Monthly MeetingsArchbishop Benson School, Bodmin Road, Truro
On 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm
September 21st 2005“Artists in Print – how they saw the World before Photography”by John Faupel, our Programme Secretary.
Before photography, printing was the only way images of far-off lands could be widely revealed to the European public. This began in the Fifteenth Century with woodcut illustrations, followed by copperplate and steel engravings, then by means of lithography and aquatints. These techniques were described with many slide illustrations of the strange and wonderful natural history, newly discovered in Africa, Asia, America and Australasian. Many thanks to John for stepping in an filling the void when Sue Harvey was unable to come.
October 19th 2005“Art Through a Lens Digitally”by David Trotter, Head of Photography at Truro College
David has many years of experience in design and photography. He showed us, by way of a hands-on demonstration, how to create various artistic images and designs on the screen. We were easily persuaded of the advantages of digital cameras and impressed with what you can do with the photos using appropriate computer software. Transposing people’s heads evoked some amusement.
November 16th 2005
“Wildlife Woodcarving”by Roy Hewson, woodworking artist
Roy, who is involved in the creative art of woodcarving, showed us some of his work, starting with the simplest of traditional, unpainted, decoy ducks and progressing to the most superbly detailed and life-like painted replicas of birds. He also showed us how models could be produced by casting in pewter or resin. As a bonus, Roy’s son gave us a demonstration of “painting with heat”, a technique developed from an ancient art form, now using electrically heated needles to burn wood into varied shades of brown.
January 18th 2006
“Abstract Painting”
by Vincent Rymer, teacher and professional artist
Vincent has been teaching art and design for 20 years and now specialises in abstract painting. In the first half of his talk he led us through the development of abstraction from figurative painting, illustrating it with pictures by a variety of artists. In the second part of his talk, Vincent showed us some of his own paintings, explained his own interpretation of abstract art and gave us an insight into the ways in which his study of philosophy and his life in west Cornwall influence his work.
February 15th 2006
“The Life and Work of Rene Magritte”by Mark Thackeray.
Welcome back to Mark who last year gave us an interesting talk about Stephen Lowry. Many thanks to him for stepping in as a replacement for Suzi Withington, who is unable to give her talk at this time. We look forward to being enlightened on the subject of this fascinating Belgian artist.
March 15th 2006(This is the last meeting before April’s Annual General Meeting.)
“Shaping up to a Vision of Cornwall”by Tom Henderson Smith, artist
Tom aims to celebrate his love of Cornwall through his paintings and will talk about how his Buddhist beliefs have affected his work.
May 17th 2006
“How to Promote Your Own Work”By Louise Fox
Because Louise is co-curator of the Salt Gallery in Hayle she has gained considerable experience in the marketing of art. She will offer various tips and advice on how best to promote our own work.
June 21st 2006This will be our last meeting before the Summer holidays.
“So you won’t be taking art, Pauline, will you?”
by Pauline Youll
Pauline came to art late in life but now likes to experiment with most media, including ceramics. She will demonstrate just how diverse the subject of art can be.
