Art Club

Another Aberystwyth Sunset. Oils on Canvas.

Another iconic view of Aberystwyth coast, with a stunning sunset.

# sunset, Aberystwyth, oils, seaside.

March 30, 2021 0

Collage

Collage is an assemblage, a piece of art made by sticking together a variety of materials. It began when paper was invented in China 200BC.

Henri Mattise used scissors to create art.

This simple collage was created by cutting magazine photographs and reassessing them.

These are the tools I use, a cutting mat, a sharp craft knife, tweezers, a crinkle gadget, double sided sticky tape.

A very simple collage using different coloured papers, cutting and sticking.

At the end of the day. A slightly more complex collage using a variety of materials.

June 11, 2020 0

Lockdown proved an even less stimulating time for art in the form of painting. We had just started back to Art Club Ponterwyd after the winter break when it happened.

I had an invitation from Cefn Croes Winfarm Trust to trial meetings on Zoom. Trepidation followed, I love ICT but am always wary of new innovations. I canvassed the membership, got invitations sent out and panicked. Now friends from my teaching days may not associate that word with me, I was always good at hiding panic. The meeting drew near and it worked. Basically we had a verbal ball. We talked about the future and I set a challenge. Inside outside picture medium of individual choice. Taken from work I had seen by David Hockney and Cornish artist Sarah Bowman.

I set the challenge so I had to do the work too. I started with my little blue jug from the windowsill.