Another great session with weebothyart • Printmaker! Today we continued with our Lino cutting and learnt about reduction techniques. Enjoy our gallery!

 

Dunmow Art Group We have exciting news to share with you all! Tesco have accepted our ‘Stronger Starts’ application to be one of the three groups you can vote for when you shop in store. Voting for Dunmow Art Group begins 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! 🙏🏼

 

They say time flies when you’re having fun…well that was very true today at Dunmow Art Group (Foakes Hall) when we were joined by Eleanor Mullinder from Wee Bothy Art. (weebothyart • Printmaker) The following photos show our Lino cutting designs as works in progress. Some members brought their own work to do. Enjoy our gallery! 🎨

 

On Monday 2nd June, Dunmow Art Group are inviting interested artists to join a four week class of Lino cutting with Eleanor Mullinder. Classes take place on the following Mondays: 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of June, between 1pm and 3pm in The Talberd Room in Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. The cost for all four weeks is £12 which is in addition to the normal entrance fee (£1 for members and £5 for non members) Spaces are limited to just 20 artists, so if you are interested in taking part, please email : dunmowartgroup@gmail.com If you do not wish to take part in the Lino Painting, but would like to come along and do your own thing at the back of the class, this is also welcome, at the usual entry fee. Please remember to bring your own mug if you want to enjoy a cuppa! ☕️

 

🎨 Today, at Dunmow Art Group, we were looking at quirky objects, pushing some people out of their comfort zones. Some artists were also finishing off their tulip paintings from last week. Thank you so much Mandy Whittick! 🎨 🌷

 

Monday 19th May - 1pm till 3pm at Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow. Monday's class will be taken by Mandy Whittick for her 2nd week with us, and we will have a go at painting still life in a quirky way. You're welcome to bring a few objects or take photos and print them. We will choose a couple of items to paint and Mandy will talk about composition. Attached are some reference photos you can use. Mandy will be painting in acrylics but you can choose which medium you prefer. If you're going to use acrylics, please prep your board with gesso and a bright colour of your choice (which is how Mandy will start). Also, as usual please remember to bring your own mug. £1 for members and £5 for non members. Thank you and enjoy!

 

Originally scheduled for January, but postponed due to illness, local historian and author Dr Janet Dyson will give a talk on the Great Bardfield artists, with a particular focus on Tirzah Garwood, on Wednesday May 21st for members of the Dunmow Art Group. Dr Janet Dyson is a teacher, writer, bookseller and researcher and member of the Great Bardfield Historical Society. Recently seen on BBC’s ‘Great British Railway Journeys’ with Michael Portillo on his journey through Essex. She has written a number of books including Great Bardfield Shows Beautiful Things: The Artists of Great Bardfield (2017). This small format book provides an introduction to the group of artists who gathered in the Essex village of Great Bardfield from the 1930s onwards. The talk will be held on the evening of Wednesday May 21st 2025 in the Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow at 7.30pm. The cost is £1 for members of Dunmow Art Group and £5 for non-members. Dunmow Art Group has a long history of supporting artists and art lovers in and around Dunmow and has a regular programme of weekly art meetings and monthly visiting artists.

 

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷A lovely afternoon at Dunmow Art Group, with Mandy Whittick, painting tulips. 🌷 Thank you Mandy! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

 

🌷 Mandy Whittick will be delivering our classes for the next couple of weeks, Monday 12th May & Monday 19th May. 🌷 🌷 For Monday 12th May's class we will be using acrylics to paint tulips. 🌷 There are some references for you below - please print an image to work from. You are of course welcome to bring your own image to work on. Please gesso your board or canvas then paint with a bright colour of your choice (not dark) before the class to save time. You will need: A prepared board or canvas A selection of acrylic brushes both round and flat Palette knife for mixing Acrylic paints Kitchen towel A large water pot Desk easel if you have one A wet pallet - Mandy uses a tray with paper towels and parchment paper Of course you're welcome to do your own subject. Don't forget to bring your own mug for tea/coffee. ☕️ All are welcome to attend: £1 for members and £5 for non members. Classes are held in Foakes Hall. 🎨

 

Watercolour with Louise Man

Our second and final week with the lovely Louise Man doing a still life in watercolour. Here are someworksin progress. 

Watercolour with Louise Man Monday 28 April

For Monday's class with Louise Man (Monday 28th April, 1pm till 3pm - Foakes Hall, Dunmow)

Louise would like to do a still life watercolour workshop. 

You will need to bring a few ordinary, still life objects with you. It might be a collection of small vases, a bottle, small pots and jars etc and also something to place them on, such as a tea towel with a pattern. The items should be different heights, so something tall, medium and small, and also varying shapes, such as tall, long or round. You might want to bring something round, like an orange or lemon. You can bring flowers too if you like.

Louise will focus on capturing light and shadow effectively, mastering wet-in-wet techniques without losing control and maintaining crisp colours. Louise has provided a few images of paintings she has done with a 'still life' feel about them. These are attached.

You should bring the same materials as before:

Watercolour paper, 300 gsm. 

Tape and a board if you want to tape it down. 

Watercolour brushes, Louise likes to use a squirrel mop brush. 

Pencil and rubber

Watercolour paints

Water holder

Paper towel

REMEMBER TO BRING ALONG YOUR OWN MUGS FOR A CUPPA

 We'll be at St Mary's Church, Gt Dunmow on Saturday showcasing some of the artwork from our Monday afternoon classes.

An Evening with Joe Charman

A wonderfully entertaining evening with Joe Charman. Learning to loosen up and keep the contrast. A landscape with a moody sky. We look forward to seeing the final finished version.