Work from the Bankside Gallery Exhibition

Posted on February 6, 2014 by heatherleys

For those of you who couldn’t make it to our Staff Show at the Bankside Gallery last week this is what you missed:

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Staff Show at the Bankside Gallery

Posted on January 31, 2014 by heatherleys

We had a fantastic turn out for our Staff Show at the Bankside Gallery last night, despite the miserable January weather. An abundance of tutors, students, alumni and friends turned up to support our first venture south of the river.

Sixty works are on display until the 2nd of February. For those who can’t make it we’ll be posting the full catalogue next week.

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Portrait Painters Today

Posted on January 15, 2014 by heatherleys

Heatherleys was well represented at the ‘Portrait Painters Today’ private view at St.Paul’s School in Barnes this evening. Some fabulous work was on display by Ian Rowlands, Melissa Scott-Miller, Tim Benson and Ilaria Del Turco. We were also pleased to see the talented Maureen Nathan in attendance.

The exhibition continues until the 12th of February.

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Save the date: Heatherley Staff Show at Bankside Gallery

Posted on December 12, 2013 by heatherleys
by Daniel Shadbolt

by Daniel Shadbolt

Heatherley’s is holding a Staff Exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in the new year. It will be a great opportunity to check out our tutors’ work so do come along to the Private View on the 30th of January, 6.30pm to 8pm.

The show runs from the 30th of January to the 2nd of February 2014, 11am to 6pm daily, at the Bankside Gallery 48 Hopton Street SE1 9JH.

Those exhibiting include Daniel Shadbolt, Danny Cuming, John Dean, Melissa Scott-Miller, Paul Gildea, George Levantis, Tony Mott, Veronica Ricks, John Walton, Susan Engledow, Robert Dukes and Ian Rowlands.

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New Ceramics Class with Claire Ireland and Regina Heinz

Posted on December 5, 2013 by heatherleys

P1070631Claire Ireland and Regina Heinz are starting a new Ceramic Sculpture course on Saturdays in the Spring Term as the current Thursday class is often over-subscribed.

The focus will be to help students acquire new skills in contemporary practice, including hand building, casting and working with colour. For further details please see: http://www.heatherleys.org/new-courses.php

Claire recently had success with the National Art Open Exhibition, having two pieces accepted for the show at the Royal College of Art. The work is currently on display in the foyer of Heatherleys.

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Hilary’s Printmaking Students meet Norman Ackroyd R.A.

Posted on December 3, 2013 by heatherleys

Hilary Daltry has taken her printmaking students on a couple of interesting field-trips this Autumn. Firstly to the V&A Prints and Drawing Department and secondly to meet her friend, and former tutor, Norman Ackroyd. She said of the experience:

‘During my Friday printmaking programme I always encourage students to look at prints first hand. We went to the V&A Prints and Drawing department where you can view original prints by artists such as Picasso, Hokusai and Munch. The class were able to draw the prints in situ and also take inspiration from seeing the detail up close in the flesh. On this occasion we were studying a series of 36 animal prints illustrating Buffons Histoire Naturelle by Picasso using the sugarlift technique we have been experimenting with and learning in class!

Our second visit was to Norman Ackroyd’s studio. He was able to show us the very recipe that Picasso had used. This gave us great insight into the way Ackroyd works on his own landscape etchings, using aquatint as a starting point. It was fascinating for the students who have learned so much from watching the artist in his own working environment.

Anyone who is interested in enrolling for a printmaking class in the Spring Term can choose from Monday evenings offering etching, mono-printing and lithography, an advanced class on Thursday daytimes that includes screen-printing, Friday daytimes focusing on etching, mono-printing and relief-printing, or the Saturday drop in class. We have something for everyone, from the beginner to those with more experience. ‘

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A Reception in Honour of John Walton

Posted on November 21, 2013 by heatherleys

A reception was held this week at Painter’s Hall in honour of our retiring Principal, John Walton. After 39 years and 39 days at the helm John has handed Heatherley’s over to Robin-Lee Hall. The event was attended by our trustees, teaching staff and members of the Painter-Stainers company. Daphne Todd OBE gave a moving speech that echoed the debt that many of us owe John for all his hard work and dedication to the school.

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Sculpture demo at the Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries

Posted on November 14, 2013 by heatherleys
Robin-Lee Hall and Veronica Ricks

Robin-Lee Hall and Veronica Ricks

Heatherley’s sculpture department were on hand at the Discerning Eye exhibition last night giving demonstrations in portrait modelling. Tutor John Dean and former diploma student Juan Planchez did a great job of sketching model Bernadette from life whilst answering questions from the public.

Our new Principal Robin-Lee Hall oversaw the event alongside Vice-Principal and Head of Sculpture Veronica Ricks.

Work on display included paintings by Robert Dukes, a recent addition to the Heatherley teaching staff.  We were also pleased to see an old friend of Heatherleys, Ken Howard.

 

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George Levantis at the 9th Bienal do Mercosul, Brazil

Posted on November 6, 2013 by heatherleys

2Interested by the study of Sal, an island in Cape Verde named for its salt deposits, George Levantis has devoted much of his time recently to exploring salt as a material for his work.  In the 1970’s Levantis used acrylic paint mixed with salt water in his work during his long sea journeys with the Ocean Fleet shipping company.

Out of his collaboration with Ocean Fleet he made the installation Pieces of Sea Fall Through the Stars in 1976. It was a response to the environment that Levantis encountered on the open sea with the heightened significance of the cycle of day and night, assembled as a three-dimensional tactile diagram. Shown only a few times it represents the boat’s confined space as a space of isolation.  The artist still conserves the bamboo rods he originally used, bought in Kyoto and stored in a sailor’s trunk.  For the 9th Bienal Levantis carried out a complete reconstruction of the piece with original materials and others he collected in Brazil.

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Brand New Courses for 2014

Posted on October 30, 2013 by heatherleys

logoHeatherley’s is bringing out some brand new courses in the new year. Starting in January we will be offering:

How to Paint with an iPad/Tablet with Danny Cuming

Creating Compositions in Mixed Media with John Dean

Drawing Masterclass with Jason Bowyer and Antony Williams

Sumptuous Still Lives with Melissa Scott-Miller

for more information and to book a place please visit www.heatherleys.org

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