Demonstrations are free for members   and they may bring along a guest for a fee of £5. Workshops and Trips are worked out at cost, to members and guests can attend trips if requests are made to The Programme Manager via the Society's email.

Special Ticketed Events for Members and their guests:  We run several extra social events during the year, which are ticketed and charged at a subsidised rate. During 2024 we had a BBQ and a lecture about putting on an exhibition and a Christmas Lunch in December. We are having another BBQ in 2025, which is now on sale.

Harriet Riddell: 'The Nooks and Crannys - backstage in Taiwan and going big with Nature'

Harriet will take you on a voyage to Taiwan, where you can learn about how her art was interwoven with a religious festival, celebrating community and performance. Then in contrast, you'll be carried to the serene woods, where Harriet has explored how she has taken her art to a new scale. 

Harriet will demonstrate stitching a tree (from a photograph) and how she uses the magic of applique to add colour. 

David Wilcox: 'Dynamic Composition and Colour' Watercolour

After studying painting and Art History at Bournville School of Art, David attended Wolverhampton College of Art, where he studied for a degree under the guidance of Brendan Neiland, the Photo-Realist painter.As a watercolourist, he uses the English technique of many transparent washes, allowing only the white of the paper to create the highlights. By contrast, on canvases, David uses the Baroque technique of pulling the image out of a dark background for dramatic effect. He has been working on a series of paintings based on the productions of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Exploring aspects of dance with a greater emphasis on dynamic composition and colour.

Saturday 14th June Workshop 10am-4pm

Andrew Barrowman: "Oil Seascapes”

At The Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane, Shottery, CV37 9BL

Cost £39. Members Only.

Andrew will be joining us after his very successful oIl demonstration on zoom in December. This is a workshop for anyone who wants to achieve a loose and vibrant seascape in oils.

The workshop will be held at Shottery memorial Hall Art studio, CV37 9BL from 10am - 4pm. Refreshments will be provided but please bring your own mug and your lunch. A list of equipment required will be sent out to members who sign up, nearer the date of the workshop.

Andrew Barrowman is a landscape artist based in Cornwall. He works en plein air and from his

studio at Krowji, Redruth. He spends many hours walking and observing the varied Cornish

landscape and coastline as the light changes throughout the day and time of year. In his work,

he uses a variety of media but favours oils and charcoal. He is an addictive sketcher and can

usually be found in the landscape sketching during his daily walks with his dog.

In January 2024 he received The Artist Magazine Award at The Pastel Society annual exhibition

held at Mall Galleries, London. In 2021 he won The Bowyer Drawing Prize at The New English

Art Club annual exhibition and a Highly Commended Award at the Royal Birmingham Society of

Artists summer exhibition. In 2023 he was elected full member of the Pastel Society, London

and an Associate member of Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.

He featured as a main artist in Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ in January 2024.

Saturday 16th August,

10am-4pm

Brian Smith: Watercolour: Capturing Life, Light and Atmosphere.

At The Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane, Shottery, CV37 9BL

Cost £50. Members Only.

We are very pleased to welcome Brian Smith to do a workshop for us, after his amazing zoom demonstration that he did for us, just before Christmas.

Brian's workshop will consist of a selection of exercises, 6-8 images of varying sizes on 15”x20” sheet plus one or possibly two larger paintings. I Each artist should bring one personal photograph that they would like to work from.

10th June Stanley Spencer Gallery Cookham and Sandham Memorial Chapel

Stanley Spencer was an English painter, who after leaving the Slade School of Art became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham               

Spencer referred to Cookham as "a village in Heaven" and in his biblical scenes, fellow-villagers are shown as their Gospel counterparts.

Spencer was skilled at organising multi-figure compositions such as in his large paintings,  First World War memorials, for the Sandham Memorial Chapel and the Shipbuilding on the Clyde series, commission for the War Artists' Advisory Committee during the Second World War.

Cost £39 plus £7 or £3.50 (Art fund) visit to the Gallery

Departs: Henley 8.00      Arrives: Sandham  11.00

             Rother St 8.30                      

             Race Course 8.45

We go to Sandham Memorial Chapel in Hants 1st for 11am, 2 hours there with lunch.  Bring your own packed lunch or there is a pub. Then on coach for an hour to Cookham in Berks, for 2pm, then home, at 4.00pm.

Departs Cookham 4.00    Arrives: Stratford   6.00

BBQ Evening

26th July 6.30pm

Stratford Oaks Golf Club

Between Bearly and Snitterfield

This is a social event for members to meet up and enjoy a BBQ with the opportunity to have your portrait drawn by Sue Bain. Only members can book but they can purchase tickets for friends and family.



Menu

Glass of Prosecco

Aberdeen Angus (170g) Beef Burger - Brioche Bun

Chicken Tikka Masala Skewers

Cumberland Sausage “Hot dog”

Vegetarian options

Mixed Leaves

Tossed Salad: Tomato, Cucumber, Celery, Red Onion

Potato Salad

£20 per person