Wath Sketching

Report from Audrey

It was a cold north east wind for our visit to Wath-in-Nidderdale for our monthly sketching trip.

After a coffee and biscuits in the lounge of The Sportsman’s Arms we set off, well wrapped up, to look around the pretty village.

Some of the group walked and took photographs and others sketched. A few had never been in the tiny chapel before and learned that Rudyard Kipling’s father , who had once lived at Greenhow, had preached there.

When we arrived back for a mid-day break, we were ready for the warmth of the log fire and some food in the Sportman’s. Billy had set a table ready for seven which was good as there was a full house in this popular country inn.

We reviewed our sketches, two of which are reproduced here.

  

The next sketching trip for art club members is on Monday 12th June . Sketching at Norton Conyers – Meet at the house. Picnic lunch. Book with Audrey.

 

 

Heather Dormer, pastel artist

Heather Dormer showed members examples of her pastel landscape paintings.

She likes to paint river scenes, including the Nidd.

    

Heather showed a wide variety of landscape paintings.

Heather showed us her preferred materials and explained her working methods.


She paints on Art Spectrum paper using Unison soft chalk pastels. Both are quite expensive. She uses cheap sugar paper to test layouts and colours.

She showed us a range of Art Spectrum pastel paper and a waterfall painting she had started on a dark blue sheet.

 

 

Heather also showed examples of mark making.

Diagonal lines
Cross hatching
Side stroke
Line strokes
Mixing
Blending
Scumbling
Pointillism

 

Members’ results – some of the quick paintings
 
  
  

For more paintings and details of this local landscape artist see website
www.heather-dormer-artist.co.uk