint tiles in the Delft style for a window box display full of Rembrandt tulips.
Please email Maggie on publicity@saacs.org.uk to reserve a pack. We hope to have the packs out before Christmas, entries to be in by 28th Feb 2021.
Each pack will comprise of a 10″ x 8″ (approx) tile, a pot of paint, a brush, instructions & ideas.
The tiles must be painted in PORTRAIT format using just the blue paint provided. You can go for a traditional look or do a more modern take on it – eg wind turbines instead of windmills, modern dress instead of old.. You can go for a single image on the tile or a composite of several images – the choice is yours.There are a wide range of images online, it’s surprising just what was depicted on the old tiles!!
Entry is free and there will be prizes.
Depending on the uptake it may be possible to paint more than one tile.
Please note that, as with all SACS competitions, challenges & exhibitions, entry is restricted to paid up members.
These are a couple of tiles that Maggie has created in the search for the right paint.
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.
