Last updated 25 June 2015 (by Ian Hobson 01943 877555)
2015
September
7 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials.
14 DEMONSTRATION – Chris Tkacz: Egg tempra on gesso board.
21 WORKSHOP – Rebecca Carr: Developing a Style as an Artist - bring your own materials.
28 ILLUSTRATED TALK - John Sheard - Two Cavendish Dukes: The Cavalier and the Bachelor.
October
5 DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves: Techniques for Creating Landscape Textures & Interesting Effects in Watercolour.
12 WORKSHOP – Paul Talbot Greaves: Putting Paul's techniques into practice.
19 Last evening for Autumn exhibition entries.
19 PICTURE/CRITIQUE NIGHT – John Ridyard: Bring your problem paintings (finished or unfinished}.
26 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Chris Ware - The Railway Artists.
November
2 LIFE CLASS – Caroline Hardaker.
9 DEMONSTRATION – Dave Woolass: Pastels.
14-15 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
16 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Tony Burkitt: The Rise of Medieval English Cathedrals.
23 WORKSHOP – Suzan Bridge: Free Flow Flower Painting. Bring watercolours.
30 DEMONSTRATION – Doreen Greenshields: Busy Café Scene in the Sun, in Oils.
December
7 CHRISTMAS STILL LIFE – Bring something paintable and/or edible.
2016
January
4 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Janet Pickering: Tilman Riemenschneider: Medieval German Art.
11 DEMONSTRATION – Jo Dexter: Abstract Landscape in Oils.
18 WORKSHOP – Tracey Krupianka: Collage/mixed media demonstration & workshop.
25 DEMONSTRATION – Five members to demonstrate.
February
1 SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP - Lisa Shackleton: Materials provided, if required.
8 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Frank Jukes: Travelling Through Retirement: Antarctica.
15 DEMONSTRATION – Anthony Barrow: Portrait using charcoal, gesso paper, acrylic glazes and varnish.
22 PORTRAIT SKETCHING WORKSHOP - Bring paper & pencils or charcoal.
29 DEMONSTRATION – Tim Rose: Street Scene in Watercolour.
March
7 WORKSHOP – Ian Hobson: A Brush Without Ashley. Bring watercolour paints & plenty of rough watercolour paper.
14 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Sylvia Mann: A Fairy Tale Museum.
21 PICTURE/CRITIQUE NIGHT – Judith Tomlinson: Bring your problem paintings (finished or unfinished).
28 No meeting (Easter)
April
4 DEMONSTRATION – Shirley Berrow: Porcelain Painting.
11 WORKSHOP – Angela Hammond: Coloured Pencils.
18 Last evening for Spring exhibition entries.
18 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Malcolm Oxley: Impressionism for Britain: The Patronage of Samuel Courtauld.
25 AGM
May
2 No meeting (May Day)
9 DEMONSTRATION – Susan Neale: Line and Wash.
14-15 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
16 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Graham Alcock: Understanding Colour Theory, Communication & Language.
23 THEMED WORKSHOP – From Weeds to Wellies: bring your favourite materials plus a gardening item.
30 No meeting (Spring Bank Holiday)
June
6 DEMONSTRATION – David Starley: Oils, with a Painting Knife.
13 COSTUME LIFE – Pam Bumby.
20 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION - Jeremy Taylor: Painting Dangerously.
27 WORKSHOP – Bring paints or pastels, BLANK sheet & photo(s) for other members to paint.
July
4 Social Evening
September
5 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials.
