Updated:05.12.19
To enquire about joining our society or to find out more please use the enquiry form at the bottom of this page
Programme of Events 2019-20
Friday evening meetings are held at Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8LH
7.30 - 9.30 pm
Friday evening meetings are held at Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8LH
7.30 - 9.30 pm
If you would like to contact us or raise any issue about the Society, please send an email to Linda at
ls.masartsoc@gmail.com; we welcome your comments. You can also find us on facebook.
Visitors are welcome and the charge is £3.
Better still, why not become a member for just £25 per year. Our year runs from 1 May to 30 April and includes Friday evening meetings, painting out days, a chance to get involved in special one day workshops and freestyle evenings.
Enquire to above email address. (N.B. New members joining between 1 January and 30 April do not need to renew membership until the following year.)
ls.masartsoc@gmail.com; we welcome your comments. You can also find us on facebook.
Visitors are welcome and the charge is £3.
Better still, why not become a member for just £25 per year. Our year runs from 1 May to 30 April and includes Friday evening meetings, painting out days, a chance to get involved in special one day workshops and freestyle evenings.
Enquire to above email address. (N.B. New members joining between 1 January and 30 April do not need to renew membership until the following year.)
2019
11 January Melanie Cambridge - New Gouache Paints
25 January Freestyle evening - members only
8 February Graham Short - a Micro Artist
8 March Ian Penney - paper cut pictures (photos under 'Demo Eve Pictures')
9 March Workshop with Jackie Trinder (members only)
15 March Freestyle evening - members only
6 April Pastels workshop with Carole Robson (members only)
12 April Norman Rossiter - painting wildlife using acrylics, oils and pastels
10 May Colin Brown - Street Scene in acrylics
17 May Freestyle evening - members only
14 June Social + members' work show + AGM - including a short talk by Karen Thomas entitled 'Drawing
from your imagination'.
27 June to 12 July - Annual Exhibition - prize results and photos under 'Annual Exhibitions' heading
26 July Freestyle evening - members only
13 September Heather Miller - landscape in acrylics
20 September Freestyle evening - members only
28 September Saturday workshop - Jenny Boatwright - portraits (members only)
11 October Paul Simmons - talk about J M W Turner
12 October Saturday workshop with Melanie Cambridge using gouache (members only)
8 November Tony Parsons - portrait painting in oils
13 December Christmas Social Evening including an hour's talk/demonstration with an arty/Christmas
theme by Sarah Janavicius - link: http://www.sarahfjanavicius.co.uk
2020
10 January Sonia Bacchus - talk about war artists
17 January Freestyle evening - members only
14 February Lewis Hazelwood-Horner - to be advised
13 March Two Rivers - talk and demonstration about paper making
10 April Becky Mair - seascape in acrylics
TBA Pauline Hazelwood - painting people in a scene with water
mixable oils
12 June Social + Members' work show + AGM
2 July Exhibition handing in
3 July Exhibition Private View eve
4 - 16 July Exhibition open to public (Not Sundays)
17 July Exhibition take down.
11 January Melanie Cambridge - New Gouache Paints
25 January Freestyle evening - members only
8 February Graham Short - a Micro Artist
8 March Ian Penney - paper cut pictures (photos under 'Demo Eve Pictures')
9 March Workshop with Jackie Trinder (members only)
15 March Freestyle evening - members only
6 April Pastels workshop with Carole Robson (members only)
12 April Norman Rossiter - painting wildlife using acrylics, oils and pastels
10 May Colin Brown - Street Scene in acrylics
17 May Freestyle evening - members only
14 June Social + members' work show + AGM - including a short talk by Karen Thomas entitled 'Drawing
from your imagination'.
27 June to 12 July - Annual Exhibition - prize results and photos under 'Annual Exhibitions' heading
26 July Freestyle evening - members only
13 September Heather Miller - landscape in acrylics
20 September Freestyle evening - members only
28 September Saturday workshop - Jenny Boatwright - portraits (members only)
11 October Paul Simmons - talk about J M W Turner
12 October Saturday workshop with Melanie Cambridge using gouache (members only)
8 November Tony Parsons - portrait painting in oils
13 December Christmas Social Evening including an hour's talk/demonstration with an arty/Christmas
theme by Sarah Janavicius - link: http://www.sarahfjanavicius.co.uk
2020
10 January Sonia Bacchus - talk about war artists
17 January Freestyle evening - members only
14 February Lewis Hazelwood-Horner - to be advised
13 March Two Rivers - talk and demonstration about paper making
10 April Becky Mair - seascape in acrylics
TBA Pauline Hazelwood - painting people in a scene with water
mixable oils
12 June Social + Members' work show + AGM
2 July Exhibition handing in
3 July Exhibition Private View eve
4 - 16 July Exhibition open to public (Not Sundays)
17 July Exhibition take down.
