QN SUMMER 22

EAST ANGLIAN REGION MEETINGS
City of Norwich
Aviation Museum
Saturday April 9th
I arrived at the museum at 9.30am,
having looked at the weather
forecast beforehand. I was hopeful
for some sunshine and it seemed to
be the case for the day. esides the
cold chilly easterly winds the weather
seemed to behave itself for once.
The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is
small but with plenty of local historical
exhibits and run by volunteers. The
museum has a new cafeteria which was
serving coffee, tea and snacks on our
arrival and it was just what we needed
on this cold spring morning.
Some of us ventured out early to start the
sketching day while others enjoyed the
cosy atmosphere of the cafeteria. We really
didn’t want to move but as the morning
got older we all eventually decided to
leave the warmth of the cafeteria and
venture out into the fenland winds.
Mike Daley chose to paint the Meteor
from a table underneath the Vulcan
wing which was a good idea because
it provided a good wind break and a
more than reasonable view. I myself
decided to follow suit and joined him
with Bill Smith painting the Lightning on
the table next.
David Smith had sketched the Nimrod
with a very exaggerated perspective
and produced a really superb
piece and David Fosh’s pastel T-33 is
something to be admired indeed.
Phil Jackson
Norfolk & Suffolk
Aviation Museum
Sketching and
Art Exhibition weekend
Sat 21st & Sun 22nd May
We had a really enjoyable weekend
at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation
Museum. I decided to stay overnight
and joined Phil at a local B&B.
The event opened with a flypast from
the BBMF Avro Lancaster. In fact it made
three passes which was a joy to watch!
We set up a small Artwork Exhibition
in the main hangar and most of the
attending members offered some work
to display.
After the flypast, various members
found their subjects and began work.
At the end on the day Alex Hamilton
and Chris French chaired the critique.
David Fosh’s Pastel sketch of the MiG
15, received some lovely comments
with David observing the overall lighting
extremely well.
Patrick Sadler offered up his Pen and Ink
sketch of the Bloodhound Missile. Chris
gave some nice comments on the way
Patrick has handled the sketch.
Rod Kirkby produced a couple of
sketches, one in Watercolour and the
other in Acrylic. Firstly his Watercolour
of the Phantom was placed on the
easel, and received some encouraging
comments from the ‘critters’. Alex
offered up an interesting tip using a ruler
to obtain a straight line, the reference
was on the leading edge of a wing.
Alex also talked about his own
small sketch, and gave advice on
the reflection on both the top and
underside of the subject.
At the end of the day, with the Museum
staff looking to lock up, it was time to
go home. The day went so quickly
and it we all felt thet it had been a
perfect weekend outing. My thanks to
Phil for organising a great weekend for
everybody.
Martin Bleasby GAvA
I would like to add a big thank you to
Alex and Chris for their expertise in the
critique, all members that attended the
day and for their continued support,
Martin for the write up, Stephen Bell
(Chairman) and all the staff and
volunteers at the Norfolk and Suffolk
Aviation Museum, and not forgetting
Ray and Jane for their excellent
breakfast and hospitality in our stay at
the B&B.
Phil Jackson GAvA
East Anglian Region Organiser
Rod Kirkby
David Fosh
Bill Smith
Rod Kirkby
Martin Bleasby also demonstrated
his skill and technique on the Harrier
painting he bought in.
We were also joined by some of the staff
at the critique and they contributed in
the group conversation which was very
interesting. So all in all a really great day
in Norwich and it was so nice to catch
up on things with everyone.
My thanks to the members who came
and of course a big thank you to Lynda
and all the staff of the Norwich Aviation
Museum who made us so welcome.
Phil Jackson GAvA
East Anglian Region Organiser
Mike Daley
Bill Smith
Chris Impey
AGM Unjuried Show
winner Bill Smith
shows a different and
inventive approach
to the usual ‘plane in
the middle’ painting
by including the wing
above and shadow
below. Something the
Eds approve of and
what sketch days are
all about.
Secondly his Hawker Hunter was
presented and again received some
good feedback. A comment was
made about the use of RED on the
subject and thus possible causing a
distraction, but overall both works were
very well received.
Bill Smith’s sketch obtained a number of
comments from Chris and Alex namely
about Tonal Values and Colour; the
greens being quite dominant but again
a well received work from the winner of
the AGM Unjuried Show!
Chris Impey produced a sketch of
the F100. Again tonal values were
mentioned, but an overall nice work.
Chris also offered up a painting of the
Hawker Tempest, a work which was not
produced on the day, but was up for
discussion. Alex commented on the
nice sky colours and offered advice on
the way clouds could be handled using
a Fan Brush.
Patrick Sadler
Chris Impey
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