Roche Art Group

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ANNUAL EXHIBITION - 26th OCTOBER 2013. Further INFO on Exhibition Link.
Formed in 1990, Roche Art Group is an established friendly, relaxed club that meets on Wednesday evenings (7.30pm to 9.30pm) at St Teresas church hall, 109 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex. (NOTE: Entrance to parking is via St Teresas School gates.) Enjoying excellent facilities the club is always pleased to receive membership enquiries - please phone 01702 421737 for more information. PLEASE USE postal code SS4 1RF for correct map location.

 

Information

Roche Art Group is an established friendly, relaxed club that meets on Wednesday evenings (7.30pm to 9.30pm) at St Teresa's church hall, 109 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex SS4 1RF. Enjoying excellent facilities the club is always interested in hearing from potential members - please phone 01702 421737 for more information. All visitors can be assured of a warm welcome. (NOTE: entrance to parking is via St Teresa's School gates) PLEASE USE postal code SS4 1RF for correct map location.

Although we do not have a tutor we organise occasional demonstrations, workshops or critiques. During a short summer break we also take the opportunity to organise outdoor painting trips, always worthwhile. We all enjoy the freedom of choice of media and subject at our own pace, exchanging views and hints and tips whenever possible. This formula has worked well since our inception in 1990.

If you view our Gallery and wish to have information on any artist then please contact Roche Art Group via the SAA web site facility. Thank you.

 

Exhibitions

NEXT EXHIBITION SATURDAY 26th October 2013.

We look forward to another successful exhibition to be held at St Teresa's Church Hall (located behind St Teresa's RC Church), 109 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex SS4 1RF on SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 2013. 10am to 4pm. Admission and parking is FREE.

More detailed information will be posted in due course. Please be patient....or contact us via the SAA email facility. Thank you.

 

Awards

As part of our 2012 exhibition and sale of paintings we were delighted to invite Year 6 pupils of St Teresa's Primary School to enter a painting competition on the theme of "Something New". We received a good selection of paintings and all were exhibited on 27 October. The winning entry and five "highly commended" all received an award certificate together with painting materials for future use. Our judge also provided an encouraging critique for all paintings.

 

Tuition

Although we do not have a tutor, we help each other in a friendly and relaxed way. This formula has worked extremely well for over 20 years. Following a brief history of tutoring our founder members decided to continue independent of a tutor and many of our later members have joined without previous experience - just a desire to learn to draw and/or paint.

November 2012. A second visit by Paul Karslake who enthralled us again with his airbrush technique. This time he produced a portrait of John Wayne completed in just under one hour.

March 2012 - oil pastel workshop with Judy Goring a most talented and motivating art teacher.

January 2012: A "critique" evening with Paul Alcock. Paul was invited to our Group to assess and give guidance on our selected paintings. Each member brought along at least one painting for his consideration and his experienced eye gave everyone much to consider. Paul is an established tutor (based in Essex) and more details of his own work and classes can be found at www.paulalcock.co.uk. Also see www.rochfordlife.com

Sept 2011: We thoroughly enjoyed a demonstration by JAMES MERRIOTT (watercolourist) and an interesting article and pictures of the evening can be viewed at www.rochfordlife.com

 

Media

Acrylic Inks, Acrylics, Canvas, Coloured Pencil, Drawing, Gouache, Mixed Media, Oil pastel, Oils, Pastels, Pen & Ink, Pen And Wash, Pencil/Charcoal, Varnishing, Water soluble pastels, Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil

 

Subjects

Abstract, Aircraft, Animals, Botanical Illustration, Buildings, Cars & Trains, Colour Mixing, Fantasy, Figure, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Landscape, Life Drawing, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Still Life, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage, Waterways and Canals, Wild Flowers, Wildlife

 

Members

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