The Society Of Feline Artists annual show is on from the 21st of August to the 19th of September at the Llewellyn Alexander gallery in London. We will have so many wonderful paintings from more than 50 talented cat artists, it’ll be a wonderful exhibition! It’s on for a whole month so do come and … More Society Of Feline Artists London Show 2014
Founded by actress Virginia McKenna OBE, The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. This year the charity is marking it’s thirtieth anniversary. In recognition of this milestone, wildlife artist and S.O.F.A. member Pollyanna Pickering is delighted … More Your chance to meet Film and Conservation Legend Virginia McKenna!
S.O.F.A. member Sue Sareen has an article on “Painting cats” due to come out in the October edition of the art magazine “Leisure Painter”. Sue’s article emphasises and discusses the importance of continuously sketching and painting cats from life and the different mediums one could use to do this. She also talks about her method … More Look out for Painting Cats in October Issue of Leisure Painter
France Bauduin, one of our members, has won the recent Strathmore Wonders of Winter Art Competition run by Jacksons Art Supplies for her painting ‘Cat-ching Snowballs’. Congratulations France! ‘Colour Pencils drawing on 500 SERIES Charcoal, Blue Gray, 64lb of my cat Laila, then nine months old discovering how fun snow can be. The picture was … More Wonders of Winter Art
S.O.F.A. member Sara Butt shares her love of working in acrylics. In the early years of studying art and experimenting with mediums from oil, water colour, pastel to coloured inks, it didn’t take long to find my soul mate acrylic, I find it works for me, very forgiving and with a good quality pigment paint … More Working with Acrylics
S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin shares her tips on photographing pets. In my previous article, I explained how you could create original compositions from your own photos. Here, I would like to give you a few tips to help you take great action shots of your pet. 1) Choose the right camera Mine is small and … More Pet Photography Tips
Ella Goodwin S.O.F.A. associate member is taking part in a local exhibition in Wymondham, just outside Norwich. It’s presented by printmaker Amelia Bowman and Ella will be exhibiting a large showcase of her illustration in what is a lovely setting at Wymondham Arts Centre. The Private View is on the 15th April – 6-8.30. All … More Ella Goodwin exhibiting in Wymondham
S.O.F.A. member Tamsin Lord shares her love of gouache. The medium of choice for my feline art is Designers’ Gouache, which is a range of opaque water colours. They are so called because they were developed for use by designers, illustrators and commercial artists to create crisp, vibrant visuals and illustrations in solid colour. I … More Getting to Grips with Gouache
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