September 2022 - July 2023 Syllabus

Last updated 19 May 2023 (by Ian Hobson 01943 877555)

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September 2022
5 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Tracey Krupianka: Moonlit Waves Upon the Shore.
12 WORKSHOP – Tracey Krupianka. Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
19 NOW A BANK HOLIDAY - SO NO MEETING.
26 PRESENTATION by Hillary Roper-Newman: Illustrating & chaotic patterning.

October 2022
3 2022 AGM - It's very important that as many members as possible attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
3 Subject to AGM approval, subscription for the year now due. Please pay by bank transfer, cash or cheque.
10 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Julia Borodina.
17 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – John Ridyard. Bring your problem paintings, finished or unfinished.
24 LIFE CLASS - Andrew Moodie. Bring drawing paper/pad and pencils or charcoal.
31 Last evening for Spring Exhibition entries.
31 ACRYLIC PORTRAIT DEMONSTRATION – Heather Burton.

November 2022
7 WORKSHOP – Heather Burton: Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
14 DEMONSTRATION – Kathryn Fox: Screen printing. Do try this at home!
19/20 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
21 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Peter Wooley.
28 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium..

December 2022
5 DEMO/WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton: Try Inktense, or bring your preferred medium.

January 2023
2 No meeting
9 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Ali Hargreaves.
16 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
23 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Kathryn Fox: Turner Prize: History, plus selected artists.
30 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – David Starley.

February 2023
6 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Anita Daniel.
13 WORKSHOP – Anita Daniel: Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
20 MIXED MEDIA DEMONSTRATION – Andrew Moodie: Beach scene.
27 WORKSHOP - Bring reference material and and your preferred medium.

March 2023
6 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot-Greaves.
13 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
20 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Paul Talbot-Greaves. Bring your problem paintings, finished or unfinished.
27 SILK PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Lisa Shackleton.

April 2023
3 SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton: Materials will be provided.
10 No meeting (Easter)
17 FILM NIGHT - Roy Vickers, local film maker.
24 Last evening for Spring Exhibition entries.
24 DEMO/WORKSHOP – Kathryn Fox: Monoprinting. Materials provided.

May 2023
1 No meeting (May Day)
8 No Meeting (King's bank holiday)
13/14 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
15 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Alex Purves: Lives & paintings of Scottish colourists.
22 COSTUME LIFE CLASS – Anita Daniel: Bring pencils and/or charcoal and paper.
29 No meeting (Spring Bank Hol)

June 2023
5 DEMONSTRATIONS by several artists via the Internet (due to a cancellation)
12 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Tim Gomersall: Controlled chaos: Capturing the life of urban scenes with pen and watercolour.
19 WORKSHOP - Tim Gomersall: Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
26 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Anthony Barrow: Townscape.

July 2023
3 WORKSHOP - Bring reference material and your preferred medium.

September 2023
4 Start of next syllabus.