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What's On 2021 and 2022
Discover the events Leicester Sketch Club has to offer and what our members are up to. |
Coffee and sketch at the Cosy Club - on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, from 10.00 till 12.30
Upcoming events
December 1st, 7pm Leicester High School - AGM and social evening - (members only)
This is now going to be via zoom - details are on the members' page
This is now going to be via zoom - details are on the members' page
2022 events
Here are the details so far of the 2022 programme - more to follow!
Wednesday January 5th, 7pm - ZOOM
Tina Mammoser (Acrylic)
Wednesday February 2nd, 7pm - ZOOM
Robert Dutton (Mixed Media)
Wednesday March 2nd, 7pm - LHS
Loz Atkinson
‘Finding the Fallen’
Wednesday March 30, 7pm - LHS
Diane Hall
Critique
Wednesday May 4th, 7pm - LHS
Sue Baker Kenton
‘Portraiture, Process and the Construction of Identity’
Wednesday June 8, 7pm - LHS
Alex Cooper
Recent practice and PAOTY
Wednesday July 6th, 7pm - LHS
Social and sketching
AUGUST
NO MEETING
Wednesday 7th September, 7pm - LHS
Scott Bridgwood
Critique
Wednesday October 5th, 7pm - LHS
Jemisha Maadhavji
Portraits
Wednesday November 2nd, 7pm - ZOOM
Emma Fitzpatrick
Sketching Practice
Wednesday December 7th, 7pm - LHS
AGM
Wednesday January 5th, 7pm - ZOOM
Tina Mammoser (Acrylic)
Wednesday February 2nd, 7pm - ZOOM
Robert Dutton (Mixed Media)
Wednesday March 2nd, 7pm - LHS
Loz Atkinson
‘Finding the Fallen’
Wednesday March 30, 7pm - LHS
Diane Hall
Critique
Wednesday May 4th, 7pm - LHS
Sue Baker Kenton
‘Portraiture, Process and the Construction of Identity’
Wednesday June 8, 7pm - LHS
Alex Cooper
Recent practice and PAOTY
Wednesday July 6th, 7pm - LHS
Social and sketching
AUGUST
NO MEETING
Wednesday 7th September, 7pm - LHS
Scott Bridgwood
Critique
Wednesday October 5th, 7pm - LHS
Jemisha Maadhavji
Portraits
Wednesday November 2nd, 7pm - ZOOM
Emma Fitzpatrick
Sketching Practice
Wednesday December 7th, 7pm - LHS
AGM
Monthly meetings
These are now in person at Leicester High School for Girls, 454 London Rd, Leicester LE2 2PP
Please be aware that the school has introduced some Covid-related restrictions to our use of the hall, so we are currently unable to use the kitchen.
- If possible we will keep the doors open to ensure ventilation in the room.
- Please bring your own drink
- Please wear a mask if you prefer, but it’s not obligatory.
- We are not having a raffle.
- We will be finishing a little early as we have been asked to do some wiping down.
PAST EVENTS
November meeting
Sketchbook and sketching evening
Sketchbook and sketching evening
October meeting
Our October meeting was a critique of members' work by Jo Sheppard. Jo is a practising artist working in mixed media, and also a qualified art teacher, adult education tutor and workshop leader. Her website is at www.josheppard.co.uk.
Our October meeting was a critique of members' work by Jo Sheppard. Jo is a practising artist working in mixed media, and also a qualified art teacher, adult education tutor and workshop leader. Her website is at www.josheppard.co.uk.
September meeting
This was an artist talk by Wayne Attwood, back meeting up in person at Leicester High School. A fascinating talk about his work as Artist in Residence during the demolition and reconstruction of Birmingham New Street station.
July meeting
This was an online meeting where we had a look at pages from members' sketchbooks, and talked about how we use these in our work.
June meeting
This was a talk by member Tony O'Dwyer - 'An artist and his work from the 1960's to the present.’
There is a link to the recording on the members' page.
May meeting
This was a portrait in oils demo by Rob Wareing - see the members' page for the video.
Update 25/8/21 - sadly Rob's wife has informed us that Rob passed away last week - "Rob was really looking forward to starting live workshops again and inviting you all to his new studio but sadly this was not to be."
For more details about Rob, visit his website at https://www.robwareing.com/
April meeting
Thursday 15th April, 7 pm
Our April meeting was an appraisal by Peter Clayton, on Thursday 15th April at 7 pm.
See the members' page for a recording of the evening.
March meeting
Wednesday 3rd March 2021, 7pm
Printmaker Sally Hirst was our guest for the March meeting. Sally is an experienced and talented printmaker who will be concentrating on monoprinting which requires simple equipment and no press.
For more details visit her website at https://sallyhirst.co.uk/
See the members' page for a recording of her talk.
February meeting
Wednesday February 3rd 2021, 7pm
A demonstration/talk by Chris Forsey. Chris works in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media. His work focuses on landscape and architectural subjects using texture and expressive techniques. He used acrylics and some ink in this demonstration.
See the members' page for a recording of the demo and the completed painting.
January meeting
At this meeting, Sketch Club members Vanessa Parkinson and Maxine Dodd shared some of their personal techniques.
Maxine Dodd: “My work is inspired by sport, movement and other fleeting moments. Drawings, paintings and combined media, including pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. Subjects include cycling Tour de France, Six Nations rugby and more.' You can read more details on https://maxinedodd.com/about/”
Vanessa Parkinson: “For a couple of decades I have taken part in Tudor re-enactments as Lettys, poor gardener and have built up a lot of knowledge about plants and their uses. During lockdown I kept a record of some of the plants/weeds I grow and used a variety of art techniques to log these. After a few false starts, I finally found a way to display the plant images in the form of “Lockdown Gardener’s Tatter Hat”, which was accepted for the cancelled Leicester Open”
This was an artist talk by Wayne Attwood, back meeting up in person at Leicester High School. A fascinating talk about his work as Artist in Residence during the demolition and reconstruction of Birmingham New Street station.
July meeting
This was an online meeting where we had a look at pages from members' sketchbooks, and talked about how we use these in our work.
June meeting
This was a talk by member Tony O'Dwyer - 'An artist and his work from the 1960's to the present.’
There is a link to the recording on the members' page.
May meeting
This was a portrait in oils demo by Rob Wareing - see the members' page for the video.
Update 25/8/21 - sadly Rob's wife has informed us that Rob passed away last week - "Rob was really looking forward to starting live workshops again and inviting you all to his new studio but sadly this was not to be."
For more details about Rob, visit his website at https://www.robwareing.com/
April meeting
Thursday 15th April, 7 pm
Our April meeting was an appraisal by Peter Clayton, on Thursday 15th April at 7 pm.
See the members' page for a recording of the evening.
March meeting
Wednesday 3rd March 2021, 7pm
Printmaker Sally Hirst was our guest for the March meeting. Sally is an experienced and talented printmaker who will be concentrating on monoprinting which requires simple equipment and no press.
For more details visit her website at https://sallyhirst.co.uk/
See the members' page for a recording of her talk.
February meeting
Wednesday February 3rd 2021, 7pm
A demonstration/talk by Chris Forsey. Chris works in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media. His work focuses on landscape and architectural subjects using texture and expressive techniques. He used acrylics and some ink in this demonstration.
See the members' page for a recording of the demo and the completed painting.
January meeting
At this meeting, Sketch Club members Vanessa Parkinson and Maxine Dodd shared some of their personal techniques.
Maxine Dodd: “My work is inspired by sport, movement and other fleeting moments. Drawings, paintings and combined media, including pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. Subjects include cycling Tour de France, Six Nations rugby and more.' You can read more details on https://maxinedodd.com/about/”
Vanessa Parkinson: “For a couple of decades I have taken part in Tudor re-enactments as Lettys, poor gardener and have built up a lot of knowledge about plants and their uses. During lockdown I kept a record of some of the plants/weeds I grow and used a variety of art techniques to log these. After a few false starts, I finally found a way to display the plant images in the form of “Lockdown Gardener’s Tatter Hat”, which was accepted for the cancelled Leicester Open”