The Stirling Art Club

The Stirling Art Club Stirling Art Club is a club of hobby artists and professionals in the wider Stirling area.

We had a brilliant evening last week with a demo by Lynn Howarth. It was intriguing to watch how the rough sketch sudden...
03/09/2025

We had a brilliant evening last week with a demo by Lynn Howarth. It was intriguing to watch how the rough sketch suddenly became three dimensional.

Next week's theme is "Inspired by Scotland." Bring your own art materials and interpret the theme any way you like! I'm planning on doing a highland dancer.

16/08/2025

Aaaaaaand we're back! We had the first meeting of the new session on Thursday with plenty of good vibes. Next meeting is the 28th of August, a demonstration by Lynne Howarth.

09/08/2025

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE CANCELLED THE SKETCHING SESSION TODAY DUE TO DODGY WEATHER FORECAST. PAPER REALLY DOESN'T LIKE RAIN. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

07/08/2025

Hi, please see below a copy of my latest message to members:

Dear all,
Two events for your delectation!

This Saturday, we have the last of our "Come & Sketch" events for this summer, this time at King's Park. We'll meet by the historic fountain at the main entrance at 14.00.

Next week, on the 14th, is our first meeting of the new session. It will be an AGM, followed by an opportunity to show and talk about some of your artwork. As in previous years, we will have the easel up and people can come to the front and talk a bit about their piece. It doesn't need to be anything very polished or even finished, sketchbooks are equally interesting! Participation is, of course, voluntary, but it's always so lovely to see other people's work, so please be brave and bring something.

Hoping to see you all next week!
Annette

Our mini exhibition is on for one more week at the SOSN shop in Port Street. Seascapes, hillscapes, roosters, hedgehogs,...
17/07/2025

Our mini exhibition is on for one more week at the SOSN shop in Port Street. Seascapes, hillscapes, roosters, hedgehogs, owls, ducks, ferriswheels, boats, historic buildings...there's bound to be something you like! Please note: The shop is in the process of moving to different premises, but it is open and staffed.

Mini exhibition at the Something Old Something new shop in Port Street started today!
21/06/2025

Mini exhibition at the Something Old Something new shop in Port Street started today!

20/06/2025

Our mini exhibition starts this Saturday at the Something Old Something New shop in Port Street.

Lewis McKenzie gave us a very useful demonstration on portrait last Thursday. A few points:Don't think of painting a fac...
29/03/2025

Lewis McKenzie gave us a very useful demonstration on portrait last Thursday. A few points:

Don't think of painting a face, think of painting a head. Consider the overall structure before the individual features.

Early on, sketch in the shadow shapes that will help define the likeness.

The shape of the eye socket is more relevant to the likeness than the shape of the eye.

Human flesh, regardless of ethnicity, is basically orange, but with a range of different values and with generally low chroma (saturation).

The rough proportions of a head width-height are 3:4. The eye line is halfway between the crown and the chin, the tip of the nose halfway between the eye line and the chin, the bottom of the lower lip halfway between those again. From the tip of the nose to the chin is the same distance as from the chin to the pit of the neck.

Check which vertical and horizontal lines align and measure distances to key points like the tip of the nose, corner of the eye etc. Place iris in relation to eye brow.

The basic colour of the face needs to be mid tone so that highlights don't come out too white.

Where lighter areas blend into shadowed areas, the colour saturation drops.

Deep blacks work better when laid in a context of deep, rich reddish brown.

Members had a fascinating time on Thursday with Denise Findlay demonstrating work on a horse's head with charcoal and pa...
11/01/2025

Members had a fascinating time on Thursday with Denise Findlay demonstrating work on a horse's head with charcoal and pastels.

She started by defining the basic shape of the head with charcoal dust rubbed on with a chamois leather, then developed the image with charcoal pencil and pastel sticks.

Tips:
- Focus on shapes, not on lines
- Develop proportions by checking angles against anchor points (eye, nose, ears)
- Focus on area around eye, so eye will not look "cut out"
- Pigment can be rubbed on directly with a finger
- Highlights can be added with a rubber
- Rubber also helps to tighten up outlines
- Using a rubbing stick to work in the pigment can be used to suggest the fur's grain; it also reduces the need for fixatives

07/01/2025

Happy New Year to all, and wishing you a productive painting year. The next meeting will be Thursday 9th January at Hillpark, 7 pm, with a demonstration by Denise Findlay on painting animals.

Hope to see you all there.

Cyanotype workshop with Gregg McNeill was awesome!Next week is a demonstration by Lesley Anne Derks on the theme of city...
23/11/2024

Cyanotype workshop with Gregg McNeill was awesome!

Next week is a demonstration by Lesley Anne Derks on the theme of cityscapes.

09/10/2024

Tomorrow (10th October) we meet for a session on colour mixing. Bring your own paints and, if you can, a swatch with a good colour mixture that you'd like to show.

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