Kendal Art Society

Paint or draw using an old watercolour painting as a base.
2024-11-14 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Using old watercolor paintings as a base for new artwork can be a fantastic way to breathe new life into your creations.

Layering and Overpainting: You can add new layers of watercolor or other media like ink, gouache, or acrylics over the existing painting. This can create depth and interesting textures.
Gesso: cover your painting with a layer of gesso and use it as a base for a new work of art
Collage: Cut out sections of your old paintings and incorporate them into new compositions. This can add a unique, mixed-media feel to your work.
Enhancing: Use fine liners or colored pencils to add intricate details and highlights to the existing painting. This can help bring out certain elements and add definition.
Abstract: Turn your old paintings into abstract art by adding bold strokes, splatters, or geometric shapes. This can completely transform the original piece into something new and exciting.
Mixed Media: Combine your watercolor base with other materials like pastels, charcoal, or even digital elements if you scan your painting. This can add a modern twist to your artwork.

Chalk pastels half day workshop
2024-11-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Hugh Dickson is an artist, a zoologist, environmental scientist and keen fell walker and he particularly enjoys getting away from cars and into the more remote places.
He is a member of Ambleside Art Society and paints mainly with pastels or oil paints.
Today he is going to lead us in a halfday workshop on chalk pastel painting, and there will be a £10 fee for the morning.

Bleach and ink painting
2024-11-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Lucy Sclater, member of Kendal Art Society, will lead the session on bleach and ink painting.
Lucy uses Milton sterilising solution rather than thick bleach as it doesnt smell quite so strong!

Oil landscape demonstration
2024-12-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Graham Twyford is an artist living in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. He specialises in paintings of the Lake District, and the beautiful local Cumbrian scenery.
Graham has exhibited at various venues, including the Royal Academy and is a member of the prestigious Lake Artists Society, and regularly exhibits at locations around the Lake District.
There will be a £5 charge for the demonstration. tea and coffee provided.

Using chalk pastels
2024-12-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
A morning of pastel painting, and those who attended Hugh Dickson’s workshop could bring in their paintings to show the other members their learned techniques.
We have a selection of pastels and paper for those who don’t have any and would like to try them.

Christmas Jacob's Join
2024-12-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Please bring in some food, in order to have a Christmas get together, and we will start by presenting some of the paintings we have done during this pre-Christmas term and discussing them with other members.
If you feel that you cannot discuss your paintings in front of everyone, please just bring in whatever you are pleased with and put it on one of the side tables.

Discuss a much admired painting or artist.
2025-01-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
New Year. This is a change from the sent out programme, and it will now be a get-together with either a discussion on paintings, exhibitions or art books brought in, 0r seen, by members.

Portrait drawing
2025-01-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Unfortunately both myself and the planned model will be at a funeral today, but Tony Impey has stepped in and will be the model for this session.
He will run the poses.

Create a painting inspired by your favourite artist
2025-01-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Find an artist that you really admire, and create a painting using them as inspiration.

One of Gill's puzzles
2025-01-23 08:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Bring your paints and brushes to create a masterpiece.
Paper will be supplied.

Gelli printing half day workshop with Jess Levine
2025-01-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
There will be a charge of £5.00 for this workshop and places are limited so please book in plenty of time (gillimpey@hotmail.co.uk)

Karen Lester Watercolour Landscape Workshop
2025-02-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
This is a full day watercolour workshop with the popular Karen Lester.
There will be a charge of £20 for this and please book early to avoid disappointment.

Watercolour Landscape
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Landscape panting is always a favourite. You might want to continue with techniques learnt in Karen Lester’s workshop, or do your own thing. Time is getting on and we need to be thinking about our annual exhibition!

Industrial Landscape - Charcoal
2025-02-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Start an industrial landscape using charcoal.

Industrial Landscape using colour
2025-02-27 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Either complete your previous charcoal sketch in colour, or start another using any medium.

Watercolour painting half day workshop with Ruth Clayton
2025-03-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Workshop with Ruth Clayton of Farfield Mill. Ruth has a history of popular tutor led workshops and is well known for her watercolour sea and waterfall paintings. You will come away from her workshop with a completed painting.

Watercolour Painting
2025-03-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Use your understanding of Ruth Clayton’s techniques in order to make your own painting.

10 Minute Poses
2025-03-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Sketch each other today. Do 10 minute poses, standing, sitting, holding something or anything you can think of.

Annual General Meeting 2025 with an illustrated talk on War Artists by Ann-Marie Michel
2025-03-27 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Welcome to the Annual General Meeting of Kendal Art Society

Interior of a Cafe from a Sketch or a Photo
2025-04-03 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Use any medium to paint or sketch the interior of a cafe. You can take your idea from somewhere you have been and sketched, or have taken a photo. You could make it up or take the idea from famous artists like the French Impressionists who often did paintings of cafe or restaurant life.

Through the Garden Gate
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Any medium to paint or sketch through a garden gate using a previous sketch or a photo, or it could be made up. Use your imagination on this one!

Life Drawing or Painting - Saturday Session
2025-04-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
We will have the lovely life model, Andrea, today. It will be £20 for the day and please book in plenty of time.

Sea and Sky Painting, using a Limited Palette
2025-05-01 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Use any medium you like to paint or draw a sea and sky scape. We will be using two consecutive sessions using this subject and will try to use a limited palette.
This technique is used by many great masters, including John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet and Anders Zorn. A limited palette can mean selecting the fewest paints possible to create the widest range of tones on the spectrum.

Sea and Sky Painting using a Limited Palette
2025-05-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
As last week, use any medium you like to paint or draw a sea and sky scape. This is the second of two consecutive sessions using this subject and technique.
The technique is used by many great masters, including John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet and Anders Zorn. A limited palette can mean selecting the fewest paints possible to create the widest range of tones on the spectrum.

Critique of Paintings
2025-05-15 10:00 - 12:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Bring any of your paintings in that you would like to discuss with the other members.

Sketch in Kendal Parkside Road Cemetery
2025-05-22 10:00 - 12:30 | Kendal Football club, Parkside Road, Kendal, LA9 7BL
Park in Kendal Town FC carpark on Parkside Road and cross over the road to the cemetery. It’s a very pretty place with lots of mature trees, wonderful in the spring when the snowdrops, crocus, then daffodil and primroses are out. This time of year there are shady walks and a lovely path through some copper beeches. You can walk up the hill towards the castle or through the cemetery to Fletchers Park.
We will meet just accross from the car park and then just find your own place to sketch but you will have to bring your own refresshment today.

Preview of KAS Annual Art Exhibition
2025-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Stricklandgate House, Library Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU, United Kingdom
invitation to preview 2025

KAS Annual Art Exhibition
2025-05-31 10:00 - 2025-06-07 17:00 | Stricklandgate House, Library Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU, United Kingdom
Annual Exhibition open from Saturday 31st May to Saturday 7th June but closed on Sunday 1st June.

Visit to Lucy Sclater's garden
2025-06-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Cook House, Church Road, Levens, Cumbria, LA8 8PU
Our first garden visit this year is to the beautiful garden at Cook House, Levens, with stunning flowers and views to sketch and paint. Parking is not too bad in the area but its a good idea to share cars if you can.
Meet around 10.00 for coffee.

Sizergh Castle and Grounds
2025-06-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Sizergh Castle, Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, LA8 8DZ, United Kingdom
Sizergh Castle is a lovely place to visit any time of the year. It is a National Trust property and so free if you are a member, but I would suggest that you try to car share with a member because the carpark is not cheap.
Meet in the cafe at 10.00am before either going into the park or around the area. Sizergh Castle grounds are well worth a visit.
