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Raise a brush to 75 years of Troon Art Club's artistic brilliance on 20 March 2024 at the Gailes Hotel, Irvine.

The celebratory evening will start at 6pm for 6.30pm with a delightful 2-course dinner consisting of a Main Course and delicious Dessert followed by Tea or Coffee.

We have guest speakers (details to follow) to entertain you after dinner and round off the festivities with an opportunity to catch up with your fellow artists as we celebrate the Jubilee of the best Art Club in Scotland.

Join us for an unforgettable evening! 

The cost per member is £27.50 payable with booking
Includes: Main and Dessert, tea/coffee, entertainment, gift.  Excludes: Drinks and transport.

Booking is not refundable as the Club has to pay in advance.

Dress code: Smart casual.

Gailes Hotel website: https://www.gaileshotel.com/
Gailes Hotel address: Marine Drive, Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 5AE
Times: 6pm-9.30pm approx.

RSVP by 16th February

“Let’s toast to the past, sketch the future, and mingle with fellow artists at the Jubilee Dinner 2024”

Kelsey studied fine art and design at Ayrshire college for 5 years and graduated with a HND.  For her last year at college, she picked under water as her chosen theme and loved it so much that it is still her theme to this day. She picked this theme because swimming is her other passion in life, this way she can bring the 2 together!

See Kelsey’s website here

Lynsey will be on hand to offer help and advice while you produce your own abstract work based on her demo of last week.

Lynsey lives and works in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2019 with a first class BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking.

Her process is intuitive and is driven by memory and feeling of place. She is interested in painting’s relationships to place and time, through the non-linear accumulation of imagery and forms. Compositional concerns such as relationships between colours, and the materiality of the paint, together with speed or slowness of marks are driving forces in her work.

See Lynsey’s website here

Bring along a current piece of work and enjoy a sociable evening sharing chat and ideas over a nice cup of tea!

Four Art Club members will be set up around the hall with examples of their work. This is always a very sociable evening and is a great opportunity to explore different techniques and expand our own practice.

Claire is manager / director of the Barony Center, West Kilbride. She will be giving hints and tips for marketing your work.

Bring along a piece of work related to the theme ‘Literary Scene’. It will be displayed and there will be an opportunity to explain why and how it was painted.

This is always a most interesting night - and it isn’t as scary as it sounds!

Rosemary shot to fame in 1984 whilst still a student at the Glasgow School of Art when, at the age of 20, she won the National Portrait Gallery’s highly prestigious National Portrait Award with a 5 foot oil canvas of her partner Paul.

Beaton was the first Scottish recipient of the UK award and the youngest ever to win the prize.

See Rosemary’s website here

Bring along a piece of your own work (Members with surnames M to Z). 

Stuart will give you his professional appraisal with hints and tips.

Stuart Mackenzie studied at The Edinburgh College Of Art from 1979 to 1983 and then courtesy of The Richard Ford Award in Madrid, Spain. He was the first Artist in residence in Aberdeen Art Gallery in 1987, taught at Robert Gordon’s University from 1987/88, and has taught in The Glasgow School Of Art since 1988, where he currently teaches the Mlitt (Masters in Painting) and is Pathway Leader in Mlitt (Masters) drawing. He has been a Visiting Artist in many national/international Institutions and an external examiner for Leeds Metropolitan University. He is also a member of The Academic Council at The Glasgow School Of Art.

Read more about Stuart here

This evening there will be live model for you to sketch, paint or draw. A great opportunity to practice life drawing skills.

Veit is a French/German national who lives in Glasgow. Since coming to Scotland, his childhood passion for drawing and painting has been reignited. He has discovered the great tradition of Scottish painting, in particular the Scottish Colourists and all the artists who, up until today, have followed in their path. A few invaluable evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art taught Veit the basics, but he is largely self-taught.

His admiration for these artists has influenced the way Veit works. He likes to paint a variety of subjects and always paints directly from life, in the studio or “en plein air”. Painting a model before the time is up, flowers before they have wilted, or the constantly changing Scottish landscape is always a challenge and, sometimes, it can be frustrating but when a painting comes together, he finds it absolutely exhilarating, joyful and life affirming.

See more of Veit’s work here.

As a follow on to last week’s silhouette demonstration, Brian is now encouraging us to have a go ourselves! Bring along a pair of scissors and he will provide everything else!

Silhouette portraits, such as those cut by Brian, became popular in the Georgian Period. Brian is one of a small band of artists currently keeping this shadowy art alive in the UK today. He is the only silhouettist we know currently living and working in Scotland!

Brian enjoys cutting silhouettes at corporate, private and military events. He is also a talented caricaturist and watercolour artist.

Lynn is an award-winning Scottish artist who expresses her innovative and thoughtful interpretations across a range of themes, figurative, portrait and landscape. She specialises in the medium of pastel which gives a vibrancy and luminous quality to her art. Lynn has a passion for colour and design, and for life, as can be seen throughout her work.

See Lynn’s website here

Roddy Mckenzie was born in Prestwick. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1978 to 1982 emerging with a BA (Hons) degree in fine art. Although his initial interest was in painting and drawing, he studied sculpture at Glasgow, returning to painting full time on graduation.

Living by the shore at Croy it is mainly seascapes which occupy his time now, as well as occasional art classes and running the gallery/studio.

Roddy`s work has taken him throughout the British Isles, Europe and America but he has now settled back in rural Ayrshire. Returning to Burns` country has inspired him greatly and he is now producing some of his most innovative and exciting works. Roddy prefers to paint his seascapes (and landscapes) `en plein air` usually oil on canvas with brush and knife, a style of work which requires speed and accuracy.

See Roddy’s website here

Four Art Club members will be set up around the hall with examples of their work. This is always a very sociable evening and is a great opportunity to explore different techniques and expand our own practice.

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1991, Fiona Wilson enjoyed a thirteen year career teaching Art, Design and Computer Animation in Universities and Colleges in The UK.

In 2004 she left the comfort of a full time job to pursue her dream and passion of being a dedicated painter and printmaker.

See Fiona’s website here

Joy is an established contemporary Scottish Artist based in Glasgow, creating works full of colour, energy and vibrancy.

She has exhibited across the UK and produced many bespoke commissions for international clients including Grouse and Tunnocks.

As well as creating her own unique works, Joy often teaches printmaking and leads the woodcut courses at Glasgow Print Studio.

See Joy’s website here

Don’t forget - club nights resume on Wednesday 13th September. Enrollment/worknight for the first night. If you are interested in joining, click the button for details.