2025 Programme

2025 Programme

Date Activity
January 1st No Meeting This Week
January 8th Workshop
January 15th Workshop
January 22nd Workshop
February 5th Workshop
PLUS Bookable Workshop by Mandy Axtell
Subject: Figures and how to incorporate them into a painting where they don’t exist in the reference
February 12th Workshop PLUS Bookable Workshop by Mandy Axtell
Subject: Figures and how to incorporate them into a painting where they don’t exist in the reference
February 19th Workshop
March 5th Workshop
PLUS Bookable Workshop by Mandy Axtell
Subject: Figures and how to incorporate them into a painting where they don’t exist in the reference
March 12th Elaine Reed – Pastel Demo of Flowers
Elaine Reed
March 19th Workshop/Demo TBA
April 2nd Workshop
April 9th Workshop
April 12th/13th Spring Exhibition (10am – 4:30pm)
April 16th Workshop
April 23rd Pip White – Needle Felted Landscape Pictures – Talk, Demo and ‘Have a Go’ Session with Tools
Pip White
May 7th Workshop
May 14th Dave White – Sky and Clouds (using acrylics)
Dave White
May 21st AGM plus book sale
May 28th Sketching/painting day out
June 4th Vickey Horwood – Coffee Pod Creations (Talk)
Vickey Horwood
June 11th Workshop
June 18th Helen Carter – Colour Pencil Workshop (Floral or Animal Theme)
Helen Carter
June 25th Sketching/painting day out
July 2nd Workshop
July 9th Workshop and Summer Party
July 16th Workshop
July 23th Workshop PLUS Bookable Workshop by Anne Martin and Sara Sawers
Subject: Painting realistic fur using acrylics
July 30th Sketching/painting day out
August 6th Sandrine Maugy – Watercolour Workshop – Painting Fruit (7pm start)
Sandrine Maugy
August 13th Workshop PLUS Bookable Workshop by Anne Martin and Sara Sawers
Subject: Painting realistic fur using acrylics
August 20th Workshop (7pm start)
August 27th Sketching/painting day out
September 3rd CANCELLED – Anne Hellyer – Textile/Mixed Media Talk – How Did I Get Here Anne Hellyer
REPLACED WITH Workshop
PLUS Summer Competition – Subject: Two’s Company
September 10th Workshop
September 17th Helen Dowse – Acrylic Inks Workshop (Christmas Theme)
Helen Dowse
September 24th Sketching/painting day out
October 1st Workshop/Demo TBA
October 8th Workshop
October 15th Workshop PLUS Bookable Workshop by Mandy Axtell. Subject: Getting the Image Down using Overlays
October 22nd Workshop
November 5th Workshop
November 8th/9th Autumn Exhibition (10am – 4:30pm)
November 12th Workshop
November 19th Workshop PLUS Bookable Workshop by Mandy Axtell. Subject: Getting the Image Down using Overlays
December 3rd Workshop and Christmas ‘Party’
August workshops will have additional costs for materials / live models

Whilst every effort is made to maintain the programme, demonstrations may change at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.