UKCPS News: July 2013

Saturday, 27 July 2013

East Leake Group - picture

Robin Borrett's, East Leake Art Group have again produced one of their composite pictures, and all in aid of 'Help for Heroes' and the Air Ambulance.

Twelve members of the group took part, between them drawing sections of the original picture onto 21 A4 sheets of 220 gsm smooth cartridge paper using various makes of black coloured pencil.

The finished picture measures 1470 mm x 891 mm, and is currently on display at East Leake Parish Church Hall.

'The Beehive Wicker Works - East Leake'

The original picture was drawn in 1930 by J Hallam Pegg

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

NEWA Exhibition

I went to view the NEWA exhibition yesterday (22nd July). As usual, it is an excellent exhibition with nearly 400 entries. CP and graphite pencil are all well represented (I counted 13 coloured pencil works).

In particular, it is nice to see that of the 24 pictures featured in the printed catalogue, 3 are colour pencil (including Bev Lewis's 'King of the Reef' - well done Bev!).

Well done also to Kris Owen, and Jo Goudie -- all your entries look much better when seen in real life.

You can see their entries in my previous post on 17th July!

The exhibition is on til Sunday 4th August, at Gordale Nursery, Chester High Road, Burton, Wirral, CH64 8TF.

The exhibition website is : www.newa-uk.com

Monday, 22 July 2013

Caran d'Ache -- Forthcoming competition

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

NEWA Exhibition opens

The 2013 National Exhibition of Wildlife Art opens on Friday 19th 2013 (preview tomorrow night - 18th) until 4th August, at the Gordale Garden Centre, Chester High Road, Wirral. Visit the website at: www.newa-uk.com/

It's always a fabulous arena for wildlife art, and UKCPS members have entries --

look out for any of these from Bev Lewis

'King of the Reef'

'Concentration'

'Mother Protector'

And this from Jo Goudie

'Pretty on Pink'

and for this from Kris Owen

'Pheasant marked'

Monday, 8 July 2013

Members in Local exhibitions

Margaret Orchard, a UKCPS member in Norfolk (the English one - not the one in Virginia!) has some pictures going into local exhibitions. If other members have pictures going into exhibition then let me know some details and I can give you a mention - especially if you get a big CP sale or win an award!

This then from Margaret:-

I have entered 13 Graphite and Coloured Pencil pictures to two separate exhibitions in Norfolk this coming weekend - one in Great Ellingham where the exhibition is held in the local church as part of Great Ellingham's Teddy Bear Festival and another in Thompson where there is an Art Exhibition in St. Martin's Church. Normally I struggle to find pieces when asked if I have any to exhibit but since taking up coloured pencil work I was spoilt for choice!

Margaret Orchard

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Painters Onlline

Many thanks to Judith Heilbronn-Crown for her excellent article on colour pencils in the current Painters Online Newsletter. It features number of pictures by UKCPS members, and is great publicity for the Society.

The link below should take you to the article.

http://www.painters-online.co.uk/Information/Bonus-Features-July-2013?utm_source=Newsletter+members&utm_campaign=62be48fd46-BF0713-Donna-Dewberry-extract&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b457ba95e4-62be48fd46-51646485#Judith