The Pateley Bridge Summer Art Exhibition ran from Friday 18th August to Monday 21st August at St Cuthbert’s School, King Street, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5LE
Update: View images of artworks > – August 2017 images
• Original paintings & artworks
• Browsers of mounted paintings
• Landscapes, figures, still life & abstract
• Watercolour, oils, acrylic, pen & ink.
• Photography, embroidery, printing, collage etc.
• Artwork greeting cards
• All works by members
• Hot drinks and delicious cakes
Audrey picked another good day for sketching, in between very wet days, at Old Sleningford Hall near Mickley and the River Ure. The gardens are well worth visiting and members of the club have been involved with sketching here since 1996.
Jane made us most welcome and showed some of her art works in her studio. She mentioned that there were spare places on a three day course in September ,”Still Life from Black and White to Colour” run by Paul Curtis, who demonstrated to the Pateley Bridge Art Club in July 2017. There are many art courses held in the Stable Gallery, see website > www.oldslen.co.uk
There was plenty to keep our interest in the grounds, down by the lake, around the stable gallery and courtyard, where we sat for our lunch.
Despite the distractions, the group were able to produce some sketches, not all completed, that may inspire paintings.
Jake Attree is a figurative painter, sketching and painting from observation. He lives in Airedale and has a studio in Dean Clough, Halifax. Recently, he was a selector for the Mercer Gallery open exhibition and attended and sketched at the reopening of the Piece Hall, Halifax.
For more information on the artist, see website > www.jakeattree.co.uk/
Jake came to Pateley Bridge Art Club to demonstrate a landscape oil painting. As well as commenting on his painting methods, he also commented on the influence of past and present artists and their advice on art.
Jake brought a piece of plywood primed in white. He used a limited pallet of chrome yellow, red, ultramarine blue and white. They were oil paints, based on linseed oil, made by a Yorkshire company. He mixed the paints with turpentine (not substitute), but white spirit could be used. He painted standing, using a small brush throughout, holding it at the end as an extension of his arm. He tended to paint in a series of parallel side strokes to cover each section, moving around the work and changing his colour mix frequently to vary the landscape.
After initial layers to cover the land area, Jake applied blue, grey and white to the sky.
Jake darkened the distant hills and the nearer slopes.
Jake applied a white mix to the path and lightened other areas.
Jake applied various mixed greens and further dark and light mixes to bring out the topography.
The picture at the end of the demonstration.
Images are copyright of Jake Attree.
