The Bauhaus (trans. School of Building) was founded in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius, who was very interested in manufacturing combined with art. It was created as a centre for all arts. The Arts & Crafts movement was a big influence, as, under William Morris, it espoused the idea of functionality and beauty. After … Read more
We were treated to a very comprehensive and helpful talk and demonstration on composition by Caroline, in which she outlined how to plan a picture, illustrated by examples by well-known artists from different schools. There followed two examples of assembling a painting, during which the choices and various techniques that can be used were demonstrated. … Read more
On the 24th May Caroline gave us a talk and demonstration on “Pop Art”. She started by telling us that although we associate pop art with the 50’s and 60’s, it emerged as early as the 1920’s. Artists were reacting against traditional movements typical of the Victorian era as well as the upheaval of WW1. … Read more
We were very fortunate to have Polly Raynes demonstrate her methods of using watercolours for the club. After drawing an outline of a most attractive still life, Polly began by saying that sometimes we need to put space between ourselves and the image. Also, not to worry too much about colours running. Just keep an … Read more
A talk by Caroline Marsland. There is no limit time-wise to finishing a painting. The examples by Turner of a ship emerging from fog and a train emerging from steam capture the mood effectively yet have little detail. Turner stopped painting as soon as the work said all he wanted it to say. Several paintings … Read more
Caroline gave a very interesting demonstration of the use of perspective last week. There was a detailed and fast commentary to accompany the diagrams, and for that reason, this report has only shots of the demo. Caroline has asked that, in the interests of clarity, anyone who would like to have any further explanation should … Read more
Life Drawing On March 1st Dupont art instructor, Caroline Marsland gave us a lecture and demonstration on life drawing. She started out by advising us that we need to decide at the beginning what we want to say in the picture. We can be accurate, want to accentuate certain features, show certain emotions, etc. She … Read more
In discussing the differences between painting young and old faces, Caroline began with a very helpful hint: use wet in wet for young smooth faces, wash over first and drop in the colour, giving the bloom on the cheeks. The model this week was a Cuban woman of some years, accompanied by her cigar. Starting … Read more
Caroline Marsland demonstrated the use of mixed media to the Dupont Art Club class on January 18th, 2017 It is important to chose the media to match the painting. Layering is the key to mixed media. She pointed out that almost anything can be used in a this type of painting. Suggestions for the first … Read more
In this very interesting demonstration, Caroline started with a pale green wash, onto which she loosely sketched the shape of the straight sided bottle. Then she put in a white background around the shape. Using a flat brush she painted in the four corners and the base of the bottle, then the round neck. A … Read more