S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin shares her tips on compositions from your photos. I have been drawing cats using colour pencils for more than 12 years but I only joined the UKCPS recently and have yet to participate in one of their annual exhibitions. One of the rules of the UKCPS is that we need to … More Creating Original Compositions From Your Photos
S.O.F.A. member Denise Laurent wants to encourage artists to give water mixable oils a try. Here are her recommendations for a starter kit. Over the years I’ve met many artists who’ve wanted to try painting in oils but they’ve been put off by the down side of oil painting, the need for solvents like turps … More Give Water Soluble Oils A Try
The winning ticket in the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation Winter Prize draw has been drawn by natural history broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough. The lucky winner, Mr Grayling of Sheffield has won an original painting. For most people Sir David Attenborough is both the face and voice of Wildlife. As Britain’s best-known natural history film-maker, he … More Sir David Attenborough Picks a winner for Pollyanna
S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin went on a pencil workshop Passion For Pencils last year and wanted to recommend it to other members. This is what she thought about the day. I had brought all my crayons with me and a day lamp (which proved a good idea as we only had artificial light in the … More Pencil Workshop Review
The first of a new series of articles on our blog about our members, their art and their recommendations. Today’s artist is Peggy Pickering. Making Your Own cards I started designing cards about 26 years when I saw an advert from a Card Company requesting artists. I designed about 65 cards for them over a … More Peggy Pickering’s Recomendations
S.O.F.A. member Denise Laurent has several cat themed notebooks available through Blurb. There’s a Maine Coon, a Siamese, a Black Cat and a Bengal notebook. They combine Denise’s colourful cat paintings and sketches with plenty of space for notes and drawings on both ruled and plain pages. The books are 13×20 cm or 5×8 inches … More Four Cat Themed Notebooks
S.O.F.A. member Yasmin Donlon has a new book out, Self Portrait With Cat. “Artist Yasmin Donlon tells the story of her eventful life, and the part played by the cats and men she has loved – and lost. This is the autobiography of a colourful, highly creative character who was recognised for her artistic talent … More Self Portrait With Cat by Yasmin Donlon
S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin has beautifully illustrated Marilyn Edwards book White Chin. Behind each book there is a story, not just the story it tells but how it came to life. Here is how it all started for France… “I first met Marilyn Edwards as a fan of her well known Cats of Moon Cottage … More White Chin and Magnificat by Marilyn Edwards and France Bauduin
Society Of Feline Artists 