The Group Leader is Carie Sauze. Carie is a qualified Art teacher who has taught Art from Pre-school through to adults and everything in between specialising in watercolours, pastels, graphite and coloured pencils.

There will be a small fee to cover the hire of the hall (currently £5 per month). There is a "Stanna" type chair lift available should anyone require it.

If you are interested in joining this Group please contact Carie by clicking on the Group Leader link above

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

1. PAPER - DALER-ROWNEY BOCKINGFORD WATERCOLOUR PAPER weight 140lbs. This is a good weight as it doesn't need stretching and is resistant to "cockling" or "buckling" when a wash is applied. A4 size is good to start with.

2. BRUSHES - (Better to have a couple of good quality synthetic brushes than a whole set of cheap brushes!) DALER-ROWNEY do good student quality brushes at a reasonable price, as do WINSOR & NEWTON. Get a good synthetic rather than a cheap sable. Good sizes to have are Size 10 round for washes, and a size 5 or 6 round (if you only want to get one then get a size 6). If you want a good brush for more detailed work then go for a Size 3 round.

3. PAINTS - You don't need a huge range of colours, just a set of red, blue, yellow, brown and black plus a green (NO WHITE needed!!). You will need a palette of some sort to mix the paints but a saucer will do (easier if it's white without a pattern on it!)

4. PENCIL, sharpener and eraser.

Before Christmas we made seasonal watercolour cards and gift tags. We are currently playing with tiny watercolour landscapes.