INFO FOR MEMBERS

ANNUAL OUTING - KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND MUSESUM

'The Druids:Bringing in the Mistletoe' George Henry and E.A. Hornel 1890

Saturday 4th September is the date set for a trip down to Glasgow to see 'Pioneering Painters: The Glasgow Boys 1880 - 1900' exhibition.  If you are interesed please contact Gay McKeown (contact details in 'Artyfacts').

SATURDAY MEETINGS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR 2010 - 2011

The new season begins and as usual there is a great schedule of Saturday meetings, classes and workshops to keep us inspired and busy.

SATURDAY MEETINGS - Culloden Academy at 2.30pm

September 25 - Eleanor White - art tutor and founder of the Bridge House Art Centre in Ullapool.  Illustrated talk and demonstration of painting in mixed media.

October 30 - Erland Tait - professional painter and stained glass artist.  Illustrated talk on his stained glass making.

November 27 -  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

January 29 - John McNaught - manager of HIghland Print Studio.  Illustrated talk on the histroy of the HIghland Print Studio and short description of different printmaking techniques.

February 26 - Jane Lannagan - professional artist and owner of Tomintoul Gallery.  Batik fine art painting demonstration.

March 26 - Allan Macdonald - professional artist and art tutor.  Critique of members' work and advice session.

April 30 - Cyril Reed - retired art teacher and professional artist.  Demonstration of acrylic painting.

May 28  - Shaun Macdonald - lecturer in art at Moray College.  Illustrated talk on modern artists who have influenced him and
his contemporaries.

CLASSES (Booking forms in 'Artyfacts')

Hugh Kirkwood - Millburn Academy (Thursdays), 16 Sept-7 Oct & 28 Oct-2 Dec,  6.45-9.15pm, cost £60.

Untutored - Merkinch Community Centre (Mondays and Wednesdays) 13 Sept-1Dec,      10am-12.30pm, cost £42

Margaret Cowie - water based media (watercolour, gouache, acrylic) - Millburn Academy (Wednesdays) 15 & 22 Sept; 6 Oct; and 28 Oct-8 Dec, 6.45-9.15pm, cost £60.

OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH ISABELLA GREEN (Booking form in 'Artyfacts')

Killearnan Hall, Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 October, 10am to 5pm, cost £70
'This course offers an introduction to a variety of ways of simplifying and selecting from source material and suggests
approaches for developing these in non-naturalistic ways.  Starting with observation from a variety of subjects we will explore
the nature of representation while moving towards abstraction.  We will draw inspiration from the work of the European and
American Expressionist painters from van Gogh to Deibenkom as well as Klee, Mondrian, Fuillard and Fedden among others.
This way of working is really about distilling the essence of your subject and translating what you discover into a coherent and
expressive whole.  Come prepared to experiment, be surprised and have fun.'