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2024 sees the society entering its 50th year with plenty of things happening throughout the year so keep checking back to keep up to date. . . . . .
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Richard has drawn and painted from childhood winning prizes for art on television and at County Art Shows whilst still at school. He discovered a love of watercolours at school and later developed a facility in this medium and in perspective drawing to use in his professional life as an architect.
Many of the techniques adopted for the production of rendered perspectives, both for his own use and for others, were used for personal pleasure in painting ‘en plein air’. This often provided an alternative to ‘holiday snaps’ and have provided real memories of places visited. The process forces an observation of subjects which involves both the temporal nature of the subject and the quality of changing light. This gives the image a unique quality which cannot be reproduced by the camera, and forms the basis of all the subjects and techniques of Richard’s painting.
We are once again putting on a May Art & Craft Fair for Members to display and sell their art and craft items. Stalls will be £10 per table for members only and will include a ticket for tea/coffee and a slice of cake from the HDSA Cafe. If you would like a stall please let Sara know as soon as possible. HDSA do not charge commission on any sales, except we will deduct the IZetlle processing charge if you use the HDSA credit card machine for the sale, which is currently about 1.7%.
BCAF will be having a big event at Burbage Library across the road, so we are hoping for sun and a big turn out as people usually visit both events. We will of course be looking for volunteers to help set up, take down and also help run our HDSA Cafe and make homemade cakes for sale – please can you let me know if you are able to help!