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What's On 2026
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Coffee and sketch at the Cosy Club - on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, from 10.00 till 12.30
2026 Workshops
Our workshops are designed to extend and challenge current art practice of members. Workshop leaders will advise on any materials that participants will need for each session.
Please email [email protected] to book a place
Sat Feb 21st Gelli print workshop
Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ
Carol Pairaudeau 10.00am – 4.00pm £50 (10 places)
Sat March 7th Reduction Lino print workshop
AA Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ
Kevin Holdaway 10.00am – 4.00pm £50 (10 places)
Sat April 18th Portrait workshop in oils
Leicester High School for Girls, 454 London Rd, LE2 2PP
Jemisha Madhavji 10.00am – 4.00pm £50 (10 places)
Sun May 17th 'Order and Chaos' workshop
AA Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ
Carne Griffiths 10.00am – 4.00pm £50 (10 places)
Further details are available at meetings and on the website. Workshops can be booked and paid for at the monthly meetings, or email '[email protected]' to reserve a place. Cheques should be made out to Leicester Sketch Club. There is no guarantee of a refund if you cancel. Payment must be made in advance of the workshop to secure a place.
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Saturday 21st February
Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ 10 places £50 per session (non-members £55) Carol Pairaudeau Ways to incorporate gelli printing into a fine art practice Gel printing is a wonderfully simple technique that extends far beyond craft projects and pretty backgrounds. It offers mixed media artists endless possibilities for creating collage papers. Painters can add a different kind of mark, or perhaps a veil of colour to their work by using a print on tissue paper. But it’s not just about collage fodder - with a little practice, stunning mono prints can be achieved by printing multiple layers onto a single sheet of paper. In this one day workshop you will have the opportunity to try out many of these different techniques, to explore the potential of gel printing within a fine art context and discover how it might be relevant to your own practice. Workshop outline
No prior experience is required and all materials will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring ideas, inspiration, current projects or simply turn up with curiosity and a willingness to experiment. About Carol Pairaudeau: After studying painting and printmaking at Loughborough University I became interested in how I could use my knowledge of both disciplines to create painterly prints. However, it was with the discovery of the humble gel plate that my practice really began to change. I currently make abstract mixed media paintings in which my subject dictates the shapes, colours and textures that I use. I will often begin a new project with a printmaking session, identifying relevant shapes and working extensively with paper masks. The process of making leads to further ideas and gradually thoughts about a composition begin to develop. I then select from my collection of printed resources and begin to layer the papers onto a solid support. The examples here are from a recent project focussed on the vintage Imperial typewriters once manufactured in Leicester. Alongside making and exhibiting my own work, I have been leading printmaking workshops for over 10 years. I am a member of Leicester Society of Artists and also a member of Leicester Print Workshop. Further information www.carolpairaudeau.co.uk www.instagram.com/carolpairaudeau |
Carol Pairaudeau - Multiple Perspectives
Carol Pairaudeau - TypeWrite
Carol Pairaudeau - multi-layered print example
Carol Pairaudeau - multi-layered print example
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Saturday 7th March, 10am - 4pm
Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ 10 places £50 per session (non-members £55) Kevin Holdaway Reduction Lino print workshop Everyone can relate to a relief print in some way and we all have a certain level of understanding of the technique. Whether it by trying a linocut process at school or even just the humble potato print, the principle is the same, you are cutting into a flat surface and inking up the relief left. You do not need any highly technical equipment just a flat surface for inking and a roller for the application of the ink. As this is one of my favourite techniques, I am sure you will enjoy the class.
Relief printing has many possibilities, which I will show you examples of, but we will be concentrating on the reduction method. This where an initial design is gradually printed and cut at different stages, slowly changing the surface throughout the process, reducing the printable area. You will learn how to make a small edition of a four or five reduction colour linocut. We will be using oil-based ink but is washable with soap and water. You will be taught how to prepare the block, transfer your image, cut the surface away, mix ink, ink the block, register and make an edition of prints. I will also cover how you can continue your print at home without the use of a press. Rough schedule for the day will be: 10:00 Brief introduction about me, examples of relief prints and blocks. 10:15 Demonstration on preparation of block, transferring the design onto the lino. 11:00 Demonstration on cutting the block and making a registration plate. 11:20 Practical session to start cutting your designs out ready for the first inking. 12:00 Inking demonstration and printing using the press and wooden spoon. 12:30 Lunch approx 13:00 Cutting and printing various layers until the end of the day. We should get at least three colours done, plus the white of the paper, in your edition. 15:45 Clean up and end of the session. There will be a nipping press to use but we will also cover printing by hand. You will need to bring with you an image up to four colours, no bigger than 8” x 6”, as this will be the size of the lino we are using. Please remember the more complicated the image then the longer it will take you to cut out, so if this is a first time for you I would suggest a simple design. You will learn the skills to further develop the complexity of your designs going forward. I will supply you with some notes including a supplier list. |
The process broken down step by step, from initial design to 3 colour print - and the lino block
Artwork by previous student
Artwork by previous student
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Saturday 18th April, 10am - 3pm Art room at Leicester High School for Girls 454 London Rd, Leicester LE2 2PP 10 places £50 per session (non-members £55) Jemisha Madhavji - Portrait workshop in oils Jemisha Maadhavji is a figurative painter who explores individuals from different cultural backgrounds, personalities and gender, through symbolism and narrative. Her work follows a poetic journey where she is in search for beauty. Maadhavji's subject matters are a result of a huge influence in bold colours and patterned fabric. The subjects often have a personal connection with the clothing due to their culture, profession or solely because of their personality. Maadhavji quotes :"We all think of ourselves as icons in some shape or form, especially in the time of smart phones, social media like Instagram and Facebook Its become very easy and instant to do so. We always feel like we want to look like a certain celebrity, by taking selfies and constantly posting on social media. But when do we appreciate our own selves, who we are as individuals? I am not interested in painting people that everybody knows i.e people that are famous :''I am interested in people that are unknown to me, to the world." "I don't really think about the likeness when I’m painting them, its just a process of discovering who they are and how I see them, what they mean to me. This is what painting does discovering the subject through paint and that’s what I feel I’m doing when I am painting my subjects." Maadhavji's paintings are initially based on photographs of young men and women . She is interested in capturing the character and emotion. Participants will be asked to bring a photograph to work from of a person who interests them. |
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Sunday 17th May
Attenborough Arboretum, 5-23 Carisbrooke Rd, LE2 3TQ 10 places £50 per session (non-members £55) Carne Griffiths Workshop - 'Order and Chaos' We are very excited to offer this workshop which will explore using tea, inks and other materials to create an image using expressive marks. Carne Griffiths’ demonstration will focus on a portrait piece, but participants are welcome to choose other subjects. We recommend booking early as places are limited to 10. The workshop will explore using tea and other materials to create a portrait, although other subjects can be chosen, the demonstration will focus on a portrait piece. Carne will bring the inks and tea. Participants should bring a stretched piece of watercolour paper - he recommends a bockingford cold press paper and ideally A3 or larger - he normally works in full imperial size. Attendees can choose a reference image for their work: Ideal images are those that have very strong light and dark contrast (almost polarised) with interesting shadow shapes and clear black / white Other materials to bring:
Plan for the workshop : Introduction
About Carne Griffiths: Originally from Liverpool, Griffiths graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone in 1995. After completing a one-year KIAD fellowship and moving to London he served an apprenticeship at the longest-established gold wire embroidery firm in the world. Here he worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for twelve years, eventually becoming the creative director. Carne produced intricate designs for the military and the film, theatre, fashion and advertising industries. His designs were used for the uniforms in the films Valkyrie, The Last King of Scotland, and in particular his ‘Red Death Coat’ was used in The Phantom of the Opera. Carne’s elaborate floral designs for Asprey were included in their first ever catwalk collection and his work was featured on the embroidered cover of the 80th Royal Variety Performance programme in 2008. Since establishing his own studio in 2010, Carne has exhibited in the UK and overseas with work shown at the London Original Print Fair, the Royal Academy, Stroke Art Fair, Affordable Art Fair, the London Art Fair and with solo Exhibitions in Brighton, Hong Kong, Milan, Hamburg, Phnom Phen and Singapore. Carne's illustration work has seen him collaborate with the British photographer Rankin for a 6 page feature in Hunger magazine as well as featuring in publications worldwide, notably for several covers of the New York Observer, English Heritage magazine and for Brand projects including work for Microsoft, Derwent, Peroni, Lakes Distillery and Ibis Hotels. WEBSITE : WWW.CARNEGRIFFITHS.COM |
Carne Griffiths - Beautiful Decay
Carne Griffiths - Defiance
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