Essex Art Club
President: Prof. Ken Howard, RA, RWS, NEAC, RWA, ROI, RBA, RBSA, ARCA.
Vice President: William Porter
News Items (and Old News)
Members are invited to submit news items for inclusion. Please give plenty of notice.Open Studio
17th October 2008
Panama Campbell and Gary Rose are having
an Open Studio Exhibition of paintings, prints, photos, drawings and
ceramics.
Friday 21st November: from 6pm
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd November: 2-6pm
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th
November: 2-6pm
47 Vicarage Lane (off Ley Street), Ilford, Essex IG1 4AG.
Valma Cheffins: Exhibitions of Etchings in 2008
One Man Show
23rd June to 12th July at
Peter Hall
The Flitch Art Gallery
High Street
Great Dunmow
Essex CM6 1AH
(This date may change slightly as English Heritage is painting the outside of this Grade II listed building. Please check dates on website www.dunmowartgallery.co.uk).
Shared Exhibition
13th September to 2nd November at
The Naze Tower Gallery
The Naze
Old Hall Lane
Walton on the Naze
Essex CO14 8LE
tel: 01255 852 519
Private View: Saturday 13th September, 6-8 pm.
Exhibition continues until 2nd November.
Admission charges (not at Private View) Adult £2.50,
Seniors/Students £2.00, Children £1.50. Family ticket £5.00.
Times: Daily 10 - 5 pm.
Guildhall Exhibition
27th June 2008
Our exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery is, sadly, now over. A report will soon be on the Guildhall Exhibition Page.
Keith Webb Exhibitions
30th July 2008
A painting by Keith Webb has been accepted for the Cork Street Annual Open Exhibition being held from 31 July to 9 August at The Gallery in Cork Street, London W1S 3NG. Keith will also be exhibiting a number of his paintings in the Spectrum of Abstract Painting exhibition to be held in the Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ from 22 to 27 September 2008. Further details under ‘Events’ on Keith’s website: www.saa.co.uk/art/keithjohnwebb.
Any enquiries to Keith Webb, tel: 01708 222997.
Kim Kirby at East London Printmakers
27th June 2008
New member Kim Kirby will be showing two pieces of work at
East London Printmakers Open Weekend, Sat 28th June and Sun 29th June
from 12 to 6pm at 19 Warburton Road, Hackney E8 3RT.
On Saturday from 6 to 10pm there will be live performances from
Delectation, Electric Litany and Lonesome Cowboys from Hell.
She looks forward to seeing any Essex Art Club Members who may be able
to attend.
Peter Luscombe Wins First Prize
14th February 2008
Peter Luscombe,has been awarded the 1st prize in the National Maritime Museum Art Club's Spring Exhibition currently on display at the Museum. The winning painting is of the harbour at Ilfracombe and is titled "Winter and Low Tide".
Winter and Low Tide by Peter Luscombe
Essex Art Club Informal Painting Sessions
13/1/08
As a new venture, the Club is holding Informal Painting Sessions every month in Woodford. Members will meet once a month to paint, draw or sculpt. Details.
Sarah Harvey Does it Again.
13/1/08
Sarah entered one picture for the Gallery 54 Exhibition and it was sold to a member before the exhibition opened. On December 1st she brought two pictures along to be photographed , prior to submitting them for the Guildhall Exhibition. By then, one had already been sold.
Exhibition at Wanstead House
This went very well. We had excellent weather, lots of visitors and sold a fair number of pictures. Mary Thomsit organised refreshments and many people enjoyed the homemade cakes and the many varieties of tea and coffee.
This was our first public exhibition at Wanstead House and many of us had suspected that we would have few visitors and sales. Luckily we were wrong.
Clam by Sarah Harvey
Sarah Comes Second in the Insight Investors Award
24/06/07
Essex Art Club member, Sarah Harvey, came second in the Insight Investors Award at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, only one place below the £10,000 prize for first place. Congratulations Sarah.
Her picture, Clam, was sold.
Sarah is Down to the LastFive
23/06/07
Essex Art Club member Sarah Harvey's picture, Clam, has been selected for the last five pictures in the Insight Investment Newcomers' Prize at the RA Summer Exhibition.
You can vote for the winner at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/summerexhibition/
until midday tomorrow.
Well done Sarah
More Successes for Sarah Harvey
(15/6/07)
Apart from being chosen by Ken for the Ken Howard Award at our own Gallery 54 exhibition, Sarah has had some other successes this year.
- She won First Prize in the Grand Prix of the Art Periscope Award
- She was shortlisted for the Celeste Art Prize
- She had a picture (Clam: see above) accepted at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
- She has been shortlisted for the Insight Investment Newcomers' Prize at the Summer Exhibition.
The winner of the Insight Investment Newcomers' Prize is determined by public vote. You can vote until 12 noon on 23rd June, either at the Royal Academy or on line at http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/summerexhibition/
20 artists have been shortlisted for this prize. On the 23rd June, the shortlist will be reduced to 5 artists and the winner announced live on Sunday 24th June. This Award is being covered by the BBC. The programmes will be broadcast on Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd ad Sunday 24th June at 7pm on BBC2.
Slow down Sarah, it's very difficult to keep up.
Ken Howard at Private View of Gallery 54 Exhibition
Ken Howard came to the private view of this exhibition. Sarah Harvey won the Ken Howard Award. Ken bought a print from Valma Cheffins. What an honour for Valma. Look at the first news of the Gallery 54 Exhibition
It's a super gallery and we were very pleased with the exhibition. More details and photos soon.
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Bruce Ronaldson Critique
Something not quit right with your latest picture, but can't decide what it is? Just come along to our special critique on Sunday 25th January when Bruce Ronaldson will be offering help, guidance, encouragement and constructive criticism to both experienced and just starting out artists.The last time Bruce visited our club event, both members and visitors were delighted by the approach he adopted when reviewing the paintings brought along by you.
Bruce Ronaldson trained at Newcastle in art and art history and afterwards taught for over 30 years, in all levels of education from secondary to degree level. He is a practising painter and freelance art historian, and he runs art appreciation and painting tours at home and abroad. He is a tutor for the OCA [Open College of the Arts] and lectures for NADFAS [National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies].
So don't be shy, bring along one or two of your latest pictures and find out what is so good about your work.
Regards Tony
Keith Webb Exhibition
13th October 2008
Paintings by Keith Webb will be included in the United Society of Artists Annual Open Exhibition to be held at The Gallery at Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT, from 14 - 24 October (Private view Tuesday 14 October 6pm - 9pm). Further details under ‘Events’ on Keith’s website: www.saa.co.uk/art/keithjohnwebb.
Any enquiries to Keith Webb, tel: 01708 222997.
Sarah Harvey: Liquid Light at the Sesame Gallery
11th May 2008
Sarah has another London exhibition, this time at the Sesame Gallery
at 354 Upper Street, Islington (www.sesameart.com).
Liquid Light: Underwater Aesthetics is a joint exhibition together
with three other artists, Patsy McArthur, Oliver Wilson, and
Kim Yeon, a sculptor. Underwater Aesthetics continues until
the 5th June. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11
to 6.30.
Sarah Harvey Exhibition
Sarah's latest exhibition is The Figure, a joint exhibition with eight other artists at Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, 15 - 16 Brooks Mews, Mayfair London W1K 4DS (020 7495 0069). This runs from the 4th to the 26th April 2008. More details from the gallery or from
Exhibition of Paintings by Keith Webb
14th February 2008
Keith Webb is holding a solo exhibition of canvas paintings entitled Urban Impressions from 5th to 30th March 2008 at The Becket Gallery, Brentwood Library, New Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4BP.
Any enquiries to Keith Webb, tel: 01708 222997.
London Architecture by Keith Webb
Open Studio
16/08/07
Panama Campbell and Gary Rose are having an Open Studio Exhibition of
paintings, prints, photos, drawings and ceramics.
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November: 2 – 6 pm
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th November: 2 – 6 pm
47 Vicarage Lane (off Ley Street), Ilford, Essex IG1 4AG.
Tel: 020 8514 5813
Reflections in Lloyds Park by Panama Campbell
Entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel by Gary Rose
Sarah Harvey Exhibition
20/07/07
Sarah Harvey's latest exhibition is at Sesame Gallery in Islington. She is exhibiting jointly with a German artist, Miriam Jarrs, from 20th July to 10th August.
For more details see www.sesameart.com
Sesame is at 354 Upper Street, Islington.
Katy Sells Two Pictures
18/07/07
I visited the Society of Equestrian Artists exhibition today (see below) and was delighted to see that Katy Sodeau has sold two pictures, one is shown below. The exhibition is excellent. Well done Katy.
Gong to post, Sandown by Katy Sodeau
Katy Sodeau at the Society of Equestrian Artists
(16/07/07)
Katy Sodeau is exhibiting six paintings at the Society of Equestrian
Artists, of which she is a full member. The exhibition is at the
Mall Galleries from Monday 16th July to Saturday 21st July, from 10 am
to 5 pm (10 am to 1 pm on Saturday). More details about the
exhibition on
http://www.equestrianartists.co.uk/exhibs_2007/event_ae2007.htm
and more details about Katy and illustrations of four of the pictures on
her site at
Sorry about the short notice, I have only just found this out.
Ken Howard's Cornwall Studio
12/07/07
Anyone who has wondered what Ken Howard's Cornwall studio is like can now find out. There is an interesting and well-illustrated article in the August edition of Period Living magazine, now in the newsagents.
Ken Howard Pictures in RA Summer Exhibition
12/07/07
Our President, Ken Howard entered six pictures in the RA Summer Exhibition. When I visited, a few days after the start, five had been sold.
Paco Criado Exhibitions
24/5/07
Paco Criado (Francico Ferrer Fuentes) has been keeping busy recently with four exhibitions in two countries.
Two solo exhibitions were in Spain at Cheste (5th - 27th April), and at Castillo de Buñol (5th May - 3rd June). He sold 6 pictures at the first and 20, so far, at the second.
Then he held a joint exhibition with five other artists at the Nolias Gallery, Liverpool Road, London (15th - 21st May) and still had some pictures to enter into our own exhibition at Gallery 54.
