The society meets weekly throughout the year. During the winter there is a varied programme of practical evenings, demonstrations, lectures and constructive criticisms, held at Ambleside Parish Centre. In summer we arrange outdoor sketching and painting venues. New members are welcome. Anyone living within a 10 mile radius of Ambleside can join, regardless of ability. The yearly subscription is £15. For details please contact either Don Bastow (secretary) 015394 47795 or David Smith (Treasurer) 014394 33800
Each October we hold an exhibition, normally in the Parish Centre where each member may submit up to six works. All members are guaranteed to have something hung
WINTER PROGRAMME 2009/10 Meetings Tuesday Evenings 7-9pm at Ambleside Parish Centre, Vicarage Road October 6 Social Evening with spouses Bring a recent picture and win a bottle Entrance £1.00 per person. Wine, nibbles October 13 Critique - Trevor Green, member of Lake Artist's Society October 20 and 27 Annual Exhibition November 3 Autumn Still Life (practical) - Mary Quine November 10 Watercolour demonstration by Trevor Lingard (Edward Seago/Russell Flint style) November 17 Follow up to previous week, your style. Practical - bring own subject November 24 "And now for something different" - Hints and tips by Jean Grazier (practical + bring own special effects) December 1 Demonstration of Portrait Painting by Mary Lauritzen (Dee Dee) December 8 Self Portraits - bring a mirror (practical) December 15 Christmas Party January 12 Paper making + other surface effects. Talk and demo by Jennifer Moffett January 19 Painting Trees - demonstration by Marion Riley January 26 Paint a Tree - follow up to previous week (practical - own subject matter) February 2 Critique - Graham Twyford, member Lake Artist's Society February 9 Demonstration of Acrylics by Peter Slater February 16 Quick Sketches with Penny Atkinson February 23 "Picasso to Pollock" presentation by Ron Ward March 2 Patchwork Painting (practical) organised by Ron Ward March 9 Annual General Meeting