Memories from our Painting Out Days in 2023 |
Wednesday 27th September - Belmont House and Garden
Thursday 21st September - Teston Lock
Wednesday 6th September - Mote Park
By Eddy Finch
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by Lesley Kalibabka
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Tuesday 29th August - Allington Lock
by George Wright
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by Lesley Kalibabka
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9th August - Doddington
by Christine Allcott
by Hildegarde Bone
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by Steven Wallis
by George Wright
by Steven Wallis
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2nd August - Upnor
By Sara Christmas
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By Sara Christmas
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26th July, Great Comp Gardens
by Lesley Kalibabka
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by Steven Wallis
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by Steven Wallis
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by Steven Wallis
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19th July - Headcorn Village
by Yvonne Smith
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by Yvonne Smith
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12th July - Lower Halstow
By Ann Thompson
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by Lesley Kalibabka
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by George Wright
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by George Wright
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by Christine Allcott
7th July Wateringbury Marina
by Ann Thompson
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By Colleen Wolfe
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28th June - Tenterden Railway
by George Wright
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by Ann Thompson
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By Christine Allcott
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14th June Godinton Gardens
by Yvonne Smith
5th June Sissinghurst Castle
Visit to Stoneacre Saturday 20th May
Leeds Church
Visit to Hole Park Gardens 4th May
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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 2022.
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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
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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.
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.
Painting by George Wright
The kitchen garden by Lesley Kalibabka
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.
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.
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.
The venue was glorious and it was a perfect painting out day.
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
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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
14 members attended for the first complete painting out day. The sun was out and it was great to catch up with old friends.
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.
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.
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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Keith at Belmont House
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.
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.
wonderful colours of the flowers and shrubs compensated brilliantly.
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