RampArts - Community Art Group
RampArts projects and work: January to March 2021
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30 Mar 2021 Rosemary:
Pieces from Helen, Paul, Ron, and Sue this week
23 Mar 2021 Rosemary: I miss seeing everyone coming into the art group - so it would be good to see a few people in the next project. We have done self portraits but let's see you in your house or garden - doing something or just sitting. Don't worry about perspective - just get it on paper! (And add a few extra people even if they can't be there!) People! Cheerful! Confident! Pictures!
Pieces from Paul, Steve, Sylvia, Veronica and Will this week
16 Mar 2021 Rosemary: Grayson's food pictures were great. If you are short of a subject - nothing like a still-life full of good things to eat - or pick out some boxes or tins from the cupboards. Yes, we have done it before but your pictures will be quite different this time!
Pieces from Maureen, Paul, Steve, Sue and Will this week
08 Mar 2021 Rosemary: How about - "Drying the Washing" (!) Just think of the shapes, colours, designs you could get in it ...! And personality!
Pieces from Paul, Rosemary, Steve and Will this week
01 Mar 2021 Rosemary: Grayson Perry's Art Club is good to watch. Interesting to see his choice of artworks. His first project title was Family - which you might enjoy doing. I'm not giving you a project title this week - I want you to give me one! And send in your own example artwork!
Pieces from Chris C, Paul and Veronica this week
The idea that immediately came to mind on "thinking" was the electrical impulse transmitted across nerves, the "action potential" so I painted that into wet on wet to generate this image
23 Feb 2021 Rosemary: I love the contrast between Steve's and Chris's "Busy"! There's a lot of thought gone into the detail of Chris's - and Paul's picture should get you "thinking"! So have a think and see what comes out of your "visual" thoughts. Remember it's about expression - you don't need to say "but I can't draw"! Keep busy - get creative.
Pieces from Brenda, Chris C, Paul and Steve C this week
I was trying to generate the impression of different planes the zigzag taking the viewer into the picture over a series of opposing gradients
16 Feb 2021 Rosemary: Well, it's good to see the sun and warmer weather. Time to get "busy"! So that is this week's project title. Busy means movement - so plenty going on in the picture to take the eye from place to place. Could be abstract.
Pieces from Helen and Steve C this week
9 Feb 2021 Rosemary: The thing one misses most with online work is the texture of the picture so I thought we should have a shot at a Textual Artwork. Throw the paint about a bit! Any subject - abstract or representational.
Alternatively, the Spring/Summer edition of the Fen Edge magazine is calling for material - the editor suggests we "think outside the box" in these unusual times. Any picture ideas! Maureen made the front cover of the Autumn edition - could we match that! I would normally be promoting our annual July exhibition. Let us hope that it does take place or an online one. So get painting!
Pieces from Steve C and Veronica this week
Using the Escher linocut "ripples" as an inspiration I have been trying to make the plates the ripples and the cloth the the reflection
2 Feb 2021 Rosemary: This week's project - I've posted some pictures taken in, and around, the Village Hall (those were the days!) as last week was National Village Halls Week and I thought we would use that as our theme for this week as I'm sure you have pictures, drawings or photos that would be a suitable starting point.
Pieces from Brenda, Paul, and Will this week
CLOSE UP watercolour on hot pressed paper, 5” x 3.5” image
Pencil abstract and original photograph
From an old photograph
26 Jan 2021 Rosemary: This week's project is to design your own pottery (cups, mugs, plates, a vase etc) to go into a still-life. Make a good composition from these arranged on your own-designed cloth
Pieces from Helen, Margie, Paul, Steve C, Steve F, and Veronica this week
Pencil abstract and original photograph
From a 1930s photograph
Pencil abstract and original photograph
19 Jan 2021 Rosemary: This week's project is to create an abstract picture in pencil. Set up a still life or use a photograph of anything and take from it (abstract) a good composition concentrating on shapes, lines and darks and lights. Keep shading with your pencil until you have strong tonal differences. All parts of the picture should be interesting. Look at it from a distance and keep working on it until you are very pleased with the result! You know you can do it!
Pieces from Linda, Paul, Sue and Steve C this week
12 Jan 2021 Rosemary: Here are a few ideas for making pictures this week. Have a go - it's very rewarding seeing the work come in.
- Get some flowers/leaves to be the centre piece for a still-life.Use strong primary colours and make all parts of the picture interesting
- Find an old photograph (especially with people) and make a picture out of it. Simplify and use strong colours.
- Trevor's challenge is create your own tartan for Burn's Night!
If you need materials go to greatart.co.uk
Pieces from Helen, Ron and Veronica this week
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