Strand Studio Club

The Strand Studio Club

The Strand Studio club is now part of the Dulwich Art Group

So for up to date information please go to the Dulwich Art Group website. Still many of the same old members and quite a lot of new ones too!

All are welcome to join our friendly and informal life painting group held every Saturday and Wednesday except Bank Holidays and a couple of weeks in August . These untutored sessions are angled toward life painting with a single pose running over 2 to 4 weeks. Not everyone paints, some draw.

Who are we?

We are a group of artists who see painting and drawing from life as one of the fundamental elements in the creative process. Some of us are professional painters and artists, others mere designers or photographers, some are starting out others are close to checking out! We take this stuff seriously but never too seriously. We are always open to new members, people move on, and some of us can only make it some of the time.

There is no tutor as such although if you want an opinion about your work it’ll be easy to solicit – some of our more mature members have endless experience of the arts, painting and drawing and have been professional educators. Learning seems to occur through observation and osmosis, being around others who love painting and drawing, young or old seems to do the trick.

Saturday Mornings 10.00am -1.00pm

£10 per session includes free tea or coffee and biscuits at half-time break!

We use an old Sea Scout Hut which belongs to JAGS The premises are excellent and the space is a good size and warm and airy, and for our use only on a Saturday and Wednesday mornings.

Lighting

Natural light is offered by the windows mainly along one side. Additional studio lighting allows us to light the model as desired and achieve good definition.

Materials

Our artists bring their own materials, including a jar of their preferred brush cleaning mixture as the sink in the kitchen cannot be used for this purpose.

Equipment

We are happy to be able to offer easels and boards to our artists, and on the whole there are plenty to go round. We are always interested in further equipment to assist in posing the model. We do have a podium but lack interesting and pleasingly designed chairs and stools, so let us know if you have access to any such things. And drapes – we could really use any old curtains or drapes that you may be chucking out – all adds variety and colour!

Club Fees

The sessions are three hours long. Each session includes free fresh coffee and biscuits at the main break.

The fees are modestly priced with a at £10.

Wednesday 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Pretty much as above except that we offer a few sandwiches to compensate for the sort of lunchtime timing – all included in the £10 fee. Learn more at the Dulwich Art Group Website.

admin | March 27, 2009