PAINT-A-LONG: Achieving a Sense of Place & Time Using Shape, Value & Color

SPS members - Thanks to all of you who responded that you would like to lead a Paint-A-Long for SPS. We had such a good response that we had to offer the opportunity to the first one who responded. We hope to be able to offer this opportunity again.

Bio

I Attended art school at Wallasey College of Art and the Laird School of Art in Birkenhead. Then after jobs in security on Liverpool docks, environmental health for Liverpool City, and the surveying in the building trade I went on to become a computer scientist. I lectured at three English Universities with research work taking me all over the world.

I painted as a hobby during this time some 60 years in all. I have attended short courses with leading artists such as Richard McKinley IAPS-MC PSA-MP, Marla Bagetta IAPS-MC PSA and Robert Brindley RSMA to name a few.

I have been accredited as a Professional Associate Art Tutor by the SAA. Although I have a PhD and taught in English Universities for nearly thirty years this teaching art recognition by the world's largest art society with over 42000 members pleases me a great deal. For eight years I was employed as the painting tutor at the Spider Project in Birkenhead.

Now retired and living on the Wirral Peninsular. My studio looks out directly over gardens with trees and flowers in abundance. I paint mainly in soft pastel and exhibit with several art societies and in open exhibitions in the UK and internationally.

In the UK I belong to several local art societies and am a member of the North Wales Society Of Fine Artists. Internationally, I am an associate member of the Pastel Society of America and a member of several regional pastel societies and exhibit regularly in the United States.

My painting “Mountain Stream Snowdonia” was accepted for the Webshow of the International Association of Pastel Societies in New York.

In 2023 I was an award winner at Pastel Artists of Oregon Membership Online Exhibition.

I am available for demonstrations and workshops either in person or by Zoom.

Supply List and Reference Photo

Materials I’ll be using.

*White Pastelmat Paper (other light pastel paper will do) 12” x 9”. I will be mounting mine with double sided tape on black foam core board, however that is not essential.

Ÿ *Alcohol markers (light, medium, dark) or Nupastel + 70% rubbing alcohol. Color of your choice - I suggest orange, brown or violet. I will be showing examples of underpainting using both these methods.

Ÿ* I will be using the Terry Ludwig - Richard McKinley landscape set (60 pieces) you can use any other soft pastels of your choice. We can discuss how to make allowances for differences.

Reference Photo: View from Brasstown Bald Mountain, Georgia