Forms need to be returned ASAP if you would like to join other WSA members and friends at the annual Christmas meal as numbers need to be known for a firm booking  to be made. The meal will be at Galderfields Golf and Country Club, Aldridge Road, Walsall WS4 2SJ on Tuesday 13th December, 7.30 […]

Claire is running an outdoor workshop at Greenmore Allotments, 95 Greenmore Rd., Nuneaton CV10 7EN on 20th October, 10am to 4pm.. Cost £45. Claire has hired the Pavillion building to work in if the weather’s too bad to work outside. The Pavillion will be good to have drinks in and eat lunch. It should be […]

AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP Monday 31st October 2016, 9.00am – 4.30pm   For the first time Weston Park is offering the opportunity to join a photographic workshop in the stunning surrounds of the Park on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border. With its classical architecture and stunning formal parkland, Weston Park is an unequalled location to enjoy a photography workshop. The […]

Graham Colling invites you to view his recent works at the Granary Gallery, Weston Park Photographer Graham Colling will bring together a spectacular year in the life of Weston Park. From dawn to dusk throughout each season Graham has been capturing pictures of Weston in all its beauty; from an early frost covering the ground […]

Tim Rose is our demonstrator this month. Tim, who lives in Sheffield, works on location as much as possible, in all weathers. He feels this gives him a direct connection to his subject. He specialises in the portrayal of buildings, gardens and cityscapes in watercolour and oil. Tim teaches widely and runs his own courses […]

Your chance to win gallery representation plus £1000 in cash as the winner, or a share of £10,000 worthof prizes as a runner up. The 50 short listed artworks will be displayed in the Mall Gallery, London, in January 2017. Members of the Artists and Illustrators Portfolio Plus can enter free; non members pay £5.00 […]

Watch a demo, join a workshop, stock up on supplies, there’s so much to see and do. The SAA will be there with artists Fraser Scarfe, Jeremy Ford, Matthew Palmer and Charles Evans to give demonstrations. If you entered the SAA World Record Challenge maybe you’ll be able to find it/them amongst the 32,000 mini […]

WSA member Jean Walker has an exhibition of her works titled ‘Sightseeing’ at the Museum of Cannock Chase running until 14th October 2016. According to the Guardian Guide the exhibition is free to enter and  can be viewed Sat-Fri  11am-4.30pm. The image above shows Jean’s painting of  Dolceaqua, a small, medieval village in the Ligurian […]

A good afternoon was had by exhibitors and visitors alike at the opening of   the National Fine Art Open Exhibition held at Weston Park Granary Gallery. There was a good selection of both 2D and 3D works in a variety of mediums. As this year is the tercentenary of the birth of landscape gardener […]

Don’t miss this month’s demonstration by David Wilcox on Thursday 11th August at St. Martin’s Church, Walsall. David works in water colour, acrylics and mixed media and his subjects range through flowers, dancers, animals, boats, horse racing, landscapes and murals. He is a Black Country artist who studied at Bournville School of Art, and both […]