Jackie Scott4 days ago1 minThis is posted at the request of one of our members.And just in case you found it difficult to read on the image, i have attached a clear copy below. And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, a...
Mary Taylor5 days ago1 minIn tricky times, art will helpIn these very uncertain times, we need focus and to concentrate our minds on our interest in art. I have found fiddling around with flowers in watercolour an...
Mary TaylorMar 141 minPostponement of our UDAS eventsDue to the Corona virus pandemic, the committee has decided that all visits, talks and workshops will be postponed until after the Summer break. this will me...
Mary TaylorMar 131 minBalmoral Exhibition Excels!Today some of the committee and Deb Munro, a happy helper, hung the exhibition in the Balmoral tea room. Although much reduced in number, the artworks are o...
Mary TaylorFeb 231 minThe human form in Clay- not as easy as you think!9 of us had our first experience of handling and modelling clay on Saturday. Our model was unable to get to Aboyne from Stonehaven so the exercise was to cho...
Jackie ScottFeb 231 min‘The figure in clay: humanity’s fascination with itself’ This was the topic if our first talk of this term, given by local Artist Stéphanie Vandem. Myself and other members spent a very enjoyable afternoon where St...
Mary TaylorFeb 61 minWebsites sometimes are a pain !Website Glitch 😞 Most members will have noted that the bookings part of our website is not behaving properly. Jackie has someone helping her to see how the ...
Mary TaylorDec 3, 20191 minGreat Pop Up Exhibition in Aboyne! There is an excellent exhibition of drawings, paintings, prints and more at the Tangletree Studio in Station Square, Aboyne every day until this Sunday, 7th ...
Mary TaylorNov 21, 20191 minSusie Hunt’s piece phase 2More to come from this work Susie started as a demo at the workshop using watercolour and inks last weekend
Mary TaylorNov 17, 20191 minPushing out the boundariesToday Susie Hunt set the bar pretty high for us! To interpret our pencil tonal drawings of a still life into a beautiful painting using some of the techniqu...
Mary TaylorNov 16, 20191 minA Hard Day’s Night! Susie had us experimenting with wax, water soluble pastel, acrylic paint and poster paint and then adding glazes of watercolour, fabric dye, and acrylic ink....
Mary TaylorNov 15, 20191 minExcited to be attending Susie Hunt’s workshop this weekend. We’ll be ‘Awash with Colour’ !Report on Workshop with photos on Monday 18th. Watch this space 😊
Katy LeitchNov 7, 20192 minIMPRESSIONS and EXPRESSIONS Those of us who were fortunate enough to get a place on Brigid Collin’s Impressing and Expressing‘ workshop weren’t disappointed. We were intrigued as to how...
Jackie ScottSep 26, 20191 minKate Cunningham Weekend WorkshopThey say the sky is the limit, but here are some limitless skies! Thank you Kate for a great workshop. - Ruth Powell
Jackie ScottSep 22, 20191 minKate Cunningham's Talk"The Sky as the Consciousness of the Landscape" Friday was a beautiful day and those UDAS members who attended Kate's talk and painting demonstration were no...
Jackie ScottAug 29, 20191 minUDAS Ballater Exhibition 2019I can happily report that all the pictures and craft items UDAS members brought this morning to the Victoria Hall in Ballater are now successfully on display...
Jackie ScottMay 6, 20191 minHow is expressive art taught in our schools? How are pupils prepared for an artistic career?Questions, which were informatively, answered by David Wood an Art Teacher at Aboyne Academy on Friday evening. If you didn’t make the talk you missed out. D...
Jackie ScottDec 3, 20181 minFenneke Wolters-Sinke Talk and Workshop November 2018Many thanks to Fenneke Wolters-Sinke (Fenfolio) for two enjoyable, creative days of printmaking in Aboyne with UDAS. As you can see, some lovely work was pro...
