Meetings  February - July  2024

07  FEB    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

14  FEB   PRACTICAL

The Bigger Picture

Create a picture in any medium from a two-inch fragment supplied.

The meeting will start with examples.

Bring your own materials.

21  FEB    DEMONSTRATION

Still Life in mixed media  by Paul Mitchell.

Charge.

28  FEB   AGM

Find out how the Society fared in 2023

and vote on matters affecting its future.

06  MAR   WORKSHOP

Create a collage from materials with various textures.

Some materials supplied, but bring your own scissors

and a piece of card to mount your work on.

The finished piece can be used as a printing plate.

Examples will be shown at the start of the meeting.

13  MAR    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

20  MAR    PICTURE DISCUSSION

Bring one or two pictures you have finished,

or are working on, for comments or advice.

Leader: Carole Woodley.

27  MAR    DEMONSTRATION

Mark Fisher  will paint an underwater mermaid scene

to  demonstrate wet-on-wet techniques in acrylics.

Charge.

03  APR    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

10  APR    PRACTICAL

"Bird table" -  Bring images of garden birds

and create a picture.

Bring your own materials.

17  APR    DEMONSTRATION

A tree-scape in acrylics

by the ever popular Angelo Pizzigallo.

Charge.

24  APR    WORKSHOP

Abstract picture in black & white, led by Anne Arnold.

Bring scissors and glue.

Paper provided.

01  MAY    TALK/ DEMONSTRATION

Mounting and framing - Andy McNally

08  MAY   DEMONSTRATION

John Wiltshire  will produce a portrait in pastel.

Charge.

15  MAY    PRACTICAL

Create a portrait of another  member, using

techniques from the previous week's demonstration.

22  MAY     SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

29  MAY    LIFE DRAWING

Sarah Lowndes will model for you to hone your skills.

Charge.

05  JUN    PRACTICAL

Seaside Still Life.

Shells, seaweeds, stones, nets etc.

Bring your own materials.

12  JUN   DEMONSTRATION

Shane Record  paints a scene in oils using painting knives.

Charge.

19  JUN    PRACTICAL

Studies of the detail of shells, stones, etc.

Bring a magnifier and suitable materials

for intricate, detailed work.

26  JUN    WORKSHOP

A paint-along, following a YouTube or DVD

demonstration - subject yet to be decided.

03  JUL    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

10 JUL    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

17 JUL    SOCIAL PAINTING

Paint and draw in the company of other members.

Bring something you're working on,

or start something new.

Bring your own materials.

24  JUL    EXHIBITION

Annual exhibition in the threshing barn at

Chartham Vineyard.

Come and do a bit of plein-air art

after seeing the work on display.