Monk Fryston Art Club: Rod Ward

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

29th Oct Free painting week and a First for the blog !

This week was a free painting week and we are close to getting some of the paintings completed that appear on here regularly so PLEASE dont forget to bring in any finished pieces.

Also If any members want to email me photos of their own I can always put them on here.

We are close to having 2000 views on the blog, as I commenced this post we had had 1901.
This week alone this is where our viewers were based...

United Kingdom	34
United States	6
Russia	5
Australia	2
India	2
Mongolia	2
South Africa	1

Now news of a first for the blog..

We have had the very first comment uploaded on the blog this week and it is in support of one of Rod's paintings.

The comment read...... (and can be seen on Rod's profile post if you search the blog)

" I have just come back from Leeds Grammar School,where we saw the most beautiful painting of patchwork fields,cows, sheep and chickens.In the foreground there were pink flowers, it was amazing! I fell in love with it, but it had been sold.
What a gift you have."

Congratulations Rod , and here is the painting that inspired the comment..

So if you have any friends and family etc that are reading this blog , tell them to post some comments.

Onto this weeks paintings..

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Rod Ward, club member profile

This month's spotlight is on Rod Ward.

Rod qualified as an architect at Leeds College of Art in the 1960s, but ceased to practice in the 1970s, due to a lack of creative freedom in his profession, and turned to publishing and writing. He took up painting again in 2002, joining three art societies within reach of his home in Monk Fryston. He now works in acrylic, ink, gouache, watercolour and oil. He exhibits and sells his artwork regularly and he has carried out a number of commissions for clients; mostly houses, boats and book illustrations.
Rod is a member of the York & District SAA, Selby Art Society and Monk Fryston Art Club. Rod used to run the art world website www.art.zeteo.com until pressure of work made it impossible to keep it updated, so the website is currently out of use.