Art for all in Rotherham

The Rotherham Society of Artists meets on Fridays from 7pm to 9pm at the Unity Centre, St Leonard’s Road, Rotherham S65 1PD.

The autumn programme starts on September 6, with Nick Summerbell on Chinese painting, demonstrating various techniques then give the audience the opportunity to try it for themselves.

The workshop on September 20 offers the chance for participants to draw or paint or else bring along something they are already working on. There is also the opportunity to see others’ work, ask advice or use the encaustic art materials provided by the society.

Life drawing is on offer on October 4, with a model doing various short poses then a longer pose, materials such as paper, charcoal and pencils are provided but those who have a board or easel should take it along.

On October 18, there is a demonstration/talk by Jane Lazenby, showing how to insert the figure into a composition and how to use a sketch or life situation as a starting point for a serious piece of work.

Figure drawing is the subject on November 1, when members will pose singly or in twos and threes for about ten minutes for participants to take photographs or quick sketches to use in their paintings.

On November 15 there is a workshop, details as for September 20, and the last meeting of the autumn is on November 29, when members can bring their work to share over coffee and cake and perhaps take photographs for the website.

The winners of the competition, for which details will be given at the first meetings and will also appear on the rotherhamsocietyofartists.org website, will be announced.

The yearly membership cost of £30 includes all demonstrations and workshops, the opportunity to enter work in exhibitions, invitations to summer meetings, visits and social activities throughout the year. Cost for non-members is £5 per visit.