Acrylics and Collage
Artist Jan Munro brings her many talents to us this evening, she says: - "What do I love about painting? Seeing the traces of me emerge…in the marks, shapes, colours […]
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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.
If you would like to print out the programme for 2025 please click the following link: programme 2025
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
A busy night!
Tonight is the AGM for WBAS but don't let that put you off, it will be short and followed by a practical demo on 'Framing and Backing' your work with […]
Competition night with Watford Camera Club
Our annual battle between Art versus Photography with Watford Camera Club. 15 of members work selected at the April meeting will be compared with 15 of their photographs all from […]
Watercolour with Jake Winkle
Inspirational and lively watercolours are the key to tonight's demonstration from the amazing Jake Winkle. He will show us how he creates his unique paintings. Members free visitors £10.
Acrylics and mixed media with Mark Warner.
We have been inspired before by Mark's unique style in using acrylics and other media. He joins us once again for more of the same. Members free visitors £10.
Perfect Pastels with Joel Waring
Joels paintings are made from sketches and photographs taken on location and created out of a desire to translate an atmosphere with the finished image. He is a practising artist […]
TONY HINCHLIFFE….”nothing less”
This beautiful painting will be the subject of our August meeting. Tony will explain that it is crucial to have a realistic relationship between the figure and the background. Members […]
A painter of rural and urban landscapes.
Mike Rollins' style is a mixture of traditional and expressive techniques in a variety of mediums. Members free visitors £10.
PHIL BIGGS SAVES THE DAY!
Phil Biggs has kindly stepped in to paint for us, as the planned demonstrator Keith Hornblower, has had to cancel his visit unexpectedly. Phil, also a watercolour artist, loves to […]
Watercolour once again, this time, ‘realism with a touch of romance’.
Nicky Hunter is a new artist to visit us. She will use traditional watercolour methods in a contemporary and expressive way, aiming to be bold yet beautiful in her approach […]
IT’S CHRISTMAS WITH PETER KEEGAN !! A demonstration and a quiz too. It’s going to be a cracker.
To celebrate Christmas, Peter Keegan will be bringing some Festive Fun to WBAS. He will be painting something seasonal and adding in one of his quizzes too. Come and join […]
RUBY LEWIS Our local artist is back to wow us with her spontaneous picture making. I wonder what she will create for us this time?
Ruby Lewis will start our year off in her own imaginative way. Ruby is a local artist, who works in a variety of mediums, drawing on myths, folklore and fairy […]
Ronnie Ireland and The Glasgow Boys- a group of radical young artists who rebelled against the Victorian passion for highland scenes and story-telling pictures.
Ronnie, a true Scotsman himself, will no doubt have the inside story on The Glasgow Boys. They were a radical group of young artists who grew up in and around […]
AGM swiftly followed by Barry Saunders who will lighten things up with an illustrated talk about the Austrian tradition of the Cows Down Festival.
The AGM is a necessary part of running the Society, but we like to keep it brief! Barry Saunders will follow the proceedings and will give an illustrated talk about […]