WBAS Calendar of events
Our monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm are packed full of interest with demonstrations or talks from top professionals and we have a great line up for this year.
You can view our programme below which will have lots of arty ideas to inspire us all! Please click on each event to open a new page with more details on each one.
You can peruse and/or download our PROGRAMME 2026
All meetings take place at our normal venue at Tennet Hall, Watford Grammar School for Girls, Lady’s Close, Watford WD18 0AE. See Tab ‘Directions’ for further details
THE MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS & £10 FOR VISITORS
THE AUTUMN WORKSHOP WITH JAKE WINKLE The brilliant Jake Winkle will be at The Frobisher Studio, Bushey, to inspire and guide members in this watercolour workshop. The subject is going to be challenging "Boats and Harbours", so only one painting will be achieved this time.
Our regular friend Peter Keegan is booked to delight us with his impressionist style of Acrylic painting. There is always something to learn from this seasoned professional.
We have a big Santa sack of things going on for Christmas. Some things that we are used to seeing, like the Christmas card competition and the Special Raffle, but we are changing things up a bit this year. We will open the wrapper on other treasures nearer the time.
We open the year's proceedings by welcoming our wonderful local artist Ruby Lewis to delight us with her imaginative and creative artistry. Ruby's art is all about surprise, as each time she comes to WBAS, she has something new to offer us, from flaming red-haired pastel beauties to mysterious abstract coastlines, and from rabbit skin […]
Matt is a figurative and portrait artist from Northamptonshire. Anyone who saw Matt in action last year will know that we're in for a treat. Who can forget the vibrant painting of Kevin and the way we were all mesmerised as the portrait came to life before our eyes? Matt talked us through his process […]
Following hot on the heels of his demonstration, Matt Waruszynski brings us the exciting prospect of a Portrait Workshop. Matt will be providing photographic references (or you can provide your own). The workshop has been designed with charcoal drawing and oil painting in mind, although you can use other mediums if you prefer. Everyone should […]
Tonight we have our Annual General Meeting. As usual we will keep proceedings to a minimum. Once the official business is done, Andy Sands will take over, bringing slides of his spectacular photography for our delight. Andy is a friend of the Society and we are delighted to have him back. The subject of his […]
The longstanding friendly annual challenge with the Watford Camera Club continues......
The West Country, The Chilterns and Cumbria all give inspiration to Susan Gray who loves to paint seascapes and landscapes en plein air. She makes small studies in situ, often painting at high tide in wild and windy conditions, with a view to working her studies up into large scale finished pieces on her return […]
SPECIAL NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE: Tonight's meeting will be held in St John The Baptist Church, Aldenham, Watford. WD25 8BE. We have watercolour in the house today. Phil Biggs returns with his favoured squirrel brushes to paint another atmospheric picture. You can expect a confident, relaxed style from this artist who loves painting en plein […]
This will be Laura Reiter's first visit to WBAS. Laura describes herself as an "Artist in love with colour". Travel, at home and abroad, is the inspiration for the semi-abstract screenprints and mixed media pieces that have won her several prizes. Apart from selling her artwork, Laura teaches and has written two books on abstract […]
Come and join us at the beautiful Reveley Lodge Gardens for an inspirational opportunity for some Plein Air art in peaceful surroundings. Organised by us on behalf of Reveley all proceeds go to help preserve this historic house and gardens. Cafe and toilets on site, park in surrounding streets.Click on the heading for more details. […]
Jill is a new artist to visit WBAS. She is a member of the Society of Botanical Artists and she trained at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. She has had two books published, "Drawing Flowers" and "Painting Flowers". Her work is exquisite! Jill draws and paints plants, fruits and vegetables using colour pencil, pen […]
Peter Keegan will be working in oils to provide another amazing semi-abstract demonstration.
Ronnie Ireland is coming to tell us about two female artists, one Scottish and one British. Anne Redpath, the Scottish Artist, (1895 - 1965) was known for her vivid still life paintings of household objects. Joan Eardly, the British Artist, (1921 - 1963) painted the street children of Glasgow. Let's hear who and what influenced […]