Blog | Upper Deeside Art Society

Dec 3, 20184 min

Jane Milloy’s Illustrated talk on ’Sketchbooks and how to use them to create paintings’ April 2015

Fortunate to live at the foot of Bennachie, Jane’s studio sits among the moorlands, woodlands, rivers and farmland that inspires her...

Dec 3, 20181 min

Lily Taylor's workshop "Animal Portraits in pastels" May 8, 2016

Lily enthusiastically demonstrated, to a captive audience, how she produces truly amazing portraits of animals. Her attention to detail...

Dec 3, 20181 min

Louise Hewitt "Modern Art" March 19, 2016

The tutor at the UDAS workshop on March 19/20th was Louise Hewitt whose subject was modern art. Twelve UDAS members attended the...

Dec 3, 20181 min

Lorraine Gahagan's Two Day Acrylic Workshop March 7, 2016

It was a full class for artist Lorraine Gahagan's workshop on February 20th and 21st. UDAS Members watched Lorraine's techniques for...

Dec 3, 20182 min

Cath Roberts Talk on "Impressionist and Outdoor Painting Techniques" March 6, 2016

Cath Roberts graduated from Glasgow School of Art and now lives with her family in Gourdon. She paints the local landscape, revisiting...

Dec 3, 20184 min

Alison King's Talk "Where is the Consolation?" November 20, 2015

Alison trained as a painter graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with an MA in Fine Art/Painting. Through teaching in schools she...

Dec 3, 20182 min

Ian Smart October 23, 2015

Ian began his talk by posing this question What is Contemporary Art? He shortly followed with this definition That it is art produced and...

Dec 3, 20183 min

Tony Pryke Talk "Letting go and holding on" January 29, 2016

To those of us who braved the weather on Friday afternoon we were rewarded with a thought provoking talk given by Tony Pryke entitled...