October is a funny month, because we are past the autumn equinox, so the days are getting noticeably shorter, but we’re still in British Summer Time, so early risers are deprived of daylight. Or maybe it just gives us an easier opportunity to paint sunrises.
It also starts on a Thursday, so all our Wednesday events seem comparatively late in the month. Two weekend events before our first Wednesday one!
We start with Life Drawing on Sunday 4th, from 2 till 4 in MR3 at the Dovetail Centre. Our second Life session is on Sunday 18th. You may be able to join a waiting list if you aren’t booked for these, contact Roy. But watch out for the next booking form; they usually arrive quarterly.
On Saturday 10th, 09:30-15:30, we have a Workshop at the Dovetail Hall with Stephen Foster, where participants will be working in water-based oil paints or acrylics on ‘a Stormy Sea’. I’m fairly sure this is fully booked, but contact Bev if you are trying to squeeze in (members only).
So it’s the middle of the month before we get to our Drop-In Session from 10 till 1 at the Community Large Hall on Hursley Road. 14 October in fact. Details Again, members only for this event.
After more Life Drawing on Sunday, the Sketching Group is out and about in Eastleigh on Monday morning, 19 October. To join in, contact Lisa.
And we finish the month on GMT, aka UTC, or just winter time, so our Demonstration on Wednesday 28 Oct 2026, 19:30-21:30 will be the first this winter using Zoom. If you haven’t used it since the spring (as I haven’t) you might like to log on early in case your computer needs to update the program.
Advance warning… our Autumn exhibition is 7-8 November, so members will receive all the emails about submissions, setting up, helping and publicity. Probably very soon!
Let’s hope the weather gives us a mix of sunshine for the colours and rain for the plants. Have a nice month.
