Dunmow

Art (Thursday Group)

Group Leader - Janet Clinton
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The Thursday Art Group meets at Barnston Village Hall, Chelmsford Road, Barnston, Dunmow CM6 1LR on Thursdays from 10am to 12 noon term time.

The following are the dates we will be meeting during the Spring Term 2024:

4, 11, 18, 25 January
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 February
7, 14, 21, 28 March

Fees for the whole of the Spring Term are £20, payable at the beginning of the term. These fees are raised to pay for the hall hire.

The hall is spacious, so we have plenty of room. There is adequate free parking at the hall.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are available. Just 30p a cup with biscuits. We make our own whenever we fancy a cuppa!

We enjoy sharing ideas and learning from each other. It's a very friendly, helpful group.

In the past we displayed our paintings in the Dunmow Library to celebrate the u3a's 40th anniversary. We also had two demonstrations, in acrylic and watercolour, by the local artist, David Pasfield.

We have met socially too including the following. A trip to the Fry Museum in Saffron Walden with lunch afterwards last Summer. Another delicious lunch, this time hosted by one of our members. We're having a late Christmas lunch in January.

The group decides on different themes/subjects from time to time but we have found lately that our members prefer to paint/draw from their own ideas/subjects.

We have previously learnt a lot from viewing Paul Clark's online videos in watercolours. We feel as a group we are developing artistically.

Apart from watercolours and acrylics, we use pastels, pen with watercolour wash and pencils; the materials are varied throughout the year. We work from photos, still life objects, portrait subjects and view professional online artists' work.

All abilities are welcome to join us, the first taster session is free. In the past, we have had the help of a mentor/tutor. Currently our artistic advancement is through our own resources and self-reliance.

Please contact me via the link at the top of the page (please click on my name) if you are interested or you would just like to call in to find out more about us. We do have a couple of spaces available if you wish to join us.