About Us

Throughout the year there are demonstrations or workshops by invited artists on various media and techniques.

We welcome new members at all levels of experience, the only essential is enthusiasm.

There is no formal tuition, but a friendly atmosphere leads to an exchange of ideas on materials and techniques between members.

There is opportunity to see fellow artists at work.

Members skills range from the experienced artist to those of recent beginners.

If interested , just come along to a Saturday morning meeting and see what goes on, have a chat to some of the members, bring a sketch book and join in, everyone is very supportive.

Membership?

The membership annual fee is £12, to become an exhibiting member there is a further fee of £10 ( i.e. a total of £22 )

As a member you will be given a copy of the rules of the club, and you will receive a copy of the Club bulletin to keep you up to date with the club news and the weekly programme. ( The Bulletin is usually produced on a monthly basis)

What is an exhibiting member?

Exhibiting members are able to display and sell their work during the Autumn Exhibition, held in the Godfrey Pilkington Gallery, Gamble building.

Annual Exhibition 2009

Member Profiles

Stan McCaffrey winner of Marjorie Clark award. 2007

Before joining the Art Club St.Helens in 1997 he worked as a designer/illustrator in a busy art studio in Liverpool working on a wide range of projects, usually working to very tight deadlines.
Stan previously served on the Committee, but now as a member of the Art Club he enjoys interacting with other members sharing the same interests.

Portraits,Figuratve & Landscapes are now his main interests and he likes working in oils,watercolour,and acrylics.

Always looks forward to the clubs Annual Exhibition.

Stan McCaffrey

Tony Sudall

Joined The Art Club in 1989.

Served on The Committee since 1990, President from1992 to 1994 and Treasurer since 1996.

A regular exhibitor with The Club and has also exhibited at The Ilkley Exhibitions and The Lyth Gallery in Cumbria.

Has been selected on four occasions for The Laing Exhibitions at The Salford Art Gallery, for The Palette Club at The Atkinson Gallery in Southport and The St. Helens Open Art Exhibitions.

Served on The Steering Group of The St. Helens Open Art Exhibition and as part of the Panel in 2007.

Works in watercolours, pastels pencil and inks and does mountain landscapes, buildings in the landscape, still life and portraits.

Sells a good number of paintings and has completed a number of commissions.

Tony's work

Cynthia Sudall

Self taught - favourite subjects flowers & animals - has exhibited in Palette Club, Southport & St. Helens Art Club - likes to experiment with inks, inktense pencils, acrylics as well as watercolours.

Couple of examples of Cynthia's work :-

Mary Christie

Mary Christie has been a member of the Art Club for several years, acted as Secretary for 18months and is currently serving on the Committee.

She is best known for her colourful figure studies, one of which, “Life Class” was the winner in the SAA 2007 figure category. She also won a Highly Commended Prize in the 2006 St Helens Open competition.

Mary runs art workshops, demonstrations and one-to-one tuition sessions in any media. At the 2008 St.Helens Festival, Sherdley Park, she ran a series of short workshops where 3 generations of Festival-goers had fun producing paintings together, which they then took home, ready to hang.

Email: marychristie@tiscali.co.uk

Mary's website - www.christieart.org

Web: www.artfair365.co.uk/artists/marychristie

Mary Christie

Barbara Tyldesley

Has been a member of the club since October 2004, a committee member since 2005 and has acted as Secretary in 2006, 2007 and as a stand in on occasions since then.

She is an Occupational Therapist by profession, working in Liverpool since 1968. She has been an artist all her life - working in oils when she lived in Malaysia, life drawing and sketching with the Liver Sketching Club and etching at the Bluecoat in the 80s.

She works in watercolour, pastels, pencil and ink and enjoys flower painting, landscapes, still life, portraits and people. She exhibits regularly with the Art Club,

St Helens Open, the Southport Palette Club and Liverpool University Art Club. She has also had paintings accepted by the EAC Over 60s Art Awards exhibition at the Mall Gallery and the West Lancashire Open exhibition at the Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk. She won prizes in 2007 and 2008, has sold a number of paintings and has fulfilled several commissions

Barbara

Pauline Heyes

I joined the club in 1999, and in 2001 became an active committee member. I am a regular exhibitor in the clubs annual exhibition and have won The Marjorie Clarke award for my watercolour and ink painting

I have also been selected to exhibit in the St Helens Open and my work has been on display at the World of Glass. In 2008 I was awarded the Capital of Culture category in the St Helens Open for my painting titled The Re-Birth

I enjoy working and experimenting with most media, Including acrylic, charcoal, ink, pastels, pencil and water colour. My favourite subjects are life study, abstracts landscapes and flowers.

I continue as an active member enjoying painting still life, life study and demonstrations in the winter months. In the summer months I enjoy the opportunity of participating with the other members painting outdoors

Pauline

Susan Lucas

I have lived in St Helens all my life and have worked in administration since leaving school at 16. When my only son Andrew turned twelve he started to go out with friends on weekends and wasn't needing my services as taxi driver, chef or general dogsbody, this left me time to pursue something that I had always been interested in and that was art.

Therefore after beginning art classes at St Helens College on a Saturday mornings I went on to join the Art club in 1999, also attending life classes at the college around the same time. I have served as a committee member for the club and am a regular exhibiter at the annual exhibition. Through attending the college and joining the art club I have made some really good friends and acquaintances.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the club and have achieved some good results with the many still life subjects and portraits set up by club members. I have also enjoyed the many days out to local places and looked at the everyday views through new eyes.

The beauty of being a member of the art club is that you don't have to attend every Saturday, with the busy lives we all are now living; it’s good to know that you can turn up after a few missed sessions and still have a friendly conversation with the other members.

Sue Lucas

Saturday morning sketching at The Lodge,

garden of Mr & Mrs Pennington.

St Helens Festival 2009

Portrait Sketching at The Show