An exciting demonstration by Heather Miller (click on her name to see Heather’s website) of Bluebells in acrylics last Thursday. Heather started by telling us how she started a picture with a mood board and which colours she found the most useful as well as a very handy tip on the creation of a stay wet palette Read More …

Great demonstration by Jon Davies of portrait drawing in charcoal . Here’s a couple of images from the evening. The report is below if you scroll down. This is the first visit from Jon Davies to Radas as he has only recently moved from Wales.  He is a very experienced portrait artist who treated us Read More …

We have three great workshops happening on Saturdays in the summer! So if you fancy having a go at watercolour pencil, oil painting or pastels then sign up. You need to be a member of the society but these are worth joining for! All are led by professional artists and will take place in the Read More …

I have added a page with many of the exhibitions that are on in London over the next few months. My email address is on that page so that members may email me if they are looking for a companion to visit a particular exhibition. Also hopefully if people know of something else that might Read More …

We had a very interesting evening on February 1st and not what any of us were expecting. Our artist couldn’t come at the last minute due to her car breaking down so various members of the Society managed to put together a fascinating evening. We started with Andrew Schofield giving us a short helpful talk Read More …

A highly successful taster evening saw members and friends trying new things! There was a master class in painting eyes in oil, still life in charcoal or pastel, and two different opportunities to try watercolour.  A number of new people came along and we hope we see all of them again.

All members can bring some work in progress along. Various still life set ups will be available along with materials to ‘have a go’. Everyone is welcome, members and non members alike. We hope lots of people will come along and have a look at the work of the society members and join in.

The November meeting of the Society saw how artist Tony Jackson goes about creating an image to paint and how to make a start on a work in pastels, both hard and soft. Tony had taken a photograph on his table of an exploded iris seed pod and then payed around with various options, expanding and altering Read More …