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Autumn is upon us

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September whizzed by in a whirl of excitement, plus whirling weather and a mini-Indian summer followed by rain. If you were trying to get any outdoor sketching done, you were lucky if you didn’t get wet!

October is more sedate, except that preparations are in hand for our Autumn exhibition at the Dovetail Centre Large Hall, over the Remembrance weekend. You need to get your entries entered (if you are a member you have been sent details), and your artwork ready to hand in!

And we finish the month with our first Zoom demonstration of the winter season. They all look particularly interesting, and ‘painting along’ is optional, but encouraged! You could always sketch, of course 🙂

October activities

Wednesday 9 Oct – Drop-In Session – Community Large Hall – Details

Saturday 12th October – Helen Talbot – Flour Paste art – details

Sunday 20 Oct – Life Drawing –  Church Hall 2-4pm Details

Monday 21st Oct – Sketching Group (details as per email)

Wednesday 23 Oct– Zoom Demo – Graham Webber ROI – East Anglia landscape in oils – Details

I was impressed with the artwork Graham Webber displays on his website – he has the North Norfolk coast light exactly right! Do check it out. Graham Webber

Header image (c) Graham Webber ROI

A September to Remember?

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After the excitement of our Summer Exhibition and our HOS24 Studio, September might seem a little flat. BUT NO!

Adebanji at our 2022 demo

Saturday 14th sees our return visit from Adebanji Alade, and this time for a whole day. The workshop for those booked (contact Roy to go on the reserve list), plus an evening demonstration. Everyone who came to his demonstration for us in 2022 thoroughly enjoyed it. Adebanji is both a superb artist and a great communicator. There are still a few tickets available for non-members: see the full details here.

The Dovetail Cafe will be open from 6pm – Free coffee/tea & biscuits for ticket holders and members.

Adebanji Alade – Sat 14th September, 7-9 (coffee etc from 6). Non-member tickets HERE

Other activities

Wednesday 11th is our monthly Drop-In Session at the Community Large Hall on Hursley Road. A chance to work on you own project in company. (Members only)

Sunday 15th: the return of Life Drawing after being squeezed out for the last couple of months, at the Church Hall 2-4pm (members only)

Monday 16th sees our regular Sketching Group meet up, this time at Royal Victoria Country Park. They are visiting some great venues; contact Lisa Marshall if you wish to receive the email updates (members only)

November Exhibition Plans

Save the date: Sat/Sun 9/10 November 2024. This is our Autumn Exhibition in the Church Hall. Full details will be coming to your email inbox soon!


Will July Fly?

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If you thought June was busy – watch out for July… which is mainly preparations for August.

Your entry form for the Summer Exhibition at the Hillier Gardens should be in by July 7. The system closes at midnight.

If you are both exhibiting in the Annual Exhibition and doing Hampshire Open Studios, you will be very busy getting everything ready for next month. Make sure you follow the Presentation Guidelines for the Summer Show.

When you have a spare moment, this is what you can do in July:

  • Wednesday 10 July
    • Drop-In Session – Community Large Hall – Details
  • Saturday 13 July
    • Workshop with Stephen Foster: using silicon shapers and palette knives – Church Hall – Details
  • Monday 15 July
    • Sketching group, details tbc
  • Sunday 21 July
    • Life Drawing –  Church Hall 2-4pm Details
  • Wednesday 24 July
    • Live Demo – Heather Jolliffe – Details to follow

What you may have missed last month:

Will June change its Tune?

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At time of writing, June is… changeable. Some forecast a heatwave, others forecast the new Flood. What’s for sure is that it is possible to be outside, making art, well into the evening – past 9 o’clock even! You could also get up for a 4.30 am start, but that’s entirely up to you.

Members have recently had details of arrangements for the Summer exhibition at the Hillier Gardens. Please volunteer! The submission form will be circulated shortly. Details of Hampshire Open Studios will also be circulated soon. We have the draft programme from the organisers for proof reading (and found some errors!)

What’s on in June

Saturday 8th June at the Church Hall: Wendy Jelbert presents a workshop on Wild Flower Meadow in watercolour.  Details

Wednesday 12th June: Drop-In Session at the Community Large Hall on Hursley Road. An opportunity to turn your sketches into something more substantial, perhaps? Details

Sunday 16th June – Life Drawing session at the Church Hall 2-4pm Details

Monday 17th June – Sketching Group (details in email)

Tuesday 25th June – Art Group AGM and social event (including a general, gentle and fun quiz!)

Wednesday 26th June – Live Demo of a Street/Cafe scene in pastels and/or acrylics at the Methodist Church with Joel Wareing – Details

Life Drawing Update

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A couple of amendments to our programme:

The Brian Reynolds Life Drawing Workshop on Saturday 11 May will now take place at the Community Hall on Hursley Road (same venue as the Drop-in Sessions). All the other details are the same.

The Life Drawing session on Sunday 19th May has been cancelled for reasons outside our control.

All those booked on these events should by now have received an email updating them, but if you can’t locate the email, this may help!

May you paint under Sunlit Skies

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April may have been mainly sunny, but for anyone wanting to paint something outdoors, the wind was bitter. Let’s hope May is kinder, and we can get out sketching without scarves and gloves (to say nothing of woolly hats).

Here’s what we’re doing this month:

Wed 8 May 2024

Drop-In Session – Community Large Hall – Details

Sat 11 May 2024

Brian Reynolds  – Life Drawing Workshop – Church Hall – Details

This is a tutored workshop by a top professional. There may be one or two places left. Contact Bev if you are interested.

Sun 19 May 2024

Life Drawing –  Church Hall 2-4pm Details

Belbin

Wed 22 May 2024 – Skies in Oils

Live Demonstration – Laurence Belbin – Details

We enjoyed Laurence’s presentations to us last year, so don’t miss this one!

And don’t forget that the AGM is now set for Tuesday 25th June at the Dovetail Cafe. There will be a social quiz after the business is done (it doesn’t take long), so come and enjoy yourself.

April Showers and Flowers (and other subjects)

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Welcome to April. The weather certainly seems to have got the idea of showers bringing forth flowers, but my garden is exceedingly wet. I must paint some primroses before they finish and the bluebells take over.

For your entertainment and participation this month…

Drop-In Session

Wednesday 10 April – Community Large Hall, Hursley Road – Details

Spring Exhibition

Sat/Sun 13/14 April at the Methodist Church Hall, next to the Dovetail Cafe, which is open Saturday morning only. Do tell your friends about it and drag them along!

Members should have completed exhibitor forms by last night, but there is still time to volunteer for one of the many helping jobs!

If you’d like to distribute flyers, contact Roy or Gill.

Life Drawing

Sunday 21 April at the Methodist  Church Hall 2-4pm Details

Live Demo – Stephen Foster

Wednesday 24 April – we emerge from our winter hibernation in zoomspace with a fascinating subject from Stephen Foster. Stephen has done several workshops and demos for us already – I’m looking forward to learning more about ‘using colour shapers and palette knives to paint freely’ – Details

What’s March blowing in?

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March is the last month of the Art Group year, so don’t miss any of the goodies in store! Watch out for a stream of sign-up emails to members for new workshops, both tutored and untutored, and don’t forget your Postcard Animal and your entries for the Spring Exhibition.

White tulips by Joan Willingham

Sunday 10th from 9.30 am

This is an exciting monoprint workshop with Curtis Tappenden. No previous experience required, and don’t be daunted by the list of things you could bring, but don’t have to (I was feeling a little daunted).– details

Wednesday 13th from 10 am

Drop-In Session at the Community Large Hall. If you haven’t got something on the go, why not start by drawing the trees by the hall? Or, of course, get that ‘animal on a postcard’ done :)–  Details

Sunday 24th from 2pm

Life Drawing at the Church Hall. Any medium, but please don’t spill paint. Details

Wednesday 27th from 7.30

Bring and Buy Social Evening with Fish ‘n Chip Supper (if you wish – prebook if you want food, please!)– Dovetail Cafe – details

Sea Bream on my favourite plate by Frankie Colling

And as much a reminder to me as anyone else, don’t forget to renew your subs.

February treats

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February may be a short month, but there’s still plenty of goodies packed in for you.

Regular events

Saturday 10 Feb

Workshop with Helen Talbot using Collage & Mixed Media (fully booked) – Details

Wednesday 14 Feb

Drop-In Session – Community Large Hall –  Details

Sun 25 Feb 2024

Life Drawing session –  Church Hall 2-4pm (some places available) Details

Wed 28 Feb 2024

Zoom Demonstration by Kerry Bennett; Abstract Landscapes in Watercolour – Details

At time of writing there is still space on the Curtis Tappenden monoprint workshop on Sunday March 10th. Contact Roy or Beverley if you’re interested (priority for members). It’s sure to be fun!

Animals in Art

‘Animals’ is the theme of our Postcards display for later in the spring. It’s not too early to start working on yours – small but beautiful A6 postcards – see details here.

November News

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I hope by now you have put your clocks back onto winter time (GMT). Check your car’s one, too!

Drop-in session

As November starts on a Wednesday, the second Wednesday is next week!

As usual the drop-in session will be at the Community Centre Large Hall on Hursley Road. Check this page for details.

Autumn Exhibition Sat/Sun 11/12 November

Our Autumn Exhibition will be at the Dovetail Centre (Church Hall), open to the public from 10 till 4 on both days. You should have received all the details about handing-in etc, and collection afterwards. If you are able to volunteer as a steward, even for an hour or so over the weekend, please contact Roy.

The success of the exhibitions relies on people telling their friends, neighbours, and even casual acquaintances about it, so don’t be shy, spread the word.

Wednesday 22nd – Zoom talk/demonstration

Our next Zoom evening is with Peter Keegan on “The Power of Composition & Design”. Details are here, and you will be sent the joining link by email about a week beforehand.

A number of members had difficulty viewing the separate Zoom screen that the speaker was using for the painting last time. I hope to get some basic hints added to the Demonstrations page before this next session.

Life Drawing Sunday 26th

Our last life drawing session for this calendar year takes place on Sunday 26th in the Church Hall. There are a few places left at present. Contact Roy or Peter Maule to book yourself in.

Advance notice

Don’t forget to put the Christmas social event in your calendar: Wednesday 6th December in the Dovetail Cafe from 7.30 pm

After the success of the New Year’s Lunch last January, details are being finalised for one this coming January. Watch your newsletters for details!