Sunday 21 December 2014

Boothstown Community Centre Show , 6 Dec 2014, A Great Success!

LCAG staged its second annual show at Boothstown Community Centre on 6 December 2014. Just like last year the show was a great success with 18 paintings sold. 

Judging from the numbers attending not all the public were at the shops that day. We wish to thank everyone who attended and showed interest in our members' work.

It was a pleasure to see so many people there to view a large range of types of paintings and drawings. We look forward to seeing you all soon. An itinerary will be announced for 2015 as soon as it is finalised.

The photos below were taken during a lull in visits.















Sunday 7 December 2014

Closed Until 2015

Please note we are now closed for Christmas and New Year. The first club night will be on Monday 19 January 2015 starting at 6.30 p.m. We look forward to seeing members new and old then.

Friday 5 December 2014

It's Tomorrow!!

Leigh Community Art Group is holding it's second show at Boothstown Community Centre, Standfield Drive, M28 1NB tomorrow Saturday 6 December 2014. It is open from 9.00 a.m. until 3.00 p.m.(approx).

It is a great opportunity to buy an original Christmas present for family and loved ones at very reasonable prices. 

There is parking available and here is the map link.

We very much look forward to seeing you all there

Meanwhile here is another new work from J. Reason.
It is called "Flamenco" and is  in Watercolour and pastel. It costs £30.00 and is 9.5 inches by 13 inches. 




Wednesday 3 December 2014

Penultimate Show of 2014

Leigh Community Art Group is holding it's second show at Boothstown Community Centre, Standfield Drive, M28 1NB this Saturday 6 December 2014. It is open from 9.00 a.m. until 3.00 p.m.(approx).

It is a great opportunity to buy an original Christmas present for family and loved ones at very reasonable prices. 
There is parking available and here is the map link.

Meanwhile here is a new work from J. Reason.



It is titled "Anemones" It is painted in watercolor and costs £30.00. It is 9.5 inches by 13 inches.
Enquiries to the phone number under "Contact Us" , top left of this page.

Sunday 26 October 2014

2 New Posts From B. Gill


Here are 2 more works by B. Gill.


"Street in Stavanger, Norway", Acrylic by B. Gill, 16" x 12".


"Adventure of The Sea moored at Flam , Norway, Acrylic by B. Gill, 18" x 16".


Saturday 25 October 2014

Friday 24 October 2014

Thursday 23 October 2014

2 New Works By Our Members

Here are 2 new works by B. Brunt


"The Church, Kirby Lonsdale", watercolour, 470mm x 365mm, £40.00

"Robin Hood's Bay", pen & wash, 288mm x 236mm, £20.00

Tuesday 21 October 2014

A First Time Post From S. Wright

Here the first post from one of our members. 




It is called "Leah's Garden" and is an ink drawing, 14" x 11" and is for sale at £30.00.


Saturday 5 July 2014

Annual Exhibition & Sale of Paintings 2014

Leigh Community Art Group is pleased to announce our Annual exhibition and sale of paintings from 9 July 2014 Wednesday - Opening Night - admission by ticket only.

Thereafter admission is free at any time the room is open.

Our Annual Exhibition which runs for approx 4 weeks from the opening night. For details of when the rooms in Leigh Library are open please ring the telephone number on the home page of this blog.

Meanwhile here is "Snow Capped Mountain Range", in oils, by B. Marsh.

Sunday 29 June 2014

First Show in 2014

We are pleased to announce we are holding our first show in 2014 at Dam House this coming Saturday 5 July. This is just one of the events being held there including a brass band. A great time is promised for all the family and art lovers alike!

Meanwhile here is "Clematis", a watercolour by L Thompson.


Friday 16 May 2014

A Second Post By B. Brunt

Here is a second painting, in watercolour, by B. Brunt called "Castle Hill". 


It is 474mm x 474mm and is for sale at £40.00

Friday 9 May 2014

A first post by B. Brunt!

This is the first post by B. Brunt and it is "Ghost Train", in watercolour 
(330mm x 295mm, £30). There are 7 more to follow !


Saturday 15 March 2014

New Works on Our Website!

We are pleased to announce we have now updated our club website to include 9 new works by our club members. These will be added to the blog galleries, Twitter, Facebook and Google + as they are posted individually.
However the best place to view these works is definitely via our club website where they are displayed in a manner decided on by us rather than in a format imposed by the above social media sites.

The link is shown in the left hand column of this blog but for your convenience it is included below:-

www.vanbear.co.uk/lcag/index.html

Friday 7 March 2014

A member posts for the first time!

This is the first work posted by D. Brown. It is called "Polperro", in oil and is for sale at £25.00 (exc p & p) 
16" x 12".


If you wish to purchase this painting or enquire about a commission then please email us at leighcommunityartgroup@gmail.com or phone 07974543123 – please leave your name or email so we can have the artist contact you directly.

Wednesday 26 February 2014

"Bright Eyes", a beautiful work done in Prisma Coloured Pencils by Sue Rowe, a club member. 

Works like this make beautiful and unique presents for your friends and loved ones so why not give yourself a chance and find out what you are capable of. We guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised and make new friends at the same time!


Thursday 20 February 2014

We Hope You Are Enjoying The Links We Have Provided

As announced recently, we have provided 2 pages of links. One contains links to businesses selling art materials and the other to manufacturers of art materials.

We hope they will be of interest to our club members and any other artists who are interested in discovering new materials or replacing existing ones.

Please email us with any comments you have or leave them below.

While perusing these goodies here is "Calanque", an acrylic on paper by one of our club members.


We always welcome new members of all abilities. Why not come along and give us a go? We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday 17 February 2014

A Trip To Paris For Free!

Well not exactly but speaking as one who has been there you wouldn't want to be there in this weather anyway.
However, all is not lost so here is "Paris", a watercolour by S. Downham, one of our club members. You can just smell the coffee from here!


Friday 14 February 2014

Everyone Needs A Faithful Friend

How true is that but not everyone has one. However now you can courtesy of leigh Community Art Group!
We are very pleased to show the first post of work by one of our club members. Here is "Faithful Friend", a work in pastel by S. Rowe which we hope everyone will enjoy.


We always welcome feedback but you can only leave comments on this blog if you are a member of Google+ but you can comment to us on our Twitter and Facebook pages or contact us via good old email at leighcommunityartgroup@gmail.com

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Calling All Artists

If you are in search of art materials we have now provided 2 new pages of links for you. The first page contains links to companies selling materials and the second to manufacturers of Artists' supplies. There is a wealth of information available about how the items are made and how the raw materials are sourced. 

Most of us use pens, pencils, brushes etc without any real idea of how they are made. Many of the sites contain valuable tips on how to use their products to your best advantage.

A must for any serious artist and beginner alike.

While browsing we have posted "Jersey Castle", a watercolour by S. Downham, one of our club members.


Saturday 8 February 2014

Holiday Memories

Paintings can be done based on a photo, a post card or better still from  holiday memories. They are a great way to remember the great places we get to on holiday and everyone, including family and loved ones can enjoy them at the same time. They also make great souvenir presents.

This is "Chateau de Brittage, France", acrylic by B. Gill.


Saturday 1 February 2014

Do You Recognise This View?

Our members work in a range of media, i.e.watercolour, acrylic, oil, pencil and pastel to name but a few. They draw and paint a wide range of subjects. Landscapes, animal portraits and flowers are the most popular subjects but not by any means all that we do.

The work I have chosen to publish tonight is "Plank Lane Bridge & Brittania Hotel 2009", acrylic by B. Gill. It is a local view that is no doubt very familiar to many of our readers. Some people in our club have the option of whether to sell their work  and that is the case here.- details below.




 (30" x 20", £130. Also 18" x 16" Prints £20.00..All prices exc P & P)

If you are interested in buying this or any other work that is for sale, by club members, please phone 07974543123)

Monday 27 January 2014

Another Painting From Our Members

Here is another painting done by B. Gill, one of our club members, in acrylic and it is called "Fighter Plane, Casualty of WW2" An example of what can be achieved and the enjoyment to be gained by taking up this very rewarding hobby.



Monday 20 January 2014

A Wintry Scene

The weather is getting colder so we thought something in keeping was called for.

Therefore here is "Belmont Moor 2006", pen,wash and watercolour from one of our club members.


Saturday 18 January 2014

New Members Always Welcome

2014 promises to be a great year for our club so why not come along and see for yourself. New members are always welcome.

Our members work in a variety of media e.g. watercolour, acrylic, pastel, pencil and oil to name but a few.

Many of them use watercolour as their first choice and here is an example "Whitby", by B Marsh, a club member.


Wednesday 15 January 2014

We Are Open!

We are now open every Monday up to Easter. We are closed Easter Monday and any other closure dates will be posted by mid February 2014.

We are enrolling new members now so don't delay and come along to give yourself a creative outlet and make new friends at the same time!

Here is "Lakeland Cottage", watercolour by S.Downham, a club member.