August Newsletter 2025

August Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Club Holiday The Club Holiday group have recently returned from Bourton on the Water (see main image above). Here are some jottings from one of the group. We had a fabulous holiday although it did rain on our first day. We all went out...
July Newsletter 2025

July Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Monthly Meeting Jenny Whalley, at our demonstration in May, gave us a watercolour painting which was very evocative of the hot and dusty African plains. She painted a whole herd of zebra with wildebeests and giraffes in the background....
June Newsletter 2025

June Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Workshop Our workshop in April was abstracting florals, using mixed media with Jo Harris, which was, according to one participant, informative, experimental and great fun! In some workshops people start packing up a bit early, having run...
May Newsletter 2025

May Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Sunday Painting Our 2025 outdoor painting programme got off to a good start on 6th April, with 8 members meeting to paint views in and around the picturesque Chiltern village of Hambleden. The weather was amazing for the time of year,...
April Newsletter 2025

April Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Monthly Meeting In February we had the pleasure to welcome Mick McNicholas to demonstrate how to use charcoal in portraiture. One of our members, Amanda, agreed to be the model and it was fascinating to see how her face suddenly appeared...
March Newsletter 2025

March Newsletter 2025

Dear Member Recent Club Events Critique In January Laura Reiter came to give us a critique on our paintings. The event was well attended and as usual it was interesting to see the work of other members. Laura gave us many pointers for possible alternative approaches...