Club Artists
Carrickfergus Art Club takes great pride in showcasing artists within the club. Many artists exhibit both in the club and solo exhibitions in art galleries throughout the province.
Anne Bates has a lifelong interest in art and has been a faithful member of the club for over thirty years. In that time she has painted in all mediums but particularly enjoys working in acrylics, taking inspiration from Irish landscapes and colours in nature. Anne never tires of trying various new techniques and learning from club demonstrations - she has exhibited in many church and art club exhibitions enjoying great success in selling much of her work.
Magi Delahay has been an active member of the club for over five years. Although she has only been painting for ten years, she enjoyed art at school and like many artists, she renewed her enthusiasm for art in her fifties. Magi still goes to art classes to both hone her skills and to keep her enjoyment of creating wonderful paintings alive. She works mainly in watercolour and oils and has sold commissioned paintings as far as Australia and America . Magi paints a diverse range of subjects, if it sits still long enough, she paints it!
Wendy McClatchey rekindled her childhood love of art and joined the art club in 2015. After a long hiatus she went back to what she knows best, painting animals, especially dogs and horses. Working mainly in acrylics she captures her subjects in comical, quirky poses; always square on a simple black background.
Jenny and Linda Strawbridge are a mother and daughter duo who began their art journey nine years ago under Paul Wilson’s tutelage, and joined CAC two years later to get together with like-minded people and to enjoy the “craic”. Jenny only started her art when she was over 70 and is still learning! Her initial mediums were watercolour and gouache but she ventured into oils which is now her #1 pleasure. Linda tried watercolour and oils but her first love was, and remains, pastels.
Mark Winning is a photographer/artist based in Jordanstown specialising in landscapes, architecture, sports, and still-life. Mark enjoys the challenge of creating effective images that capture the beauty of the world around him employing mediums such as watercolour, oils and more lately encaustic art. Having been a member of CAC some 15 years ago he has recently become more active and has exhibited in the Crescent Arts Centre. Mark believes in the quote from Leonardo Da Vinci - 'A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light'. - so let there be light!!
