ABOUT US


We are a group of amateur artists  who meet on Thursday mornings (9.30 - 12.30) in Codsall Village Hall.  Roland Twynam is our tutor. 

​Modus operandi:   everyone "does their own thing" with Roland offering constructive criticism, help, and advice.  Occasionally we have a life model and sometimes Roland gives a demo on topics such as perspective, composition, and other elements of creating art that we need to understand.     We also learn from each other by discussion, sharing ideas and experiencing different media.  A wide range of work is produced using charcoal, pencil, coloured pencil,  oil, acrylic, watercolour, oil pastel, chalk pastel, collage, pen and ink.  

Our artistic abilities and interests are diverse - an eclectic mix that makes for a stimulating group with Roland at the helm.

The group has been going for a few years now and this website first took shape in September 2015 - it's a matter of "watch this space" to see if and how it evolves.
Site updated:  10th November 2018
Next Meeting:  15th November 2018




Here's Roland with a collage he completed last year.   He says it's "painted" using tiny scraps of paper torn from the Sunday supplement magazines.  
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTIST: 
​CECIL TOUCHON  (b.1956)
​Cecil Touchon is a contemporary painter, performance artist, collector, draftsman, photographer, and curator.  But it is through his collages that he has made his most lasting mark, as serene and abstract works that fuse drawing, painting and collage.  His work has influenced the work of countless artists, and have been included in private and public collections around the globe.  Touchon’s works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, the Tate Modern, London, UK, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, the Fogg Museum of Art Archive, Cambridge, MA, Archivo Francesco Conz, Verona Italy, and the Glasgow School of Art Library, UK


 

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