Monthly Meetings 2026
All meetings start at 7.30pm for a chat and mingle in the coffee lounge, before the evening’s main event begins at 8pm.
Most meetings will be held at the Woodhatch Centre, unless stated otherwise.
January 26th – Helen Elliott: Painting the life of Wales in a naïve style (Zoom)
February 23rd – Jeremy Ford (Zoom)
March 30th – Ali Lou Field: Tapestry, weaving and embroidery
April 27th – AGM
May 18th Workshop with Monica Dyer. Learn the basics of portrait drawing. Take turns drawing each other.
June 29th – Ronnie Ireland: New ideas on Still Life
July 27th – Andrew James – Royal Society of Portrait Painters
24th August – Malcolm West: painting “the fluidity of dance, and the expressive power of movement”
28th September – Deborah Waters: Workshop
26th October – Andrew Curtis: Contemporary art demonstration
30th November – Ellie Green: Botanical art using homemade inks
December – no meeting
Meetings 2025:
January 27th –Chris Eastham: oil portrait (Zoom meeting) 7.30 – 9.30pm
February 24th –Jamie Boots: wildlife using graphite pencil (Zoom meeting) 7.30 – 9.30pm
March 31st – Judit Matthew: illustration
April 28th – AGM
May 19th – Barbara Whitbourn: abstracted landscape
June 30th – Melanie Cambridge: seascape in oil (low odour)
July 28th – Brendan Smith: atmospheric landscape in watercolour
August 18th – Practical / workshop evening
September 29th – Hannah Bruce -Critique of members’ work
October 27th – Practical / workshop evening
November 24th – talk: Ronnie Ireland, Talk ‘Rembrandt – Why self-portraits?’
December – no meeting
Archive
2024 Meetings
January 29th – Carol Douglas : Seascape in oils (Zoom meeting from USA)
February 26th – Grahame Booth : Watercolour street scene of Tunbridge Wells(Zoom meeting)
March 25: Amanda Webster : portraits in charcoal
April 29: AGM
20 May – Gary Andrews: Illustrator, cartoonist, animator and painter
24 June – Jake Winkle: Inspirational and lively animal in watercolour
29 July – Rachel Cowell: Interactive session, drawing and mark making in inks
19 August – Mary Branson: Conception to Installation
Award-winning artist, best known for large scale conceptual light sculptures and installations. These include the iconic ‘New Dawn’ sculpture in the Houses of Parliament.
30 September- Hannah Bruce: Critique of members’ work
28 October Simon Cannacott – Pen and Ink with Wash
25 November Katy Brown – talk ‘At Home with the Dutch in the Golden Age’
Monthly Meetings 2023
All meetings start at 7.30pm for a chat and mingle, before the evening’s main event begins at 8pm.
Most meetings will be held at the Woodhatch Centre, unless stated otherwise.
January 30th – Paul Talbot Greaves: Landscapes (Zoom meeting)
February 27th – Cancelled
March 27: Sarah Pimenta : Social Fabric (Collaborative Art Projects)
April 24: AGM
May 22: Adam Green – talk
June 26: Amanda Webster – portrait in watercolour
July 31: Rick Holmes – Derbyshire Lane in pastels
August 21: Adie Parker – mixed media
September 25: Ronnie Ireland – Critique of members’ work
October 30: Amanda Loomes – Talk and Artist films
November 27: Katy Brown – Lecture: At Home with the Dutch in the Golden Age postponed
Summer Programme 2023
Monday 3rd April St Mary’s Reigate; meet at the church entrance.
Thursday 4 May 2.00pm Priory Park lake area meet at the entrance to the children’s play area.
Friday 2nd June The Old Rectory Bletchingley – charge to be confirmed for cake & coffee but was £8 last year – bring cash on the day
Monday 10 July Meet St Michael’s Church Betchworth
Wednesday 16 August – Painting Allotments, venue to be announced.
Friday 15 Sept – Denbies Dorking meet at the front door
Archive
Monthly meetings 2022
January 31 – Paul Talbot Greaves: Landscape in Watercolour (Zoom)
February 28 – Katy Brown: Lecture – Painting Paris
March 28 – Curtis Tappenden – Illustration and reportage illustration
April 25 – AGM
May 30 – Will Dyke: lino cut talk and demonstration
June 27 – Roger Dellar
July 25 – Laura Reiter – techniques in mixed media and abstract art
August 22 – tbc
September 26 – Margaret Eggleton: Critique of members’ work
October 31 – Stephen Hawkins: Landscape in oils
November 28 – tbc
Monthly meetings 2021 (Zoom)
November 30 – Roger Dellar: Musical Scene in oils
January 25 – Ronnie Ireland : talk on the Glasgow Boys
February 22 – Paul Simmons: Indian Scene in acrylics
March 29 – Frank Waters: Winter Landscape in watercolour
April 26 – AGM
May 24 – Rick Holmes: Market Scene in mixed media
June 28 – Emil Nikolla: Townscape in oils or acrylics
July 26 – Rosemary Firth: Landscape in collage
August 23 – Fiona Peart: Flowers in watercolour (Zoom)
September 27 – Ronnie Ireland: Critique of members’ work – Woodhatch Centre
October 25 – Adie Parker: Subject tbc in mixed media – Woodhatch Centre
November 29 – Liz Chaderton: Bird in pen and ink (Zoom)
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