Caterham
Art
Group
Orange Blossoms
Vincent van Gogh (1890) not a member
The Caterham Art Group is a society of amateur and professional artists from Caterham and the surrounding area in Surrey. The group has been active for over 50 years and is open to artists working in all mediums, beginners to professional artists and to anyone with an interest in art.
CONGRATULATIONS TRACEY!
Congratulations to one of our members, Tracey Bengeyfield, watercolourist, tutor and
demonstrator whose evocative painting was accepted for the 212th Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries, London in the North, East and West Galleries which was held in March and April.
What We Do
DEMONSTRATIONS
Enjoy a professional artist demonstrate aspects of their work, including oils, watercolours, pastels, etc. nine times a year. Demonstrations take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the United Reformed Church, Caterham Valley starting at 7.30pm and finish around 9.30pm. Free to members - visitors are very welcome (ÂŁ5 fee applies, ÂŁ2 for students)
EXHIBITIONS
We hold an annual large summer exhibition for members to display and sell their works.
We also have the occasional pop-up exhibition, so keep your eyes peeled for notification!
WORKSHOPS
Workshops take place on a Saturday and run from 10am until about 4pm. with a tutor to lead, encourage, help and advise. Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. There will be a fee for all workshops.
SKETCHING DAYS
These are arranged on an ad hoc basis from April to the autumn at various locations in the area. Detailed arrangements will be circulated to members prior to each event. The days are free but there may be an entry charge to the destination.
COMING UP AT CAG
22nd May
Demonstration - Café/street scene in pastels by Joel Wareing
Joel’s practice is focussed on body language and the interaction of people within urban environments. Paintings are made from sketches and photographs taken on location and created out of a desire to translate an atmosphere within the painted image. Paint is used as a way to get closer to an actual experience of a place, a vehicle for transferring emotions that a photograph might not give you.
We are delighted that Joel will be demonstrating his skills for us in our May demo.
You can see more of Joes work here
SATURDAY WORKSHOP - embellished paintings with textiles - Vicky O'Leary
This is a fun and relaxed experimental workshop exploring how to create landscapes and semi abstract landscapes by focusing on the texture before applying any colour.
Vicky O’Leary will show you how to represent foliage and landscapes by using different textures and using a wide variety of materials including paint. Working on fabric you will learn how to colour and highlight the textures, then finish off with a variety of stitches to enhance the piece.
Places on the workshop are limited and bookings are taken on a first come, first served basis.
15th June
Thank you to Joe Norris
who gave a fascinating demonstration of florals in acrylic
Thank you to Leigh Ann Gale
Thanks to Leigh Ann for a fascinating workshop of botanical painting
You can see more of Leigh Ann's work here
... as you can see, our own Viv R made some amazing work at the workshop (finished at home)
THE NEWLETTER AND GALLERY
Members, thank you for your contributions to our Winter Gallery, I'm sure you'll all agree that it was really lovely.
This quarters' theme is "RENEWAL"
Please send any pictures/photos etc you'd like included in the Gallery and anything for our Newsletter to
ANNUAL EXHIBITION NEWS
OUR SUMMER EXHIBITION
2ND TO 4TH AUGUST 2024
We have our date for the next annual Summer exhibition - Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th August at the United Reformed Church in Caterham Valley. Submission and hanging day will be the Thursday 1st August.
Keep your eyes peeled for further details, and happy painting/sculpting/drawing etc in the meantime!
Calls for entry will be sent out very very soon 🎉
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