Art in Action

The UKCPS at Art in Action 16-19th July 2015:  10am - 5.30pm

Art in Action is a prestigious visual arts festival held each year at Waterperry Gardens, Oxford OX33 1JZ with 400 artists, craftsmen, performers and musicians.  There are also practical classes, art materials, a market and plenty of food stalls.

For the first time the UKCPS will have a stand in the Materials Marquee next to Jakar.  Please come and support us, we like to meet our members so do introduce yourself and get to know your volunteers.  We will be demonstrating with Caran d'Ache pencils and you will have the opportunity to try some yourself on our have a go table, friends and family welcome.

Demonstrators on our stand:

Suzy Herbert, Robert Strange, Morryce Maddams every day.
Malcolm Cudmore - Thursday and Friday
Judith Selcuk - Saturday and Sunday
and our President Pat Heffer - Friday and Sunday.

Other members and helpers will be stewarding too.  We thank everyone who has volunteered.

If you've never been you will be amazed at the size of the event, one day is hardly sufficient time to see everything it's well worth a visit we look forward to meeting you.

Ann Kullberg Workshop

Ann Kullberg has an upcoming workshop in the UK-

Workshop Info: http://annkullberg.com/pages/glasgow

There are currently have 12 of 16 spots open, though we expect it will fill spots very quickly indeed. Get your name down quickly!

Art and Craft Days

We have a one day course on Monday 1st June -A beginners Guide to Painting with Coloured Pencils - Tutor Janie Pirie Price £70 and a two day course on Mon & Tues 19th & 20th October Drawing Portraits from Photographs - Coloured Pencils Tutor Janie Pirie £140

All workshops include lunch and refreshments.

Art and Craft Days
The Butterfly Art & Craft Studio
Flacks Green
Terling
Essex, CM3 2QS
Tel: 01245 233459
www.artandcraftdays.co.uk

Try Pencils Afternoon!

Easter is nearly here!

Will you suffer from post-Easter depression?
Will you be stressed out because you ate too much chocolate?

Then why not come and ease yourself back to normality with a ....

TRY PENCILS AFTERNOON!

SATURDAY 11TH APRIL at St Chad's Church Hall, Roslyn Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3UH
1pm to 4pm, tea/coffee & biscuits provided.  

As usual, I will provide A4 cartridge paper, plus coloured pencils by various manufacturers
for you to try out, and a step-by-step project to work on.  All for the ridiculous cost of £5!

By all means bring your own paper, projects, or pencils - and if you wish to use graphite then
 that is fine also!  Bring a drawing board if you have one.

Please let me know if you are coming (so that I know how many biscuits to buy!)

Best regards
Alan
alanmac48@btinternet.com

Patchings Festival 2014

This year's Patchings Festival is on the 5-8th June 2014. UKCPS will have a marquee where you can meet up with other members, watch some demos, participate in some workshops.

This year there is an exciting artistic challenge which will also help decorate and promote coloured pencil art. You can download a bunting template from the UKCPS site (link below), trace it onto your best paper and decorate it with your best coloured pencil effort. There is no limit on the number of entries you can submit and you could win a prize!

The closing date is the 28th of May 2014.

Full details here.

Wirral Pencil Group

The Wirral Pencil group are a collection of amateur artists who get together every couple of months or so on a Saturday afternoon as a 'Try Pencils' session open to non-members and friends.   We are looking for a CP artist willing to do either a half day demonstration, or alternatively, a full day workshop, on a Saturday in February.  Numbers would probably be 15 to 20, in a spacious church hall in Irby, Wirral.

As an aside to the above, members may have missed a paragraph in my report to the Society AGM which read:

 

DEMONSTRATORS

One way in which the society can assist both local groups, and also its professional or semi-professional members, is by maintaining a database of those artists willing to provide demonstrations or workshops for local groups, together (if possible) with some indication of fees charged.  Any members willing to give demonstrations or workshops are asked to contact the Local Groups Co-ordinator who will provide a contact form for completion.

Please feel free to contact me about either of the above.

Alan McMahon

localgroups@ukcps.co.uk

Judith Selcuk - Local group & workshops

Judith Selcuk lives in the Evesham area and has sent in this:

From January I will be running a fortnightly Art Club/group in Church Lench, Evesham. Price is just £3 to cover pavilion hire and refreshments. Cake and drink provided.

 

For more details please email me on judithselcukillustrations@gmail.com or 01386 870984

 

In addition ------

 

I specialise in animal portraits especially equine and canine. I offer private one to one lessons, small group lessons and day workshops. Private lessons are £20 an hour one to one.

 

Small groups are up to 4 people at a time for £18 per person per hour with refreshments included.

 

Day courses include lunch either in front of the log fire in winter or under the pine trees in summer. All dietary needs can be catered for. These can be tailored to the individual requirements or on a pre-bookable course.

 

14th January: Basic coloured pencil techniques. Bring your own pencils, with use of my own too

17th February: Draw your pet in coloured pencil. equipment as above

17th March: beginners gouache. price includes starter kit for the day.

31st March: Kingfisher in Inktense

14th April: Have a go day: try different Derwent coloured pencils. Taster day with all equipment supplied

12th May: Drawing animals to proportion

9th June: drawing the horse in coloured pencil. bring your own equipment

7th July: Ink and pencil drawing day. Images and equipment supplied

8th September: Perspective drawing, image supplied

20th October: Paint your pet in Gouache or acrylics, bring your own paint and canvas or paper

 

For further details please refer to my website www.judithselcukillustrations.com or email me on judithselcukillustrations@gmail.com

Workshop tutor required!

Good afternoon, all,

Wearing my localgroups@ukcps.co.uk hat, I have been contacted by member, Patsy Lowe, as follows:

I write on behalf of a small botanical art group recently formed in Hereford.

We have identified that those among us really interested in coloured pencil painting would really like, and need, some help with technique, and our tutor does not think she is expert enough to take this on as her skills are in traditional water colour. Could you perhaps put us in touch with an individual or group near us to whom we could turn for help. We would love a whole day-workshop in Hereford and would be very happy to pay a resonable fee.

I look forward to hearing from you.

KInd regards

Patsy Lowe

If you think you can assist, please contact me in the first instance, and I will put you in contact with Patsy!

Alan McMahon

blogmaster@ukcps.co.uk

Workshop in Somerset

Passion for Pencils Workshop
Following on from the very popular Coloured Pencil workshops, Bev Lewis and Pauline Longley are including other types of pencils in this next workshop.

So if you would like to improve your techniques using graphite, pastel pencils, aquarelle pencils, or charcoal pencils, as well as coloured pencils, they would be delighted to give you a
helping hand. There will be tips, demonstrations and plenty of  encouragement.

VENUE:
The Village Hall,
Vole Road,
Mark,
Somerset
TA9 4NY
Saturday 23 March 2013
10.30am-3.30pm


For more information and an application form, contact Pauline Longley
01458 830207 or 07813 332914
 or email pauline@paulinelongley.co.uk

Only £15, --  or £10 for UKCPS Members!

In Association with the UK Coloured Pencil Society www.ukcps.co.uk

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

More Workshops!

News of more workshops, this time from UKCPS member Lesley Sharman:


Venue: The Workhouse Museum, Sharow View, Allhallowgate, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LE


Saturday, 7th July, 10am - 4pm
PAINTING WITH COLOURED PENCILS

This workshop is suitable for either beginners or those with some experience of the medium. You will learn all the techniques needed to produce realistic and detailed pictures using artists' quality materials.


Sunday, 8th July, 10am - 4pm
REALISTIC PORTRAITS IN COLOURED PENCILS

This workshop is suitable for those who know the basic techniques of using coloured pencils, and we will build on these to learn how to produce accurate and lifelike portraits.


The cost for each workshop is £45, including lunch and refreshments, or £80 for both days.

All materials will be provided: all  you need to bring is your enthusiasm!

Places are limited to 10 on each course, and the first one is filling up fast. Please contact Lesley if you are interested, or if you have any questions.  



Lesley Sharman UKCPS

www.lesleysharman.co.uk
01765 601868

Pauline Longley - Workshops

Those who read my post of 3rd August will be aware that UKCPS Signature Member, Pauline Longley, has an exhibition at the Lutyens Gallery, Hestercombe House, Near Taunton, until 21st August.
Subject to weather conditions, Pauline will be demonstrating at the exhibition on this forthcoming Sunday [14th august],  from 10.30 to 2.30. Pauline advises that those intending to come and meet her should contact her first via pauline@paulinelongley.co.uk to confirm.

Regular readers will know that Pauline holds CP workshops at various times in the year.  The next workshops are due as follows:-
Sunday 4th September: at Mark village Hall, Vole road, Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NY. 10 am to 4pm. [4 places left as I write].
Saturday 10th September: at the Beacon Centre, Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Chippenham, Wilts. SN14 0DU. 10.30 to 4pm [8 places left as I write].
Both workshops are a bargain at £10 for UKCPS members, and £15 for non-members.
Get further details from Pauline direct on the email address above.

Coloured Pencil Experience Days

The latest news on Pauline Longley's Coloured Pencil Experience Days is that places at the 16th April event at Holt, Nr Wimborne in Dorset, are now fully booked, but as of today there are still places available on the 26 March event in Devon.

See my post of 26th February which refers.

Coloured Pencil Experience Days

UKCPS artist Pauline Longley has been in touch to report that her CPE (Coloured Pencil Experience) day on 12 March is now fully booked, but there are still places available for the Collerton St Mary event in Devon on 26 March, and for the Holt, Wimborne, event in Dorset on 16 April. All the CPE events run from 10.am til 4pm.

A further event is planned for Saturday 4th September, to be held at the Mark Village Hall, Vale Road, Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NY. This event will also act as a collection point for UKCPS artists paintings which have been accepted into the UKCPS International Exhibition opening in Westminster Hall, London shortly after.

These one day events are good value for money (£10 UKCPS members, £15 non-members), especially if you've never tried coloured pencils as an art medium. All levels of experience are welcome, - just bring your own pencils, paper, and any reference photographs you wish to use.

NOTE FOR UKCPS MEMBERS: Contact Pauline if you would like assistance in running similar events in your area.

Application forms and further information can be obtained from Pauline Longley:

Telephone: 07813 332914 or Email: pauline@paulinelongley.co.uk

For information about Pauline herself - visit her Members Blog on this page, or view her Gallery on the Members Gallery page of the UKCPS website - http://www.ukcps.co.uk/

The Coloured Pencil Experience!

Because of the success of previous 'Coloured Pencil Experience' workshops in Somerset, Pauline Longley is now taking bookings for three more workshops in the South West (She's a glutton for punishment!).

1) Somerset: 12 March at Mark, near Burnham-on-Sea, with Bev Lewis & Pauline. Only 4 places left.

2) Devon: 26 March at Collerton St Mary, Paignton, with Juliet Eden, Ann Roberts, & Pauline. 9 places left.

3) Dorset: 16 April at Holt, Wimborne, with Karen Coulson & Pauline. 12 places left.

These workshops are an ideal chance to indulge in a day with 'coloured pencils', especially if you've never tried them before (you don't have to be a member of UKCPS to take part!). The worshop includes demos, slide shows, helpful critiques, step-by-step drawing, and much more.

UKCPS members: £10, non-members: £15

Email Pauline at: pauline@paulinelongley.co.uk for more information and application forms.

Would you be interested in attending a similar workshop in your area? Contact Pauline for further information.

UKCPS Open International Exhibition 2011

2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the UKCPS and we want to make the 2011 exhibition a bigger and better celebration of both coloured pencils and our Society than ever before. Generous sponsorship by Faber Castell’s UK distributors, West Design, means that we have the opportunity to have a much larger event in a prime location, opposite Westminster Abbey in London. The venue is the Methodist Central Hall which some of you may know from the Botanical Society’s exhibitions. As well as being conveniently placed and easy to reach at the heart of London, the venue has sufficient space for the Society to do much more alongside the Annual Exhibition to celebrate coloured pencils and our Society’s tenth birthday. The event is a three-cornered one;

• Faber Castell, themselves celebrating their 250th anniversary, will be displaying their full size pencil sculptures and a range of products for sale
• Speight of the Art Foundation will be running workshops for children
• UKCPS Annual exhibition.

There is a full programme of workshops, details of which can be seen on the website, and we also want as many demonstrators as possible and people who could help out, supervise the “have-a-go” facilities and act as stewards. Helpers may sell their goods, with commission to the Society.

Members, please apply to Pat Heffer (exhibitions@ukcps.co.uk) if you are able to offer help in any way - the more helpers we have the less the load for individuals.

Everyone start thinking now and preparing your innovative coloured pencil masterpieces and note there will also be a separate mixed media class (predominantly coloured pencil work). Full details and entry forms are now available on the website.

Workshop at the Workhouse

A short while ago, Lesley Sharman held a successful coloured pencil workshop at the Ripon Workhouse Museum. This was her first try at teaching and it obviously worked as she has been asked to do it again and full details of future events can be seen on the website.

Here's Lesley's report of the event in October.

Eight people attended (the maximum number that I’d decided on), who came from far and wide. One lady travelled over 70 miles to attend after spotting the event on the Workshops page of the UKCPS website, another came from 60 miles away, and two were from about 20 miles away. They were all keen to try out something different from the usual watercolour painting classes and some specifically wanted instruction in using coloured pencils.

As everybody was new to CP I started with the basics, explaining about equipment and techniques and let them experiment with different types of pencils and papers. The afternoon was taken up with following step-by-step instructions for three different-coloured bell peppers which I had prepared.

Derwent very kindly sponsored the event, and I also explained about the Society and handed out flyers, so hopefully we may soon have some new members from up North.

To my relief, the day was a great success and everybody went home happy and proud of what they managed to achieve.

I had very positive feedback and I recently repeated the workshop. The lady from 60 miles away returned with five other people from her local art group, and they have asked for more. I now have a waiting list of people wanting to learn about coloured pencil, so I think this might well be the start of my running regular workshops in Yorkshire, building on the first one to cover different subjects and techniques. Watch this space!

Susan Christopher Coulson at the Pencil Museum

Susan Christopher Coulson
with her suite of five botanical drawings in coloured pencils
Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition 2009
photographed by Katherine Tyrrell with permission of the SBA

RHS Gold Medallist Susan Christopher Coulson SBA GM uses Derwent Artists Pencils for her botanical artwork.  She will demonstrating and teaching at the Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick between 28th-30th September.

Free Demonstrations of Derwent Artist Pencils


You can see her demonstrating her use of Artists Pencils at the Cumberland Pencil Museum on 28th and 29th September.

FREE Demonstration event.
Explore the detail of botanical flowers and seasonal fruit using Derwent Artists Pencils.
Please collect a ticket from reception which entitles you to one hours FREE tuition. Demonstrations run between 10am until 4pm

Tuition Workshop - Flora and Fruit Pencil Illustration with Susan Christopher Coulson

The Pencil Museum is also running a fee-paying workshop with Susan on 30th September - see the website for more details.

Workshops run between 10.30am – 4.30pm. 
£40 per person per workshop. 
A 10% discount is offered for any two or more workshops booked at any one time.

Coloured Pencil Experience Day in Somerset

Yesterday Pauline Longley, the UKCPS Groups Co-ordinator, ran a second workshop about coloured pencils in Somerset for UKCPS members and others interested in learning more about coloured pencils.  Here's what she had to say about the experience.

Saturday proved to be another very successful day for our second workshop in Somerset despite the heat, Glastonbury Festival, Wimbledon and the World Cup.  We had slide shows of recent exhibitions in the UK and USA and four demonstrations covering:

• botanical, 
• how to render long wispy fur, 
• blending with mineral spirit and 
• working on black paper.  

There was also a gallery of: pictures, greetings cards and art materials for sale, step-by-step packs and practice sheets for a small charge.


We offered samples of different papers and pencils to try and people were amazed at the variety and the difference that they make.


It was good to meet new UCKPS members and we are hoping it will bring in a few more recruits for the society too as everyone was so enthusiastic.  We had some very positive feedback so we will do it all again on 16th October.

We would like to roll these out in an area near you so if you are willing to help contact Pauline Longley (UKCPS Groups Co-ordinator) for more information.

You can also find Pauline on her website (http://www.paulinelongley.co.uk) and blog (http://art-pal.blogspot.com/)

Call for entries: 8th Annual "World of Coloured Pencil" Exhibition 2010

The Annual "World of Coloured Pencil" Exhibition will be held at the Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria between 30th May and 26th June 2010

This is the 8th consecutive year of exhibiting at the Pencil Museum and UKCPS would like to acknowledge and thank Derwent yet again for both their generous sponsorship and hosting the Exhibition.

The Derwent Gallery at the Cumberland Pencil Museum
- where the exhibition takes place
(photograph courtesy Pencil Museum)

The World of Coloured Pencil Exhibition

Both the aims and rules for this exhibition are very different from the Open Exhibition.

This is a members only exhibition which:

• aims to reflect work produced by all abilities within the membership, ranging from beginners to professional artists
• caters for those artists who combine coloured pencils with other media.

It is NOT a juried exhibition. All entries submitted by members have the potential to be exhibited. Beginners are encouraged to enter and there is an award specifically for this group.

Changes for 2010

This year there are some changes from last year:

• The pictures to be hung at the exhibition will be decided by ballot.
• There is a new award for the Best Work by a member of one the society’s Local Groups
• Artists eligible for The Leisure Painter Award for the Best Newcomer are defined as those with up to 24 months experience
  

ENTRY: What you need to know

• Who can enter? Submission is only open to UKCPS members. (See the membership page if you want to find out more about how to become a member of UKCPS)
  
• How many works can I enter? One entry per member.
  
• What media can I use? Work can be in mixed media so long as coloured pencil is the main medium.
• What type of work can be entered? The work must two dimensional and original. That means the concept, design and execution must by the artist. Any photographic reference used for the entire of the majority of the drawing must have been taken by the artist. The accepted work should demonstrate compositional and drawing skills, as well as ability to use colour from a pencil
• What's ineligible for entry? See the call for entries form for more details. For example, work which is ineligible includes pictures which have been accepted into another UKCPS exhibition; collage, montage or three dimensional work and work done in a workshop under instruction. Pictures which exceed 80 cm (longest side) cannot be hung and are also ineligible.
  
• How do I submit work? Initial submissions should comprise entry form and image only by post. Good prints (no larger than A4) or high resolution scans on a CD. Both prints and file names need to indicate the name of the artist clearly. Both sides of the entry form must be completed and submitted with the image.
  
• How much does it cost to enter? Entry is free to all UKCPS members
• What's the deadline for entries? The closing date is 10 April 2010. Entries may be submitted at any time before this date.
  
• How will work be selected? All entries received the closing date by will be entered in the ballot and the first 24 drawn will be accepted.

The combined Call For Entries and Entry Form document was despatched with the March edition of Talking Point to UKCPS members last week and should now have been received by all members living in the UK.

Members can also now download the formal Call for Entries (pdf downloadable form) and Entry Form from the calendar/events page of the UKCPS website.

The form contains details about the topics identified above plus insurance, shipping, post, collection, sales and commission.

Please ensure you read all the call for entries and the form carefully before submitting your entry.

All entrants will be contacted and advised whether or not they have been successful by 30th April.

A list of the successful artists will be posted on this blog. If you are successful and want a link to your website to be identified on this blog next to your name, please ensure that you complete the part of the form which asks for your website address.

Awards

The "World of Coloured Pencil" Exhibition awards are as follows:

• Derwent Award for Best in Show (Prize donated by Derwent)
• UKCPS Award for Reserve Best in Show (£150.00)
  
• UKCPS Award for Runner Up (£50.00)
  
• Artists with up to 24 months coloured pencil experience are eligible for The Leisure Painter Magazine Award for ‘The Best Newcomer to Coloured Pencil. (two year magazine subscription)
  
• UKCPS Award for Best Local Group Member (£50.00)
• The People’s Prize (Prize donated by Derwent) voted for by those visiting the exhibition.

Prizes of art supplies are also awarded for Highly Commended work.

Members must indicate on their form if they wish their work to be considered for the awards for Best Newcomer or Best Local Group Member.

Demonstrations and workshops

As always the Pencil Museum has a comprehensive programme of demonstrations and workshops throughout 2010. These include demonstrations and workshops during the Exhibition by UKCPS member Malcolm Cudmore from 8 to 10 June.

8th June 2010 to 9th June 2010 - Aquatone Sticks with Malcolm Cudmore

FREE Event. A must see demonstration, Malcolm's technique is unique. This is a FREE event please collect... More

10th June - Tuition Workshop - Big and Bold, Wet and Dry in Aquatone Sticks with Malcolm Cudmore

This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate levels. Watercolour pencils are amazingly versatile... More

The museum is also worth a visit for those interested in pencils and has many discounted offers in the well stocked shop.

Links:

• UKCPS website - 8th World of Coloured Pencils Exhibition
• Cumberland Pencil Museum - how to get there
  
• Google Maps - location of Pencil Museum
• Derwent
• Leisure Painter Magazine