Members and visiting artists and speakers: Refreshments (tea and/or Coffee and biscuits) will be provided
ARTISTS & SPEAKERS WANTED for our next syllabus (Sept 2027 to July 2028). Please see http://menstonac.blogspot.com and/or contact ianhobsonuk@yahoo.com
NEW CLUB YEAR starts September
September 2026
7 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Nigel Overton.
14 2026 AGM – Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
16 Fees for the year now due. Please pay by bank transfer, cash or cheque.
21 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Ian Hobson.
28 WORKSHOP – Ian Hobson. Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
October 2026
5 DEMO/WORKSHOP – Sharon Crosby: Felting, materials provided.
12 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Jeremy Taylor. Bring your problem pictures, unfinished or not.
19 DEMONSTRATION – Lisa Shackleton: Pen and wash using pearlescent paints.
26 Last evening for exhibition entries.
26 WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton: Pearlescent paints. (or D.Y.O.T.)
November 2026
2 ILLUSTRATED TALK & WORKSHOP – Louella Hudson: Fashion design. Bring a sketch pad.
9 MONO-PRINTING WORKSHOP – Louise Grassby: You may need your apron.
14/15 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
16 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
23 DEMONSTRATION – Andrew Moodie: Mixed media, including acrylics.
30 WORKSHOP – Andrew Moodie: Mixed media, including acrylics or D.Y.O.T.
December 2026
7 QUIZ NIGHT/SOCIAL EVENING
January 2027
4 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Julia Borodina: Snow Peaks – dry pigment & wash.
11 LIFE CLASS – Andrew Moodie.
18 TALK/DEMONSTRATION: Sandra Wallace: Textile Art/Felt-making.
25 TALK/DEMO – Tanya Bentham: Anglicanum and medieval embroidery.
February 2027
1 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves: Fast and loose approach, landscape and/or buildings.
8 WORKSHOP, Fast & loose – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
15 PASTEL DEMONSTRATION: Nel Whatmore: Floral painting.
22 SILK PAINTING DEMO + ILLUSTRATED TALK – Louise Grassby.
March 2027
1 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Tim Gomersall.
8 WORKSHOP – Tim Gomersall: Bring reference material & your preferred medium.
15 DEMONSTRATION – Anne Allan: Chinese Brush Painting.
22 PORTRAIT SKETCHING WORKSHOP – Steve Bennett. Bring paper & pencil etc.
29 No meeting (Easter)
April 2027
5 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Chris Noble.
12 ILLUSTRATED TALK – S P E A K E R W A N T E D
19 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Jeremy Taylor.
26 Last evening for exhibition entries.
26 STILL LIFE WORKSHOP – Bring props and your preferred medium.
May 2027
3 No meeting (May Day)
10 DEMO/WORKSHOP/TALK – Tim Gomersall: Character and book cover design. Bring paper, pencils and/or pens.
15/16 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
17 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
24 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Miriam Laville.
31 No meeting (Spring Bank Hol)
June 2027
7 MOVIE NIGHT – Local film-maker David Myers.
14 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Peter Woolley.
21 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
28 OIL PAINTING DEMO: Julia Borodina: Landscape
July 2027
5 PYROGRAPHY WORKSHOP – Lisa and Godfrey.
September 2027
6 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Jane Gamble: Landscape.
13 2026 AGM – Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
13 Annual fees now due. Bank transfer, cash or cheque.
20 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Ian Hobson.
27 WORKSHOP – Watercolour or your choice.