Paint and Sketch

Convenor: Susan Jones

To contact Susan, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Susan Jones’.

Venue and Time: The Group meets at St John (Ellesmere) Community Centre, Walkden in room 1 on alternate Mondays from 1-3pm.

There is a small charge (£3.00 per person) for each session to cover the cost of room hire.

We use various references: books, photographs, magazines etc. – everyone brings their own and exchanges ideas. The choice is yours.

Paint, pencil, pencil crayons, pastels or any medium of your choice can  be used. Please bring your own equipment and note that tuition will be provided if required. Everyone is an amateur who enjoys meeting others with similar interests.

Please contact Susan for further information about the group.

Sketching for beginners

We are pleased to offer this course especially for beginners. It will cover line drawing, tonal drawing, measurement, perspective and composition. The course run on Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 pm, starting June 12 2023, and will take place at our usual meeting location of St John (Ellesmere) Community Centre, Walkden. It will be tutored by Brian Pearson. Please do contact either Brian or Sue to find out more and for details of the kit you will require.

To contact Brian, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Brian Pearson’.

Regular members of the group are of course welcome to come along to the meeting as usual and continue to work on their own projects.