Camb Drawing Society

This page will be quiet for a while. I have stood down and at present no replacement. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible! Meanwhile - enjoy painting!

CDS have announced their series of evening talks for later this year. As usual, these are only open to CDS artist members and friends of the Society.

If you don't go on to YouTube that often, you can always keep up to date with the CDS videos by checking the News section on our website, where you can click through to the videos we post. cambridgedrawingsociety.org/news/

Cambridge Drawing Society has set up a YouTube channel! To start us off, we have the fabulous John Tordoff showing us his new book on the collage technique he uses. Do check it out. youtube.com/watch?v=Otjg7N…

CLOSING TODAY! Last chance to have a look at all the fantastic works of art in our first online exhibition, as it closes today. Do go and have a look : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #closingtoday #artexhibition #cambridgeartist

LAST WEEKEND! The Cambridge Drawing Society's first online exhibition ends tomorrow - don't miss checking out some fabulous works of art. All artwork is for sale. #lastweekend #artexhibition #cambridgeartist #dontmissout #affordableart

One doesn't have to paint the big scene when portraying a landscape. Sometimes that little corner, or unusual viewed angle can make a fantastic painting. Have a look at these and other fantastic buildings and landscapes in our current online exhibition. cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo…

There are birds a plenty in our current online exhibition. But be quick, the exhibition closes this Sunday! Fabulous selection of different techniques here, so do pop over to the site to check them out. cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #linocut #mixedmedia #watercolour #penandwash #birds

Artists absolutely love painting plants. In our current online exhibition, we have 2 pages of paintings under the banner "Flowers, plants & gardens". The pages are just a riot of colour. Do check them out : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #flowers #garden #blossom #giverny #meadow

A number of CDS members are to stage a small selling exhibition in the Tithe Barn at Landbeach, just north of Cambridge. The exhibition will be for one day only on Sunday 30th May 11am - 4pm Further details can be found on the Tithe Barn website: tithebarntrust.org.uk/2021/04/25/art…

One of the things we have missed so much during all these lockdowns is just going out into the countryside and seeing beautiful scenery. here just a small selection of what you can see on our online exhibition - which ends this coming weekend: cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #landscape

Lockdown restrictions have been lifted a bit today - are you going to be taking flowers to a loved one that you haven't seen for ages? How about a permanent memento instead? Check out our current online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #Flowers #artexhibition #paintings

JUST ONE WEEK LEFT! Do have a look at some absolutely fantastic works of art in our current online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo…

When travelling abroad, artists don't rest - but are inspired by the beautiful scenery and buildings they see. Here are just a few of the glorious locations they have chosen to paint : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #oilpainting #acrylicpainting #aquatint #printing #artexhibition

Fruit seems to feature quite a lot in still life paintings. Have a look at our other still life work on our current online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #stilllife #mixedmedia #OilPainting #pears #apples #Oranges #lemons #onlineexhibition #artexhibition #cambridgeartist

Trees are a major part of the landscape - and sometimes dominate the view. These artists have put an individual tree as the focal point, creating stunning work. You can find them at our current online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #trees #treescape #acrylic #Cambridge

Like modern in your artwork? There are a few unusual book art pieces, along with abstracts and artwork that look like they come from under a microscope! Find them in our Abstract section of our current online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #bookart #modernart #Cambridge

If you look under the People & Portraits section of our current online exhibition, you'll find all sorts of interpretations of this subject, not always what you would expect from this category. cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #screenprinting #sculpture #oilpainting #monoprinting

I love the different approaches taken by our members when portraying birds. Do have a look at these and the other wildlife available on our online exhibition : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #acrylicpainting #screenprinting #linocut #mixedmedia #birds #amazingart #artexhibition

On such a wet Saturday, I thought it appropriate to show you some of the paintings with boats in them, presently being exhibited at our online exhibition. View all of them here : cdsonlinegallery.oess1.uk/?f1=selectedWo… #blakeney #sailingbarge #pinmill #suffolk #grytviken #southgeorgia #boats