We had an excellent day out visiting the 'Liquid Light' Exhibition of water colours from the Laing's Collection, then going on to the Biscuit Factory.
Here Norma, aim4art's answer to Manet's Olympia, relaxes at The Biscuit Factory.
aim4art is a voluntary community arts group, formed in 2009, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of painting and drawing in the Tees Valley. We aim to paint, aim to draw, aim to create art. We meet every Tuesday (10am-4pm) at The Barn, overlooking Hemlington Lake, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DA. We have no regular tutor, but support each other and organise a programme of visits and workshops. Visit our website at www.aim4art.org.uk
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Sunday, 22 May 2022
The Art Of Lockdown
Here is a slightly belated post about our Art Of Lockdown Exhibition at Kirkleatham Hall, held in early 2022.
One of the features of the exhibition was the amount of art and craft work on show.
Some of Les Southerton's pots. Les had a very successful exhibition, selling both pots and paintings
Some of the work from last Christmas's group project to create piece of jewellery.
Kate Geelan's felt figures
The Gill Place corner, featuring her lockdown picture a day sketchbook and video presentation
Thursday, 4 November 2021
Graham Canwell's Portrait Workshop
Here are some pictures from our first post lockdown workshop, with 13 members present. Graham gave an excellent presentation, reviewing portraits from a wide variety of artist and people enjoyed creating portraits mainly from portraits they'd brought along to the session.
Gill Place worked on a portrait Of Judi Dench
Gill Spensley painting her daughter
Patsy looking bemused by Graham's comments
Melvyn Bragg by ?
Rob Blenkarn's son Michael - the eyes don't have it
Margaret enjoying herself
Karol Nielsen with some of the fruits of her labours
Julia Cutter achieved a great likeness
Graham with Gill Place
Albert Einstein by Kate Geelan, looking very much himself
Kate has moved on to the next one
Les Southerton got off to a cracking start
Val Harrison makes an interesting start
Dee Maloney also races away
Monday, 5 April 2021
Easter Challenge 2021
This is our second Easter Challenge, this time on the theme of sea creatures. These are the results: very diverse, though the concept of the 'Eggtopus' has emerged as a clear favourite.
Gill Place - Eggtopus
Gill Spensley - Goose
Gill Spensley - Easter Mermaid
Julia Cutter - Deep Sea Slug
Karol Nielsen - Eggtopus
Kate Geelan - Eggtopus
Les Sotherton - Emergent Dragon
Les Southerton - Twix crab
Linda Cowling - Jellyfish
Margaret Kirby - Kraken egg monster
Rob Blenkarn - Walrus, shark and sea lion
Val Harrison - Vampire squid
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Return to The Barn
Our first session back at The Barn since March - reduced numbers but very enjoyable
More Lockdown Pictures
Art continues even during lockdown, though many have struggled to find motivation:
Gill Place's cabbages print inspired by the ones in her garden - see below
The next sixare all from Julia Cutter, our most prolific artist by far.
A pair of collages by Rob Blenkarn, a response from a challenge to produce an abstract
Rob Blenkarn - Water Colour sketch of remote Irish farm
Rob Blenkarn - En plein aire at South Gare (sounds poetic anyway)
Rob's York Minster water colour
Val Harrison - Life In Lockdown
Val Harrison - Lake district images
Val's painting of Bamburgh Castle
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