Events

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

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  • PHIL BIGGS returns with his watercolour magic.

    To ring the changes, we have a watercolour demonstration from Phil Biggs today. He loves to paint en plein air and describes himself as a traditional landscape watercolourist.

  • FRANK WOODGATE

    The very distinguished lecturer in Art History, Frank Woodgate, joins us again. His illustrated lectures are always detailed and thorough with all of the scandal included!

  • Mike Rollins

    MIKE ROLLINS RETURNS which means another fun-fuelled meeting when Mike will be getting out his loyalty cards, palette knives and kitchen roll…..there may be some acrylic paint involved too!

    MIKE ROLLINS Last year's acrylic demonstration saw Mike painting the dramatic Chrysler Building landscape. Using some random items that one may not associate with fine art, Mike wowed us with his method and the outcome. He will be bringing acrylic paint again, together with his lighthearted banter and informative approach.

  • WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP WITH JAKE WINKLE

    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.

  • PETER KEEGAN returns

    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.

  • OUR CHRISTMAS EVENT

    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.

  • RUBY LEWIS

    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 WARUSZYNSKI

    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 […]

  • Matt Waruszynski portrait

    MATT WARUSZYNSKI – WORKSHOP

    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 […]

  • AGM WITH ILLUSTRATED TALK BY ANDY SANDS

    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 […]

  • SUSAN GRAY

    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 […]

  • PHIL BIGGS

    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 […]