Coming this August our annual art exhibition feature work by many of our members. Admission is free, and you can find us upstairs in Ty Siamas from 17 to 29 August 2019 between 10am and 5:30 pm. Entrance is free.
Month: July 2019
Workshop: Perspective Drawing
Our next workshop will be on Wednesday 7th August 2019 at Llanelltyd Village Hall, starting at 10:30am, and finishing at about 4pm. The cost for members will be £10 and £12 for non-members. The tutor will be Ivor Arbuckle.
A lot of people have difficulty with perspective when drawing so this workshop has been organised to try and help people tackle this discipline
You will need to bring:
- Paper –minimum A3, ideally A2.
- Pencils – HB/B.
- Long ruler – minimum 30 cms. (ideally longer).
- Small pritt/glue stick (not wet adhesive).
- Drawing board.
- Each person should also bring a couple of Sunday supplement type colour mags and/or clothes catalogues (not TV listing magazines); we need lots of largish pictures for a collage type exercise – this is the important bit!
Suitable paper will be available to purchase at the workshop.
Tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch.
N.B. Please stay at end of workshop to help clear-up
Use the contact form for more information or to book your place.
Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams is an encaustic wax artist from Bala in Mid Wales. She is inspired by the rugged beauty of Wales. Melanie says, “My medium of choice is encaustic wax I use hot and cold tools to create unique work. Hot wax, fire and pigments is magical. I find painting with wax has so many dimensions – individual layers of medium can be translucent and shiny or rugged and gnarled. I so enjoy the complexity of this medium.”
Melanie sets down layers of pure beeswax, damar resin and pigments to create texture and a weave of wax. The colours, tools and innovate techniques vary according to the image she wishes to portray. Melanie says “When I wield the blow torch over the wax I am totally absorbed by the process. The wax flows organically in mysterious ways and I am inspired and excited by the unpredictability of the results. Its alchemy with fire!”
Meirionnydd Artists Society 