January and we are back in the Art room after the Chrtistmas Break

O n our return after the Christmas Break we welcomed seven new members to the club! This has made a great start to the year. Luckily we have already made some changes in how we work as a committee as Rebecca now has the role as Membership Secretary freeing up Pat our Secretary to take on the task of booking Visiting Artists .

A number of our new members are at the beginning of their art journey and some are returning to art after a long break due to work commitments, which is something many of us experience who have wanted to create and haven’t had the time to devote to it. Then there are decisions on what to start with first.

We have been lucky to meet Joan Hudson who is an Artist and tutor with a wealth of experience who has agreed to support our members on a regular basis as a mentor. She joined us for two sessions this month and those who wished to chat with her and discuss their work were able to have some 1:1 time with her. This is something that we will be offering every other month as the feedback was positive from members who participated in the initial sessions.

Visiting Artists

We now have a programme of events which has been researched and booked by Pat who is our Club Secretary.

The programme includes workshops that are suitable for all levels of experience and hopefully there is something in this varied programme that will appeal to you !

Here is the information in respect of visiting artists for the first 6 months of the year.

25th February 10am – 1pm – Geoff Hewitt

Instagram – geoffhewittart

Geoff will take us through how to capture figures in charcoal and inserting figures into your landscapes. He will cover vanishing point and perspectives.

Build confidence for beginners and improve techniques for more experienced artists.

25th March 1pm – 4pm – Cate Scott

Instagram – cate.scott.art

Cate will demonstrate techniques on how to create collage and then we will have the opportunity to practice. Completing a peice of work during the session. This session is suitable for anyone who wishes to explore collage artwork.

15th April 1pm – 4pm – Paul Talbot-Greaves

Instagram – Talbotgreaves_artist

Paul will deliver an acrylics workshop in which he will demonstrate his technique and where we will be able to use the learning to create our own work. He will be covering –

How to achieve depth by understanding values.

Tone and values and how these relate to colour mixing.

For artists who are experienced in using acrylics.

15th May To be confirmed – David Thew (member)

David will demonstrate a watercolour and take us through the techniques to achieve a similar work. This is a follow on from the workshop delivered previously and will benefit new members who want to improve watercolour painting.

19th June 10am – 1pm – Pam Williams

Website: pamwilliamswatercolours.co.uk

Advanced watercolour artist who will demonstrate her approach and techniques and we will have the chance to practice a peice of work.

This workshop will benefit members who have some experience of watercolours and who wish to improve their techniques.

More workshops will be available in the second half of 2026.

Places are limited to 12 on each workshop so please start to think about those which you would like to attend.