A Day Painting with Michael Richardson

A professional and prolific outdoor painter, Michael is a member of the Wapping Group of Artists, probably the oldest outdoor painting society in the UK which numbers several of the most prominent British landscape and marine artists.

For examples of Michaels' work, visit his site at: Michael Richardson Fine Art

He has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Royal Society of Marine Artists, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters and The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries in London.

I am pleased to announce that Michael will be holding a 1 day Plein Air painting workshop for the members of SWOPs.


'Creating an illusion of space in your paintings'

Date: 15th September

Time: 09.30 for a 10am start - Finish 4pm (ish)

Location: Fonthill Lake and surrounds (depending on weather)

Meeting Place: Beckford Arms car park. Beckford Arms

Cost for the day: £50.00

Make sure to bring plenty of boards/canvasses with as Michael has promised that this is going to be a day of hard, but fun, painting.

There will be plenty of opportunity for working one-on-one, with Michael helping you to find solutions to your own painting challenges..

Any questions or to confirm a place, Feel free to contact us on: southwiltsoutdoorpainters@gmail.com

September Meeting

 

Probably the most famous of ancient hill forts and the site of the original Salisbury Cathedral... With panoramic views over Salisbury and the Plains..

• Where: Old Sarum
• When:  Saturday, 8th September 2012
• Meet-up: In the car park
• Time: 09.30 for a 10.00 start.
• Parking: Available (free) - Entrance fee of £3.80

 Directions: Here is a link on Google Maps: Old Sarum

And a link to the English Heritage site: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/old-sarum/


See you there......

Garston Wood

A short and sweet post this month.

Mainly due to the school holidays and family commitments, the turnout was small this month.

These are BIG woods! Very easy to get lost on the myriad of tracks that run through the woods. Also, the main tracks are not very well signposted in places...

However, the views are worth it with ancient trees planted in avenues, wide-open farmland vistas and hidden valleys.

The only (slight) negative was the Horseflies...Hordes of them in certain places, making standing still an exercise in practising your swotting skills.

No paintings today. The one small one I attempted turned out to be a scraper.. It was the kindest thing to do..

A big thanks to Paula and Tim for driving from Bournemouth, even though she wasn't feeling a 100% and wasn't painting..

Till the next time

Jim