Your Paintings Website

You might like to check out Your Paintings on the BBC website. They're attempting to catalogue all the nation's paintings for you to view. You can also make your own collection of favourites. It looks a really fantastic site. For example, I searched for Paul Nash and found 86 downloadable paintings of which this is an example:

Here's the link: Your Paintings website

The Barn - Meeting Next Week

This week saw our second meeting at The Barn, and our second with snow and ice to contend with. However, more people managed to make it this week and we are beginning to settle in. There are still some issues to be discussed, particularly storage, so we are planning a meeting after lunch next Tuesday (29/1/13). Try and come if you can. Anyone who can think of a solution to the easels problem will definitely be the next 'Artist of the Month'.

First Meeting at The Barn

Owing to the wintry conditions, attendance for the first meeting at our new venue was a bit down, though not quite as sparse as this photo would suggest:

The view outside was certainly picturesque. Thanks to Julia for sending the photos below - I especially like no3. Thanks also to Julia, Paul and their helpers for going to rescue 2 cupboards (now placed in the kitchen at The Barn) and the lampshades. Anyone for an installation?

New Year New Venue

At a meeting on Tuesday, with the vast majority of members present, we voted unanimously to leave Nature's World and move to Hemlington Recreation Centre. Our first meeting at our new venue will be next week, Tuesday 15th January.

I'm sure we all hope the current problems at Nature's World are resolved and wish the staff there the best of luck for the future.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our members! Seems I jumped the gun a bit with the last post. It looks like we'll be meeting as usual at Nature's World on Tuesday, January 7th. Look forward to seeing you all.

Venue Update

Given the current uncertainty about the future of our Nature's World venue, we decided at a meeting today that we would ask Julia to book the Hemlington Recreation Centre for the first few Tuesdays after Christmas. Everyone was agreed that the most important thing was to keep the group going. Look out for email updates!

NOT downhearted!

After The Slump

More results from our glass workshop. Here flat plates of glass have been moulded into a waveform.

Selection followed by Full Group, which, for some reason I can't get the right way round!