Pascale Bigot, who had not visited WSA before, certainly enthralled members with her pastel work demonstration last week. Sketch books and numerous examples of her work, in various media, were available to be looked at.                   Painting and mixed media works.   Pascale explained how she initially drew and […]

Pascale Bigot, born in France, is now based in Stourbridge. In France she originally studied architecture and later took  evening classes in drawing concentrating on using charcoal and sanguine. She now works in a multitude of media, acrylics, water colours, inks, pastels.                           […]

At 7.30pm at St Martins Church Hall we shall be welcoming Wayne Attwood as our guest demonstrator. Wayne graduated from art school with a diploma in Art and Design. He became successful at painting large historical works, some being commissioned for heritage buildings in England. ‘St Martins, Thawing Snow’ After working as Creative Director for […]

This Thursday we welcome Linda Nevill as our guest demonstrator. Fine Art printmaker Linda, who also paints in oils on canvas, uses the world around her as stimulus for her creations. Her work reflects a range of social issues such as homelessness, social control, war, as well as natural images, moods and light.     […]

Well our first critique event prove to be a success. I’m basing this on the favourable comments I’ve received since the evening. Thank you to the members who submitted works for the event. There was quite a variety. Here are a few.                              […]

This is the time in the WSA year for members to have their say about the way the society  is run. If, as a member, you wish to, question the organisation of the society, or proffer ideas that could possibly make improvements, this is your opportunity. The meeting begins at 7.30pm .   If there […]

69TH ANNUAL AT THE NEW ART GALLERY, WALSALL. A good evening at the NAG for the preview of WSA’s 69th Annual Exhibition. Thank you to all the members and friends for attending. It certainly makes all the effort worth while. Our chair, Pat Hoskisson, welcomed everyone to the event and proceeded to thank the Gallery […]

To all our members and friends, please accept this invite to the WSA’s 69th annual exhibition. Look forward to seeing many of you at the gallery on Thursday when our special guest and friend, Robert Bowers, will open the exhibition. Local artist/sculptor Rob has a number of sculptural pieces sited around the Midlands area.  He […]

REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS WHO HAVE SENT SUBMISSION FORMS IN FOR THE 69TH EXHIBITION AT THE NAG. 1.  WORKS HAVE TO BE DELIVERED TO THE GALLERY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN TUES 13TH AND FRI 16TH, 10.00am TO 4.00pm. 2.  REMEMBER TO TAKE DETAILS OF YOUR WORK AS YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILL IN A GALLERY […]

This week, Walsall Society of Artists welcomes Keith Turley as our demonstrator. Keith, an experienced portrait painter, has carried out numerous prestigious commissions, many for the show business world. He often works on a large scale, preferring human subjects in interesting or working environments. His preferred technique is acrylics overworked with oils. You can find […]