A big thank you to Tracey for inviting Dunmow Art Group to such a beautiful garden today for our first En Plein Air session.🪴 🌺 We were spoilt for choice! 🎨 Next week Tuesday 5th August) we will be visiting: Rayne Station Café, 67 Station Rd , Rayne, CM77 6AB What3words: imprints.dusters.feed To see the full list of ‘What’s On’, please visit the Dunmow Art Group Blogspot and clicking the ‘What’s On’ tab. 🪴 🌺 🎨 Enjoy our gallery attached 🪴 🌺 🎨

 

As the school summer holidays are upon us, we will take a break from our sessions in Foakes Hall and use the time to visit some local areas and put some of the teaching into practice. The first of these will take place on Monday 28 July between 1pm and 3pm at Adam Huttes House, Bacon End, CM6 1JW, What3words: flexibility.texted.kingdom (please enter through the green gate). This is a garden, where there will be flowers and views. Should it decide to rain, then we are welcome inside the house to work, so don't let the weather put you off. For these sessions, please bring your materials, whatever medium you wish to work in and a seat, plus hat, etc according to the weather. If you need transport, let us know and we will arrange pick up.

 

On Monday it will be our fourth and final week with Leon Barnes using Oils. (3 hours) Monday 21st July 3 hour class - 12pm - 3pm Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG As always, please don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️ Leon has provided the following details for Monday's class: Colour list .. Windsor & Newton or bob ross landscape paint or any thick oil paint ! Slight change this week as we're working translucent & Opaque over a underpainting (or grazi) Cad Yellow (opaque) Sap green (opaque) Yellow ochre (opaque) Burnt umber (opaque) Ultramarine blue (semi translucent) Titanium white Colours below extra ——— ONLY If you have these already DO NOT BUY, but you can use these Phthalo Blue (translucent) Prussian blue (translucent) Phthalo green (translucent) Hansa yellow (translucent) Trans Yellow oxide (translucent) Liquid clear ... or liquin original ... or refined linseed oil If you have liquin fine detail we can use that too this week but don't buy Bob Ross no.5 pallet knife or similar Hog hair fan brush or bob ross no.3 1" brush .. bob ross or large flat filbert brush ————————— Also here is the list of materials required for oil paintings in wet on wet techniques - Table covering to protect from paint - Easel - Odourless paint thinner in a container (Gamsol, Bob Ross or other) - Paper towels, to clean the paint off your brushes - Palette or palette paper taped on table covering shiny side up. Optional - Baby Wipes (optional for cleaning paint off your skin.) Brushes :Recommended for this technique Bob Ross tools: 1" Landscape Natural Bristle Brush (£12-15 each) No..3 Bristle Fan Brush (£6-8 each) No.5 Painting Knife (£5-7 ) Note the master pack Bob ross Is £80.00 from Jacksons or SAA has brushes, knife, paint & Liquid white £55 beginners Pack Optional brushes Filbert hog hair (£6-8) No.2 Scriptliner Brush (£6-8) or rigger Alternative Brushes on a budget If you are just trying this for the first time .. and don't want to pay ££ for brushes then An alternative type I have found is .. please be aware this is not the best, but they work.. Artist Studio Bristle brush set is ok to start this technique without expense 1", 1.5" & 2" are not bad and a very useful addition cheep! £3.99 Available online or hobby craft & The Range Oil Paint. Any will do as long as they are Thick or stiff! - Cadmium Yellow - Sap Green - Alizarin Crimson or a red - Phthalo Blue - Titanium White * Burnt umber * Ultramarine blue Recommended Oil paint Gamblin 1980 or Bob ross Landscape oils, or Winsor & Newton oil Please do not buy Student grade oil paints they are too thin/soft GAMBLIN : 1980 OIL PAINT : 37ML : INTRODUCTORY SET OF 9 £55.00 Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green, Titanium White, and Solvent-Free Gel Medium (like a Clear Liquid White) Bob Ross Oil Paints: Note the beginner pack. Is £66.00 from Jacksons SAA has brushes, knife, paint & Liquid white £55 Pack - Liquid White - Titanium White - Phthalo Blue - Alizarin Crimson - Sap Green - Cadmium Yellow Liquid White (or magic white) is Best but ... can be substituted with or Clear Gel, or mix gambol or Liquin original with titanium White 50/50 Preparation for class: 1 week before lesson please prep the canvas by covering in 2 thin coats of White Gesso - Cover your table and set up your easel with the canvas unwrapped and placed on the easel. - Have torn off paper towels handy. - Just prior to class, (about 30 minutes or so) place your paints along the top long edge of the palette as follows, going left to right, about 1 ½" apart. Squeeze out about size pile of each, except Phthalo Blue (use ½ size of that color.) - Cadmium Yellow - Sap Green - Alizarin Crimson - Phthalo Blue - Titanium White - Shake or Stir your Liquid White pour a small puddle on your palette paper, about the size of the palm of your hand. Best regards Leon

 

Next week at Dunmow Art Group will be our last session with Leon Barnes using oils. Your homework is to prepare your canvas (example below) with black acrylic paint. Let this dry and then add masking tape across the middle and paint in the trees, remembering to mirror image each one, again using acrylics. To create the lines on the trees, flick black acrylic and scrape horizontally across the trees. We will then be using oils in the session to finish this painting off. The session will be from 12pm to 3pm in Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. (£1 for members and £5 for non members) List of equipment to follow 🎨

 

Our third week with Leon Barnes who is the most patient art teacher! 👨🏻‍🎨 We learnt several techniques for working with oils and painted the following gallery in just 3 hours. Enjoy our sunsets below 🌅

 

Week Three on Monday with Leon Barnes using Oils. (All classes with Leon will be for 3 hours) Monday 14th July 3 hour class - 12pm - 3pm Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG (£1 for members and non members are welcome to join us for £5) Leon Barnes has provided the following recommended list below for Monday's class: A4 Canvas or canvas board white gesso primed 2-3 days before Colour list .. Windsor & Newton or bob ross landscape paint or any thick oil paint ! Alizarin crimson Bright red or cad red Cad Yellow Indian yellow (optional) or a different yellow or orange is ok but optional Burnt umber Ultramarine blue Titanium white Liquid white … or liquin original & titanium white … or refined linseed oil & titanium white If you have liquin fine detail we can use that too this week but don’t buy Bob Ross no.5 pallet knife or similar Hog hair fan brush or bob ross no.3 1” brush .. bob ross or large flat filbert brush Don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️

 

A very enjoyable afternoon spent at Dunmow Art Group with the lovely Leon Barnes Leon Barnes Treasures. Enjoy our slideshow which shows how the tutorial progressed with our works in progress included. 🎨 Some members brought their own work with them which is included in the photos.

 

Dunmow Art Group Recently, we shared some exciting news with you all regarding our ‘Stronger Starts’ application being accepted by Tesco. We are now one of the three groups you can vote for when you shop in store. Voting for Dunmow Art Group began on the 1st July and runs all the way through to the 30th September. The stores taking part are: 2574 Great Dunmow Superstore CM6 1SF & 4815 Takeley Express CM6 1HE To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it's not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token. Dunmow Art Group (Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow) provides like-minded local people, and the wider community, the opportunity to meet weekly for painting and craft workshops with membership open to all. We really hope you will support us during these three months - just pick up that little blue disc and vote for Dunmow Art Group! Thank you! 🙏🏼

 

🎨 Week Two on Monday with Leon Barnes using Oils. (All classes with Leon will be for 3 hours) Monday 7th July 3 hour class - 12pm - 3pm Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG Leon Barnes has provided the following recommended list to bring along to Monday's class: Leon recommends having: A4 Canvas or canvas board white gesso primed 2-3 days before Brushes are Hog or natural Hair (not synthetic) 1” brush preferably a bob Ross type or artsudio 1” is ok 1x script liner or rigger 1x pallet knife bob ross size 5or 10 1x fanbrush bristle size 6 1x fan brush bristle size 3 1x flat or round filbert Flat pallet (tear off sheets £2-3 from “the Works”) Paper towel roll Baby wipes (not water type) gets oil paint off everything Stiff oil Paint like Windsor & Newton or Bob Ross landscape burnt umber ultra marine blue Alizarin crimson Sap green Yellow ochre Cad Yellow Titanium white Liquid clear Bob Ross (alternatives : gambling clear gel or liquin original or liquin refined linseed oil ) Don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️

 

Dunmow Art Group enjoyed learning how to paint with oils with the lovely Leon Barnes (Leon Barnes Treasures). Enjoy our gallery of work in progress! 🎨

 

On Monday 30th June, Leon Barnes will be joining Dunmow Art Group to teach us how to use oils. The classes with Leon run for a total of 4 weeks. Please note that all 4 weeks will be 3 hour sessions between 12pm and 3pm and will be held in Foakes Hall, Dunmow, CM6 1DG. Leon has provided the following recommended list to bring with you: Canvas or canvas board (white gesso primed 2-3 days before) 1” brush preferably a bob Ross type or artstudio 1” is ok 1x script liner 1x pallet knife 1x fanbrush bristle size 6 1x fan brush bristle size 3 1x flat or round filbert Paper towel roll Liquin original Stiff Paint like Windsor & Newton or bob ross Ross landscape Black (or burnt umber & ultra marine blue to make black) Alizarin crimson Titanium white Liquid white bob ross (or mix liquin original & titanium white) Don't forget to bring along your own mug for a cuppa! ☕️ The classes are open to all and are charged at just £1 for members and £5 for non members. 🎨

 

Our final week with Eleanor from Wee Bothy Art (weebothyart • Printmaker) at Dunmow Art Group - thank you so much for the past four weeks of fun, learning to Lino cut and create original pieces using the reduction technique. Great advice given every step of the way. 🧑‍🎨 👨🏻‍🎨 Enjoy our latest creations and prints 😊

 

Week 3 Lino Printing

Our third week of lino printing with Eleanor Mullinder from Wee Bothy Art.  Still refining some lino cuts, making more and moving on to making some prints with some frustration and some elation. Whilst others are doing their own splendid things.