This month's painting

Pat's painting of a pair of boots

Art & Craft December

Equipment required for December meeting

Craft Group
At this meeting we will be making small boxes suitable for holding small Christmas presents.
Card or old greetings cards
Pencil
Ruler
Rubber
Scissors
Craft knife
Mat
Glue/pritt stick/double sided sticky tape

OPTIONAL(for decoration)
Ribbon
Peel offs
Embellishments such as stick - on jewels etc.
Anyone interested in joining the group will be most welcome. Meet at the Catholic Church Hall in Beaumont Road on Friday December 8th at 2 pm.
Tel Bridget on 023 80867384 for more details

November art meeting combined with craft

Fourteen members turned up for the first meeting of the combined group. Six for the craft table where they made a rather nice looking christmas tree decorated card. The other eight dabbled with paints.











Sally's painting.











Exhibit of craft











Industrious craft workers.

October

Nine of us attended the art group including one guest and one new member. Despite the number once again we had an almost spiritually calming two hours of dedicated silence apart from a break for tea. Next month we have the combined two groups art and craft which may be even more entertaining.
Painting of Emma Hamilton mistress of Lord Nelson by George Romney. She is immortalised in books and films as a great coutesan - the mistress of Lord Nelson born in 1765 into almost unimaginable poverty.

September art group

Nine of us for today's art group spent a peaceful afternoon painting using different materials as well as Bridget engaged in craft work. Dave did a brilliant painting of an axe and log but not having a camera I can only put my own pitiful contribution to the afternoon's proceedings. This is my attempt to copy the 1860 picture taken from the Daily Mail. It is a Sir John Everett Millais painting "The black Brunswicker" the lady (Katey)posing is the daughter of Charles Dickens. She died in 1929.

August meeting

Seven of us turned up for the art group. Photo of two dedicated artists with picture of the bucolic scenery glimpsed in the photo. Also another effort of mine showing two figures in a courtyeard setting.

My town square scene.

Work in progress,

A bucolic idyll

Dedicated artists

Only six turned up for the art group but it was an enjoyable afternoon. Why don't you join us next time on the second Friday of the month. 2 to 4pm at the Beaumont Hall Nothing to pay for this year at least. The beach scene is my attempt at water colour painting.

Second Meeting

Another good meeting although fewer attended.

Art
11 of us met at the RC hall and some tried to copy the central bowl of flowers, I refused to pose, others did their own projects including crafts. It was a peaceful 2 hours with very little noise from the dedicated artists.