“I pick up tips and new ideas, from all of the demonstrations I’ve attended. Even if it’s in a completely different style to the way I work, I learn something new each month.”
Annie Jones one of our WSA artists who will lead us in an evening of urban sketching, through a 20 minute demonstration of her unique drawing skills. Followed by an evening of audience participation drawing portraits of each other. Try out drawing a still life, and experiment with different techniques and skills. Everyone needs to bring their sketchbooks pencils, charcoal, inks and lets see what we can create together.
An enthralling demonstration of Dry Pointing with audience participation. “It has been a natural progression for me to use my jewellery making and designing skills to create prints. I love to work from natural forms, plants, flowers and birds and I am continually inspired by my garden and the surrounding Shropshire countryside. I respond to the rich patterns in nature and translate these into prints.”
75th Diamond Annual Exhibition our most prestigious exhibition, held at The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall. The exhibition can be viewed in the Community Gallery on the ground floor. This is a very social evening for all members, family and friends of the WSA, are all welcome to help us celebrate the creative talents of our members selected artworks. During the event prizes will be awarded for ‘Best of’ in a variety of categories, these prizes are generously donated by art suppliers and local sponsors. This is a really fun and social event, not to be missed by members, so save the date now in your diaries.
“While I consider myself to be a wildlife artist, I prefer to paint close up intimate portraits of animals as individuals, rather than in landscape settings. My aim is to capture not only the likeness of the subject in my painting, but also the life and soul in its eyes. To me, eyes are the most important aspect of a portrait – human or animal. People tell me they can see my paintings come to life through the eyes. My preferred medium is pastels on velour paper, which allows me to create both softness and detailed textures in my paintings.”
We promise to keep the AGM to a minimum Steve Woodhams our new Chair, will be stepping into the fray… After a break for refreshments, members can display work, talk about their techniques, get advice if they are not sure on what to do next. This is a social evening so give us your ideas on how we can shape the future of the WSA.
Pascale Bigot was born in France and enjoyed drawing from a young age; she studied Architecture and began attending evening classes at ‘Les Beaux Arts’, she started exhibiting her artwork in 1992 and is yet to stop. Since moving to England in 1994, with her family, she has developed her own techniques and ideas concerning the use of soft pastels and mixed media, using pastel as a base, and then adding paper, fabric, inks, acrylics, etc… Her subjects are extremely varied, ranging from landscapes to figurative, animal and flowers. Pascale shall be demonstrating the use of Polymer Clay where members can also have a go and be creative.
Following the success of his demonstration in 2025 he is returning with a demonstration of portraiture
Living in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Carl’s studio is a 16th century building in the historic heart of the city, just a stone’s throw from the medieval cathedral. Through his work Carl explores the interplay of light and shadow – the movement of life through spaces, both physical and ephemeral. Carl tries to walk the line of balance between representation and abstraction … to present the feel of an object or place, not just the look of it.
Bakhtiar is originally from Kyrgyzstan, central Asia. Moved with his family to Shropshire in 2004. Studied watercolour & Oil, his art secured him The Fresno State University scholarship, Bakhtiar’s portfolio includes Portraits, still life, figurative art & landscapes.
My practice as an Autistic Oriental Artist is inspired by my special interest in “Japan” and my deep-rooted connection to nature. I originally trained in the sciences and although I am no longer in that line of work, my knowledge of physics and chemistry still plays a part in guiding my creative spirit
A contemporary artist living in rural Staffordshire, her inspiration is taken from nature, painting the environment that surrounds me whether that be flora, fauna or landscapes. Debbie portrays the way we connect to nature, including the elemental forces, seasonal changes and the places where edges meet such as the coastline. She uses abstraction as a vehicle to portray the deep emotions felt within nature on the canvas. In her latest collection Nature Awakes she explores the joy we feel as the seasons change, when the warmer days arrive and the natural world fills with colour.
Jeanette’s medium of choice is watercolour, though she uses all manner of paint and materials. The serendipitous behaviour of watercolour is a thrill and a challenge, her inspiration is in movement, light, fast moving energy. Watercolour and inks by their flowing nature are the ideal mediums to use. Jeanette’s subjects are varied, animals especially dogs and horses are her favourites, as we have such a strong emotional connection with them. I especially enjoy to semi abstract the natural world. So overwhelmed and moved by everything. Creating through the medium of art is to reflect such wonder.
76th Annual Exhibition is at the prestigious The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall, the exhibition is in the Community Gallery on the ground floor. This is a very social evening for all members, family and friends of the WSA, are all welcome to help us celebrate the creative talents of our members selected artworks. During the event prizes will be awarded for ‘Best of’ in a variety of categories, these prizes are generously donated by art suppliers and local sponsors. This is a really fun and social event, not to be missed by members, so save the date now in your diaries.
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If you know of any demonstrators fellow society members would enjoy watching please let us know. It’s always good to see new faces.
How about demonstrating yourself? If you would like to share the way you work by demonstrating at the New Gallery Walsall during our annual exhibition, again, let us know. It can be an enjoyable experience. You’ll not be expected to paint/draw by yourself as there will be another member of the society with you. Give it a go!
