Mini Charity Art Exhibition at St Leonard's

Our friends over at York Art Society are starting 2016 with a small charity art exhibition in support of St Leonard's Hospice.

This will run from Friday 15th January to Saturday 30th January at the Hospice Shop, 1 Heworth Village, York. YO31 1AE.  There will be a short preview evening between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Friday 15th.  The exhibition then continues during shop opening hours which are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Saturday.  There will be original art on show, alongside  a few prints and unframed originals. 20% of the sales will be donated to the charity.

The Heworth shop is one of 11 that St Leonard's operates in the York area.  All money raised from the shops goes directly to the care of patients and support for their families. If you're interested in learning more about their work, follow this link to their own site.

www.stleonardshospice.org.uk

This is the third year that York Art Society has exhibited at the Heworth shop and we hope it proves as successful as their previous two.  Please pop in and support the event if you are able to.  More details can be found on the York Art blog.

Welcome to 2016

And let's start the year by looking back at a pre-Christmas event ........

Monday, 7th December 2015.  While the good residents of Milan assembled to celebrate the Feast of St Ambrose, much closer to home the members of Newton  on Ouse Art Group were gathering for their annual Christmas lunch.

Attendees were welcomed with a glass of mulled wine.  Then Margret Williamson played the piano whilst members sang carols.

After that, the main event.  An epic feast followed by a game of Beetle Drive.

Bring on the turkey

Margaret also showed us sketched portraits of two of our members. The likeness was amazing. 

Sketch of Daphne Stead
by Margaret Williamson

Wanted in 3 States!  Large Reward!

Portrait of Ron Walker
sketched by Margaret Williamson

Newton on Ouse Art Group would like to wish all members and friends a happy, prosperous and creative 2016.

Robert Brindley Workshop

Fourteen of our members attended The Robert Brindley Workshop on 31/10/2015.

In the first half, Robert gave an inspiring demonstration of a beautiful sunset in oils.

In the practical session that followed we were encouraged us to paint our own scenes, using oils or acrylic.

At the  end of the afternoon, Robert gave constructive criticism of the finished work.  Some great paintings were produced during the day thanks to his guidance and advice.

Thank you to Gina for arranging this session for us.

More of Robert's work can be seen on his own site or on Facebook.

http://www.robertbrindley.com/

http://blog.robertbrindley.com/

https://www.facebook.com/

And keep following our blog for news of future Newton workshops and events.

Painting in George Smith's Garden

The second Saturday in August saw a number of our members, plus friends from York Art Society, attending the annual painting session in George Smith's garden.

Here's a few snapshots of the day, courtesy of Lin Taylor

Once again thanks to George for throwing his doors open for us and to Lynda Baker for organising the event.

You can see more of Lin's photos over on the York Art Society Blog.

Art by Daphne Stead

Thanks to Daphne for providing pictures of some of her work, including Byland Abbey, her contribution to our Lay Flat Challenge entry.

A Walk Across the Moors

Roof Tops

Byland Abbey

If you'd like to see your work here, please send your pictures in to me at marianne@riverbankstudios.co.uk with the name and a little bit of history behind them for the blog.

Upcoming Workshops

A brief note for your diaries,  Robert Bindley will be holding a Workshop in Oils/ Acrylics on 31st October.

As soon as we have the dates for the Winter and Spring workshops we will let you know.

Knaresborough exhibition, 15th August

News from Lin Taylor of an upcoming show in naughty Knaresborough that she will be exhibiting at.

Saturday 15th August, less than two weeks away, is the date for your diary.

Free admission and art prices start from £20 - so get along there and get an early start on your Christmas shopping !