Members and visiting artists and speakers: Refreshments (tea and/or Coffee and biscuits) will be provided
ARTISTS & SPEAKERS WANTED for our next syllabus (Sept 2026 to July 2027). Please see http://menstonac.blogspot.com and/or contact ianhobsonuk@yahoo.com
NEW CLUB YEAR starts September
September 2025
- 1 No meeting due to room refurbishment.
- 8 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Miriam Laville: Mixd media, mostly acrylic.
- 15 2025 AGM – Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
- 15 Annual fees now due. Bank transfer, cash or cheque.
- 22 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Ian Hobson: Lakeland scene.
- 29 WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP – Ian Hobson: W/col paper provided, plus paint if reqd. (or D.Y.O.T.)
October 2025
- 6 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Chris Noble.
- 13 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Jeremy Taylor. Bring your problem pictures.
- 20 LIFE CLASS – Anita Daniel.
- 27 PASTEL DEMONSTRATION: Animal Portrait – Catherine Inglis.
November 2025
- 3 Last evening for exhibition entries.
- 3 ILLUSTRATED TALK: Peter Wood: An English Impressionist in France.
- 10 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Peter Wood: Street scene.
- 17 ACRYLIC WORKSHOP – Peter Wood: Bring heavy body acrylics, if you have them.
- 22/23 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
- 24 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
December 2025
- 1 QUIZ NIGHT/SOCIAL EVENING: B.Y.O.B.
January 2026
- 5 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves: Landscape.
- 12 WORKSHOP – Bring photos for other members to paint.
- 19 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Jeremy Taylor.
- 26 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Lucia Smith’s Yorkshire Dales Quest project.
February 2026
- 2 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Tracey Krupianka: Coastal Scene.
- 9 ACRYLIC WORKSHOP – Tracey Krupianka: Coastal scene (or D.Y.O.T.)
- 16 DEMONSTRATION – Five members to demonstrate in different mediums.
- 23 MYSTERY CRITIQUE NIGHT – Bring no paitings, just bring yourself.
March 2026
- 2 DEMONSTRATION – Hillary Thorpe: Pen and watercolour seside townscape.
- 9 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
- 16 ACRYLIC PORTRAITS DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves.
- 23 COSTUME LIFE CLASS – Caroline Hardaker.
- 30 DEMO/WORKSHOP – Anne Allan: Chinese brush painting.
April 2026
- 6 No meeting (Easter)
- 13 TALK – My Life in Art: An Audience with… Introduced by Margaret Day.
- 20 FLORAL ART DEMONSTRATION – Judy Watkers. Includes three free raffle prizes.
- 27 Last evening for exhibition entries.
- 27 ZEN DOODLE WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton: If you have them, bring waterproof uni pin fine line pen, watercolours & smoothish paper.
May 2026
- 4 No meeting (May Day)
- 11 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Laura Dawes.
- 16/17 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
- 18 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
- 25 No meeting (Spring Bank Hol)
June 2026
- 1 DEMONSTRATION – Nel Whatmore: Pastel landscape with underpainting.
- 8 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and any medium
- 15 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Julia Borodina.
- 22 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Hilary Thorpe. Travelling with paints and teddy bears
- 29 Line & Wash DEMONSTRATION – John Harrison.
July 2026
6 PYROGRAPHY WORKSHOP – Lisa Shackleton.
September 2026
- 7 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Nigel Overton.
- 14 2026 AGM – Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
- 14 Annual fees now due. Bank transfer, cash or cheque.
- 21 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Ian Hobson.
- 28 WORKSHOP – Watercolour, or your choice.