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Memories from our Painting Out Days in 2022
Last meeting of our painting out days programme at Chatham Dockyard on 12 September.
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Great Comp House and Gardens on Monday, 15 August.  Photos below.
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At Godinton House Gardens on Tuesday, 9 August.  12 members and 2 visitors attended.   Sun was out and there was a cool breeze.  
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Short watercolour sketches
A return visit to Arnold Yoke on Monday, 1 August.  The house and gardens are privately owned and we made a donation to the National Gardens

​ Scheme.  Good weather and good company.  Very many thanks to our gracious hosts.
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We revisited Belmont House and Gardens on Monday, 20 June.  Beautiful weather and a good turnout and virtually ​had the gardens to ourselves.  
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Painting by George Wright
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The kitchen garden by Lesley Kalibabka
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We always meet for lunch and yesterday were grouped underneath a Medlar tree.
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On Tuesday, 14 June a first painting out day at Boughton Church.
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On 6 May enjoyed our first painting

out day of the year at Hole Park

​House and Gardens.  (Below)
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Painting Out Days 2021
We visited Belmont House and

Gardens at Faversham for our last

painting out day for this year.  The

weather was perfect, as was the

​company. 
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Penultimate painting out day at Chatham Dockyard on Monday, 6 September.
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On Wednesday, 1 September, we visited Godinton House and Gardens.  The sun did not make an appearance and it

​ was a bit chilly but we were given a warm welcome by the ladies at Godinton.  16 members attended.
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Godinton House by Yvonne Smith
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On Tuesday, 24 August, 16 members attended Nettlestead Place Gardens.

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​The venue was glorious and it was a perfect painting out day.
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On Tuesday, 17 August, we met at Arnold

Yoke at Leeds, the home of Mr and Mrs

Stileman.  


​17 members attended and despite the

chilly weather everyone enjoyed

themselves.  It is a lovely property with

beautifully ​maintained gardens.
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Arnold Yoke by George Wright
On Monday, 21 July, we went to Willesborough Windmill.   It was one of the hottest days of the year.
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Photos taken by Terry Longhurst and left is

his painting of inside the museum where

there is a model of a lady in a kitchen with

​housewares scattered about.
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Tuesday, 8 June   The Friars, Aylesford
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14 members attended for the first complete painting out day.  The sun was out and it was great to catch up with old friends. 
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Monday, 24 May     Teston Bridge and Country Park


Unfortunately this event as a painting day was postponed but some members still met at Teston for a hot drink and a catch-up as this was our first


​'person to person' meeting for a long time. 
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Painting Out Days 2020​
For our last painting out day this year, on Friday, 25 September, five hardy souls went to Allington Lock and braved the biting cold wind.  
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By George Wright

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We visited Belmont House and Gardens on Friday, 18 September.   It was a sunny but

breezy day, with clear blue skies.  14 members were there and it was relaxing and

​sociable.   

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By George Wright
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By Ann Thompson
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On Thursday, 4 September, we visited Great Comp Gardens.  14 members attended and whilst the sun did not make an appearance, the

​ wonderful colours of the flowers and shrubs compensated brilliantly.
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On Wednesday, 19 August we visited Godinton House, near Ashford.   11 members attended and managed a little painting and drawing

​ before rain intervened and brought the day to an end early in the afternoon.
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Godinton House by George Wright
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On Monday, 3 August, we visited 'The Friars' at Aylesford, Kent.   A record 24 members attended, including 1 new member.  

​Photos shown below.  A really lovely day.  Not everyone painted, some took photos and socialised, but we all met up at lunchtime.
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On Tuesday, 28 July, we met up at Hole Park Estate, Rolvenden, for our second painting out day.   The weather was windy and sunny but

​ there were pockets of sunshine which kept the day at a nice temperature for painting and socialising.   13 members attended.
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By George Wright

On Monday, 13 July, we held our first painting out day for this year at Teston (Bridge) Country Park.   The weather was sunny and warm

and 21+ members took part.   Everyone spread out to paint and we all met up at 12.30 for a socially distanced lunch break.   It was great

to meet up with people we haven't seen for months.  Brilliant day!   




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By George Wright
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By Ann Thompson
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By Nadine Jones
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Photos of the painting out days in 2019 are under the 'NEWS' HEADING.
Painting Out Days - 2018
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Donald King at Whitstable Castle - our last outdoors fixture this year - above - on 10 September
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Jan and Alison at Whitstable Castle  ​
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 Whitstable Castle gardens (below)                                   Front entrance to building
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Members painting by Godinton lake - 16 July

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Terry and Dee at Godinton House

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Godinton House - left and above - Diane, Alison, Linda and Jan (left-right)

Further view at Godinton below

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Ford Place - 7 August

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Westenhanger Castle
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Marjorie, Sheila and Dorothy at Westenhanger

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Ann, Jan and Gill at Westenhanger

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                                              Kate at Westenhanger

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