Below: Exton Hall, Exton, Rutland. Watercolour by the late Trevor Brown. (Reproduced by permission of the Rt.Hon.the Viscount and Lady Campden).
Below: A Monday morning session in full swing.. Generally we get around a dozen attending each week.
Below: art group demonstration sessions, with top local artist Peter Barker (oils demonstration in 2018, and again with oils in 2024)
Below: A Monday morning session in full swing.. Generally we get around a dozen attending each week.
Below: art group demonstration sessions, with top local artist Peter Barker (oils demonstration in 2018, and again with oils in 2024)
Exhibitions and Other News
Our Spring Exhibition at Stamford Arts Centre featuring nearly 90 artworks by 12 of our members was from May 13th till the 24th, 2025, 09.00 till 17.00 Mon -Sat, where the foyer cafe opens around 9 and occasional evening events also have the gallery open. Over the nearly two weeks, 12 paintings found buyers which was the best result for some years, helped by fine weather and extended advertising around the villages.
On Monday 31st March 2025 we had local professional artist Andrew Naylor to run another of her Pastels Workshops (subsidised entry £5 to members or guests). In our two hours in the Bowling Club we worked on a head and shoulders of a Brown Hare, much enjoyed by our 12 participants.
Our Autumn Exhibition Sep 30th to Oct 5th 2024 was held in the Victoria Hall in Oakham High Street when three artworks were sold during a period of rather low footfall.
In the late summer of 2025 we plan to invite a local Watercolourist to provide another Workshop for one of our art sessions.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————----
Older items:-
Peter Barker RSMA gave another Demonstration at our art session on Monday 15th April 2024 and demonstrated in oils his incredible expertise, this time a sunny country lane summer scene in the Stamford area (photo below left). Guests were welcomed at £3 each.
Our 2023 exhibition in Stamford Arts Centre’s main gallery was held for two weeks in July when we displayed 109 artworks by 19 of our then 23 members. This is our premier venue for displaying our members’ works and usually attracts the largest footfall, however as the centre’s cafe was still closed at that time, footfall and therefore sales were well down on previous exhibitions there.
Our Spring Exhibition at Stamford Arts Centre featuring nearly 90 artworks by 12 of our members was from May 13th till the 24th, 2025, 09.00 till 17.00 Mon -Sat, where the foyer cafe opens around 9 and occasional evening events also have the gallery open. Over the nearly two weeks, 12 paintings found buyers which was the best result for some years, helped by fine weather and extended advertising around the villages.
On Monday 31st March 2025 we had local professional artist Andrew Naylor to run another of her Pastels Workshops (subsidised entry £5 to members or guests). In our two hours in the Bowling Club we worked on a head and shoulders of a Brown Hare, much enjoyed by our 12 participants.
Our Autumn Exhibition Sep 30th to Oct 5th 2024 was held in the Victoria Hall in Oakham High Street when three artworks were sold during a period of rather low footfall.
In the late summer of 2025 we plan to invite a local Watercolourist to provide another Workshop for one of our art sessions.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————----
Older items:-
Peter Barker RSMA gave another Demonstration at our art session on Monday 15th April 2024 and demonstrated in oils his incredible expertise, this time a sunny country lane summer scene in the Stamford area (photo below left). Guests were welcomed at £3 each.
Our 2023 exhibition in Stamford Arts Centre’s main gallery was held for two weeks in July when we displayed 109 artworks by 19 of our then 23 members. This is our premier venue for displaying our members’ works and usually attracts the largest footfall, however as the centre’s cafe was still closed at that time, footfall and therefore sales were well down on previous exhibitions there.