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This was our first Painting Day of the Season. The weather at  NT Dudmaston was  glorious as our earnest members, carrying paints and easels, strolled out onto the green lawns and surveyed the magnificent views laid out before them. A delightful time was had by all...

In 2019 Wolverhampton Society of Artists celebrated its centenary with a large exhibition in Wolverhampton Art Gallery of the work of its members and our famous alumni. The exhibition was opened by Sathnam Sanghera, a celebrated, locally born writer and journalist....

It may have been a balmy, hot and humid evening and I am no scientist, but the weather is my theory as to why the technology decided to be very challenging at the start of our Guest Speaker evening, the last in our current Programme. However, with the great patience...

STOP PRESS ! Tina is exhibiting at The Mall Galleries, London in August and will also be delivering a  2 day workshop this summer called  ‘The Art of Portrait Drawing’, at the RBSA, Birmingham. Contact Tina through the links below if you need further information....

Jennifer’s talent is ignited by the process of enquiry and experimentation. After graduating in 1999 with a BA (Hons) degree in textiles, in which she specialised in print, knit and weave, she began her career using unusual materials, paper, fruit, leaves and bubble...

I love immersing myself in the evening routine that I have built over time now for each first Wednesday of the month. Around 6.45pm I make myself a big mug of tea and settle down to watch Tina Willis Jones work her magic and show me how easy it is to produce an...

This was our first attempt at a critique night via Zoom.  Keith was sent ten pieces of artwork in advance and he created a power point presentation for the evening.  A very interesting and revealing evening unfolded with lots of helpful and constructive comments for...

This month we were treated to a wonderful demonstration on the subject of creating animal fur using graphite and coloured pencils. Jess Pritchard is an expert with coloured pencils, and she had a few tips for any of us who would like to try out this particular medium....

It is with sorrow that I have to inform you of the passing of Jeniver in her ninety-ninth year.  One hundred in May. She was one of our Life Honorary Members and had been an ardent committee member holding the offices of Vice Chair, Chair, Vice President and then...

This month Tina demonstrated how to produce a ‘deconstructed’ portrait using charcoal on water colour paper. The paper she used was A2 Cass Art – a really white 200g paper and she also used charcoal powder (good tip – you can make your own homemade version by placing...

We welcomed Rick into the fold – the weather outside was dark and cold, Happy aye we to listen to this man, who was going to tell us how it all began Poetry and Art and a wonderful collaboration, bringing together the Black Country nation But the gremlins had other...

This month’s demonstration from Tina focused on using the Zorn Palette to create skin tones for our portrait work. The Zorn Palette is named after the Swedish portrait painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920). With just four colours you can explore mixing skin tones and create...