Members Events

We are thrilled to announce the presenter for the September Demo, Alejandro Martinez (Alej ez), which takes place on the 12th of September, 2024.

Alejandro was born in 1973 and grew up in the south of Spain, Canada, Cadiz and then Seville.

He has a passion for drawing and kept many sketchbooks over the years and uses pen, ink, lino and collagraph printing techniques with digital tools to create his pieces.

Alejandro is an architect and printmaker with an interest in creating work which depicts his surroundings. Now living in Brighton, he runs a life drawing class at Sussex County Arts club. He exhibits widely and currently has work on permanent display in selected galleries from East to West Sussex.

Sketchers

The SEA have an association with a local sketching group (Sketchers) which meets at the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, on the third Saturday of the month.

Events and Art Demonstrations - 2024 /2025

July 11th     Kerry Bennett
Watercolour and Inks

September 12th Alejandro Martinez
Panoramic Prints

October 10th      Sylvia Huggair - Workshop
Pastel Animal

November 2/3 Art Exhibition and Sale at `the Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne

November 14th Jennifer Bisset
Working with oils to create Abstract Landscape

December 5th      Christmas Social

January 9th        Celebration of Members Work

February 13th Denise Fisk - Winner of Landscape Artist of the year

March 13th          AGM Doors open 6.45pm

All meetings will be held at 7pm at St Saviour's Church Hall, South Street, Eastbourne unless indicated otherwise. Doors open at 6.45pm.

Events are free to members. Non member are welcome for a cost of only £4.

The Society of Eastbourne Artists provide a full agenda of events throughout the year which are free to members as part of their annual subscription, unless otherwise stated.

MEMBERS EVENTS

Upcoming Event...

On the 12th of July, the Society welcomed Kerry Bennett who produced a fascinating, interesting and inspiring demonstration of her technique of pen and wash to create a soft finish.
Whilst painting her favourite subject of chickens, she used pen and water to soften the outlines and used salt to produce a soft feathery effect.
She described the technique very well allowing members to understand the finer details of creating such a picture, using the pen and water to create the tonal values of the work before using delicate washes to achieve the effect she was looking for.

The Stephen Cheeseman workshop in April was very well received with 17 members attending and many of us struggling with an unfamiliar medium (oil pastels) However, despite the angst everyone enjoyed the challenge and Stephen spent time assisting those who were struggling.

On Thursday 13th June Elda Abramson gave a stunning demonstration to our members.
Although previously she concentrated on tapestry she now paints
She talked about her inspiration for painting the large, colourful ink (Brusho) flower paintings that are her choice of subject recently.
She achieved an MA in art from East Caroliona University, USA.
She adopted the Zen style of thinking about her subject and studying the subject before she start drawing, which she does without looking at the paper other than to locate the bamboo pen she uses with water soluble ink. She then uses the watered down powder in a similar style to watercolour with vibrant results.
The audience was excited and inspired by the effects of the demonstration and determined to have a go themselves.

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