Saturday 9 January 2016

September 2016 - July 2017 Syllabus

Last updated 15 January 2016 (by Ian Hobson 01943 877555)

2016
September
5 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials.
12 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Philip J Boville: Seascape.
19 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP – Miriam Lavelle: Natural Forms - all materials provided.
26 THE ART OF THE MOVING IMAGE - Roy Vickers.

October
3 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves: From transparency to opacity - exploring the capabilities of acrylic in a landscape painting.
10 ACRYLIC WORKSHOP – Paul Talbot Greaves: As above.
17 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Ian Hobson.
24 Last evening for Autumn Exhibition entries.
24 DEMONSTRATION – Nigel Overton: Seascapes with Pastels.
31 WORKSHOP – Anne Allen: Chinese Brush painting in the gongbi (meticulous) style. Bring a palette or 3 saucers, 2 water pots, a kitchen roll & some masking tape.

November
7 LIFE CLASS – Susan Ross.
14 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Anthony Barrow: Urban or townscape painting.
19,20 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
21 WORKSHOP – Kathy Hammond: Qualities of white - Cezanne style still life, or bring snow scene photos.
28 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Chris Helme: Brass & Christmas Past.

December
5 CHRISTMAS STILL LIFE – Bring something paintable and/or edible.

2017
January
9 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Jeremy Ford: Atmospheric landscape.
16 ART MATERIALS DEMONSTRATION – The Art Shop Skipton.
23 WORKSHOP – Helen Barnes: Repeat Patterns in Art.
30 MIXED DEMONSTRATION – Four or five members to demonstrate.

February
6 SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton: Materials provided.
13 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Frank Jukes: Travelling Through Retirement: China.
20 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – William J Gall: Woodland Landscape.
27 WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP – John RidYard: Subject tba.

March
6 CLAY SCULPTURE DEMONSTRATION – Chris Wormald.
13 BRUSHO WORKSHOP - Rachael McNaughton: Bring your watercolour equipment and bleach and a water spray, if you have one.
20 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Judith Tomlinson: Back Stage in Amateur Dramatics.
27 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Angela Hammond.

April
3 DEMONSTRATION – Cath Brooke: Drypoint Print Making.
10 Last evening for Spring Exhibition entries.
10 WORKSHOP – Cath Brooke: Drypoint Print Making. Materials provided.
17 No meeting (Easter)
24 AGM

May
1 No meeting (May Day)
8 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Janet Pickering: Artists on Holiday.
13,14 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
15 DEMONSTRATION – Barry de More: Expressive still life painting in gouache.
22 CARICATURE DEMONSTRATION & WORKSHOP – Kelly Cox.
29 No meeting (Spring Bank Hol)

June
5 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Stephen Coates: Science and Skies.
12 COSTUME LIFE – John Ridyard.
19 PASTEL PORTRAIT DEMONSTRATION – Catherine Inglis.
26 WORKSHOP – Paint a picture by a favourite artist, but in your own style.

July
3 Social Evening.

September
4 MEMBERSHIP – Re-join & order materials.

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