December

Our last meeting for the year not too many present but a nice quiet two hours with a welcome slice of really nice cake and tea. Pat's owl painting is one of the photo's and the other is my meagre offering.

November 14th

Pictured are the decorative candle holders and Jean's field mouse.

October meeting

Another pleasant afternoon, pictured is Dave's really wild and moody seascape and Jean's almost photographic image of a blackberry cutting

September meeting

Good attended meeting seventeen in all. Pat's once again was worthy of a picture with the bare tree, woodpecker and deer. The painting looked even better than the picture. The craft group worked on decorative cards for Christmas.

August meeting

Only eleven turned up today but being in the middle of the holiday season it is to be expected. The craft section got busy making delicate swans for decorating cards while the five artists busied themselves with their individual projects. Pat's is once again the pictured image of her tame robin so tame that it will perch on her hand.

July meeting

Smaller number than usual but very productive for those who were there. The craft group designed very good Christmas cards. Ann's seascape painting was as good as the one in the book she was copying from. Dave's finished painting of the side gate at Beaulieu and Pat painted lifelike flowers. Joan finished the chickens in water colour.

13th June

Another relaxing afternoon in pleasant company. The craft group produced very good decorative black and white greeting cards and Dave finished one of his several paintings, a very good painting of a river scene.

9th May

Thirteen,five for the craft and eight for art today. Lovely sunny day and it was a good way of relaxing. The craft group finished the decorative embroidery wood framed rings. Dave painted a picture of the allotment group's plot of land. Henry finished the lightly hued sketch of a seaside town. Picture does not do it justice. Pat worked on a painting of an apple blossom from her garden. Brilliant replication of the colours. Joan started a painting of a few chickens. Edna continued with the scene of a shopping mall. Jean started a water colour of a coastline. Brian continued with his painting of I believe a Godshill scene a house with a thatched roof. I painted the saxophonist and a small sketch of cyclists.

April

Reduced numbers today but still a productive afternoon for those who were there. The craft group worked on an embroidery ring. To be completed another time. Dave worked on his picture of an ivy covered rustic door. Jean with her grandson's winning goal. Ann continued to follow the artist's example in a book. Pictured below.
Joan finished the lion and I attempted to draw a London sky line. Brian painted an Islamic temple.

14th March

Twenty, eleven for art and nine for craft. Gingham lace pin cushions and lavender holders were produced by the craft group while we worked mainly on previosly started paintings. Another good painting by Dave of a rather fierce looking dog although with Dave his master not likely.

8th February 2008

Fewer than usual but a nice afternoon's relaxed concentration. The craft group worked on decorative stitching for minature cushions. To be finished next month. Painting shown still being worked on is Pat's. Everybody admired the peacock which looked even better than this out of focus photo.

January Meeting

Twenty-one of us, ten for the craft and eleven for the art gathered together to produce a fine display of colourful knots supposedly lucky knots for attaching to cards. The painting not yet finished of battling swordsmen is Pat's

Painting Exhibition at Hanger Farm Art Centre

Our U3A painting exhibition was a success with an eclectic mix of genre.(I'm being arty) Seriously it was good as some of us had little and in some cases no previous history of drawing or painting. Quite a number of members and guests turned out to view our work more than in the film as I took that early in the evening.
On show for a month so plenty of time for viewing.