Materials and Suppliers

Here's some of my recommendations for suppliers that I've found both in and arround the southend area and also online stores.

The Strand Gallery - Southchurch road has a good range of art materials and framing supplies. A helpful shop that a discount for students.

Art Shop - Berrys Arcade Rayleigh - a small convenient store in Rayleigh

Laurance Mathews - Stocks a wide range of art materials.

Here's a few of the online store I use on a fairly regular basis:

Jacksons - Stock a wide range of art materials availible at discount prices including their own line of paints - free postage if you spend over a certain amount. approx £39
http://www.jacksonsart.com/

Great Art - http://www.greatart.co.uk/index.html

Chromos - http://www.chromosart.co.uk/

Seawhite - http://www.artesaver.co.uk/

Rosemary Brushes - http://www.rosemaryandco.com/

Artifolk - http://www.artifolk.co.uk/index.htm

Here's some recomendations from Jennie Sendall

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Over the summer months this year I will be running drawing and painting sessions at various locations on Friday mornings starting at 10 am.

10^th August - Belfairs Woods - Meet by the cafe
17^th August - Cliff’s Pavilion gardens - meet by the pavilion main entrance
24^th August - Old Leigh Town - Meet by Osbournes / Crooked Billet pub
31^st August - Priory Park- Meet by the bandstand.
7^th September - Battlesbridge - Meet by the Antique and craft centre
14^th September - Hockley Woods - meet in the car park

21st September - Thorpe Bay / Shoebury beach huts and sea shore. Meet by ...

Our  first session was on the 22nd July at Chalkwell park and we had a couple of brave souls who turned up and braved the wind and rain.   The next week we had a very successful session at Hadleigh Castle.  I've  then taken a break for a few weeks and we're back next week on Friday at Belfairs Woods.  Sessions are £7 for 2hrs or £10 for 3hrs. I will do my best to run every session weather permitting. booking isn't really necessary but you want to let me know that's fine and then if I do have to cancel because of the weather I can let you know.    If there is sufficient interest I'm happy to organise a few sessions on other days?

John's new paint box

John's made a fantastic job of his new pochade style paint box which he brought to class this week. 

And here it is pictured alongside mine.   My box was inspired by pictures I've seen of artists working with the Guerrilla  boxes and one or two other ideas gleened over the internet over the last year of so and I made it from  various bits of scrap wood from the garage and thrown out on a building site last plus fixings from my favorite hardware shop - Izod and Burnip on Southchurch road.  It really has worked a treat as it has meant I can create small scale works with pretty much everything I need contained in the box.

Drawing and Painting on Location

Over the summer months this year I will be running  drawing and painting sessions at various locations on Friday mornings starting at 10 am.

29th June - Hadleigh Castle - Meet by the castle

13th July - Has been Cancelled

10th August - Belfairs Woods - Meet by the cafe

17th August - Cliff’s Pavillion gardens - meet by the pavillion

24th August - Old Leigh Town - Meet by Osbournes / Crooked Billet pub

31st August - Priory Park- Meet by the bandstand.

7th September - location to be arranged

14th September - location to be arranged

21st September - location to be arranged

The first session was on the 22nd at Chalkwell park and we had a couple of brave souls who turned up and braved the wind and rain.   Sessions are £7 for 2hrs or £10 for 3hrs.     I will do my best to run every session weather permitting.   booking isn't really neccessary but you might want to let me know if you're coming along incase I have to cancel.   The last few locations will be decided as we go along depending on students interest and I will update accordingly.  If there is sufficient interest I will organise a few sessions on other days.

Classes I'm teaching in the near future at Southend Adult Community College

Summer School Classes at Southend Adult Community College - enrolling now.

Drawing on location - 5 weeks Starting 29/6/11 Wednesday’s 1.30pm - 3.30 pm - various locations L3215W10
Sketchbook Location Workshop - 4 weeks starts 10/8/11Wednesday’s 2pm - 4 pm - various locations L3254WKY10
Art Acrylic Painting Introduction - 1 week 24/6/11Friday 10am - 12 pm Leigh L512PMY10
Paul’s classes starting in the autumn at Southend Adult Community College, enrolling some time very soon…..From late September / Early October
Beginners Painting in Oils or Acrylics Tuesday’s 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm from 27/9/11 Southchurch - 14 weeks A276Y11
Beginners Drawing Tuesday’s 4 pm - 6 pm from 27/9/11 Southchurch - 14 weeks T280Y11
Acrylic and Oil painting projectsWednesdays 1.30 - 3.30pm from 28/9/11 Southchurch - 14 weeks A370Y11
How to keep a sketch bookWednesdays from 28/9/11 4.15 - 6.15pm Southchurch - 14 weeks T355Y11
Acrylic and Oil painting Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.30pm from 28/9/11 Southchurch - 14 weeks W360Y11
Life Drawing BeginnersThursdays 7.30 - 9.30pm from 29/9/11 Leigh - 14 weeks E416Y11
Beginners Painting in Oils or Acrylics Friday 9.45 - 11.45am from 30/9/11 Leigh - 14 weeks B508Y11
Watercolour and Drawing Beginners Friday 9.45 - 11.45am from 30/9/11 Leigh - 14 weeks B553Y11
　

Website: PaulAlcock@southend-adult.ac.uk www.paulalcock.co.uk 07951 931476 paulandred@sky.com

Tonal sketches in watercolour

Here's some tonal watercolours from the Basildon class

Keeping Sketchbooks

http://www.urbansketchers.org/