Sept 2014 - July 2015 Syllabus

Last updated 5 June 2015 (by Ian Hobson 01943 877555)

2014
September
1 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials + The Dandy Art House display (Claire Staples).
8 DEMONSTRATION – Rob Wareing - Pastel Portrait.
15 SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton - Materials provided, if required.
22 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Pat Alker – Project Dukem & Adventures with the Colourful People of Ethiopia.
29 PICTURE NIGHT - with John Ridyard - Bring your problem paintings (finished or unfinished) for help & advice.

October
6 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves, followed by...
13 WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP – Paul Talbot Greaves - Achieving Contrast & Impact.
20 Last evening for Autumn Exhibition entries.
20 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Valerie Shepherd – The Neolithic Age, The Great Pyramid & Sphinx.
27 LIFE CLASS – Jane Lazenby.

November
3 DEMONSTRATION – Nigel Overton - Seascape with Pip Seymour Acrylic Paints.
10 WORKSHOP - John Ridyard - A snow Scene - Bring your favourite materials.
15-16 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
17 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Mary Swan - Gardens of Marrakech: Line, Colour & Light.
24 DEMONSTRATION – Richard Alred - Chalk Pastel Landscape.

December
1 FABRIC/COLLAGE WORKSHOP – Christine Rayner - Some materials provided, but bring fabric scraps & glue, if you have some, plus A3 fabric or paper & sharp scissors.
8 CHRISTMAS STILL LIFE - Bring something paintable and/or edible.

2015
January
5 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Graham Alcock - Can You Believe Your Eyes? - The differences between vision and perception.
12 DEMONSTRATION – Sandra Wallace – Painting with Textiles.
19 STILL LIFE WORKSHOP – Ian Hobson - Bending the Rules of Watercolour. Bring paints & paper.
26 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Malcolm Oxley - Charles I and Early Stuart Art Collectors.

February
2 DEMONSTRATION – John Hassall - Plaster Relief & Acrylics.
9 WORKSHOP – Kathryn Oubridge - Another go at Low-tech Print Making (can be messy)
16 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Patrick Eyres - Wentworth, the Continuing Story.
23 COSTUME LIFE - Mildred Foster - Bring your favorite materials.

March
2 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Tony Cowlishaw - Sailing Barge in Creek – Evening Light.
9 WORKSHOP – Suzan Bridge - Free Flow Flower Painting. Bring your own materials.
16 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Dave Weldrake, Archaeologist & Heritage Educator - Rock Art of Ilkley Moor.
23 PICTURE NIGHT - with Ian Terry - Bring your problem paintings (finished or unfinished) for help & advice.
30 PRESENTATION/DEMONSTRATION – Jane Lazenby – Coloured Pencil Art, including layering techniques.

April
6 No meeting (Easter)
13 Last evening for Spring Exhibition entries.
13 PORTRAIT WORKSHOP – Pam Bumby - Bring your favourite materials.
20 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Janet Pickering - 800 Years of German Women Artists!!!
27 A.G.M. Please support your club by attending if you can.

May
4 No meeting (May Day)
9–10 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
11 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Greg Learmonth - Light, Colour & Atmosphere.
18 WORKSHOP – Barbara Davy - Knots & Tangles. Bring drawing and/or painting materials, plus rope, string, netting, chain, wool.
25 No meeting (Spring Bank Holiday)

June
1 DEMONSTRATION - Robert Hughes - Landscape in Oil.
8 ILLUSTRATED TALK - Kathryn Oubridge - How works of art are looked at in different contexts. CANCELLED DUE TO ILL-HEALTH.
15 WORKSHOP – Tracey Krupianka - Landscape - bring paints, paper & landscape photos if you have any.
22 DEMONSTRATION – Nina Pickup - Watercolour Landscape.
29 WORKSHOP – Bring paints or pastels, a BLANK sheet & photos for other members to paint.

July
6 Social Evening.

September
7 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials.

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