Beverley Courtney at Ledbury

UKCPS member Beverley Courtney will be exhibiting with Artisans on Tour at the Trumpet Corner Art Studios & Tea Room, near Ledbury in Herefordshire, from June 29th till July 1st, alongside the Ledbury Poetry Festival. http://www.trumpetcorner.co.uk/ and http://www.trumpetcorner.co.uk/wordpress/artisans-on-tour/

Beverley Courtney
B.A. (Hons) Art & Design
Animal Artist
07789 998 098
01684 566 805
www.beverleycourtney.com
www.goodfordogs.co.uk

Bev Lewis in Somerset

If anyone is in Somerset in the next week or two the might like to go and see Bev Lewis's lovely exhibition of animals at Hestercombe Gardens near Taunton. She is demonstrating CP on Saturday and Sunday lunch times. I'm sure she will be delighted to see you. The cafe is good too, and dogs are welcome if you want a walk in the lovely gardens. 

11th International Open Exhibition

Just a reminder to members and non-members alike that the deadline for entries to the UKCPS 11th International Open Exhibition closes on two weeks today -- Saturday,  7th July 2012.

Entry forms for the exhibition, which runs from 6th October to 25th November 2012 at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, can be downloaded from the UKCPS website: www.ukcps.co.uk  .

Please allow at least two days for delivery if sending a postal entry via Royal Mail.

Susan Goodall - SAA award

Good news for UKCPS member, Susan Goodall, who has been awarded a certificate for Best Professional Animal or Wildlife artist in the Society for All Artists [S.A.A] Artist of the Year Competition 2012.

Susan's picture (shown right) is entitled ' Wake Up'.

Lesley Sharman - workshop reminder

Lesley Sharman has been in touch to advise that she still has three places left on her forthcoming 'Portraits' workshop on 8th July 2012, details as follows:

"Realistic Portraits in Coloured Pencil"

An interesting and enjoyable day is promised, suitable for those with some experience of using coloured pencil. You will learn the secrets of rendering lifelike features, skin tones, hair, and achieving a good likeness.

Venue: The Workhouse Museum, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Sunday, 8th July 2012, 10am - 4pm

Cost £45 including lunch and refreshments.

If interested, please contact Lesley on 01765 601868 or email her on: art@lesleysharman.co.uk

Pencils for sale! + New UKCPS Blog

Lesley Crawford has sent in the following:

From Lesley Crawford, Founder member and silver signature member.
Due to arthritis in my fingers I am not using my pencils much so am selling them. Most have now gone, but I still have three sets for sale: A tin of 36 Derwent Studio pencils, some slightly used, - RRP £45, my price £30.
 A tin of 60 Staedler watercolour pencils, unused. RRP £51.00, my price £45.00
 36 Coloursoft, sharpened but hardly used, - RRP £48 - my price £36.00.
Contact: lesleycrawford112@sky.com or via the blogmaster

All plus p&p. If you are interested I can either send you a Paypal invoice, or a cheque will be fine.

THE ABOVE ADVERT IS ALSO VIEWABLE ON OUR NEW BLOG PAGE - 'UKCPS AdsBlog' which can be accessed via: www.ukcpsblog2.blogspot.com .  UKCPS AdsBlog is the place for all members to advertise CP items for sale, or CP items wanted.  Place your ads, or get more information, via: blogmaster@ukcps.c.uk .

British Greats Award

There is a competition being run to identify the 'greats' of Great Britain. Our friends at the Cumberland Pencil Company are one of the nominees, and are asking for YOUR vote.

Go to: www.thegreatexhibition2012.co.uk/Greats/Cumberland-pencil-company and vote for a great British company!!

Pencils for sale!

UKCPS member, Diana Lowe, has 43 slightly used Inktense pencils for sale at .50p each.

Diana can be contacted via: dianaglowe@gmail.com

Bev Lewis - exhibition

'Big Red' by Bev Lewis

Bev Lewis, UKCPS (Silver) member, will be holding an exhibition of her animal art at Hestercombe Gardens, Nr Taunton, Somerset, from Saturday 18th June until Sunday 8th July.

She will be drawing/demonstrating across lunchtimes on Saturdays and Sundays, so if you would like to come and see her working or if you have any questions about her art, please do come and see her. As the Gallery is next to the restaurant you can grab yourselves a delicious meal while you are there.

The lovely picture on the right is of one of her works - CP on draft paper.

Me - for a change

'Oranges'

Just to add to the acceptance of CP works in galleries -

I've just received news in the midday post that my picture 'Oranges' has been accepted for display at the Wirral Summer Art Exhibition 2012, to be held at the Williamson Museum & Art Gallery, Birkenhead, from 30th June to 9th September.

It was completed using Derwent Coloursoft on Daler-Rowney Extra Smooth Cartridge paper.

Alan Jones @ Patchings

'Me Strong'

Congratulations also go to Alan Jones whose picture  of a baby gorilla has also been accepted at Patchings!  Alan is having a good year!


"Just thought I'd let you know my drawing of the baby gorilla
("Me Strong") has been accepted into the Patchings Art Festival! It was drawn with Derwent Studio & Coloursoft Pencils onto A3 cartridge. I am over the moon it has been accepted and was so excited I delivered it by hand!"


Isn't it good to see CP work getting into the popular exhibitions!

Sandra Dewsberry @ Patchings

'Stanage Edge - Derbyshire'

Congratulations to UKCPS member, Sandra Dewsberry, whose CP work entitled 'Stanage Edge' [See right] has been accepted for display at the 'Artist' and 'Leisure Painter' Patchings 2012 Exhibition.
Sandra, who is a member of Robin Borrett's East Leake local group, has commented:

"I'm very much an amateur, consider myself a beginner, and haven't done many pictures at all yet. I usually feel I haven't got a clue what I'm doing and the end result seems to come from nowhere, but I'm learning with each one and my desire to produce bright, colourful and detailed work is what motivates me to 'have a go'.

What I have done has been so well received it's made me sit up and think maybe I'm capable of more than I realise, and I'm chuffed to bits with people's responses to my work. I entered the competition just to see what (if anything) would happen really. It's the first one I've entered and I did it because I enjoy going to the Patchings Art Festival and had this mad dream that it would be amazing to actually - one day - have a picture on display there.  The picture is worked in Prismacolor pencils on Bristol Board."