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Return visit to the orchard
Last spring members visited Lesley Beazer’s orchard at Home Farm for a painting day. On Wednesday 7th September there will be an opportunity to revisit the orchard for another painting day this time in the autumn. The weather may be autumnal too!
Home Farm, Stoney Stratton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6EA
Kindly hosted by Lesley Beazer.
Bring lunch and usual materials
69th Annual Exhibition Private View
A fantastic turnout at the private view at King’s School Memorial Hall, Bruton, launches this years exhibition which will be open from 20th – 27th August, 10am to 4pm. Many thanks to Sally Ridout and her hardworking team for putting together this fantastic show of local art.
Free admission and on site car parking.
The pictures are in…
69th Annual Exhibition, 20 – 27th August 2022, 10am – 4pm Daily
King’s School Memorial Hall, Bruton BA10 0E. Free entry – Parking onsite.
Coming soon…..
Painting Day at Newlands Farm on 22nd June
With thanks to Penny Lowndes, Maureen Bond, John Baxter, Dorrie Peat and Derek Matthews
A snapshot of recent workshops
Bruton Art Society continues to put on a full programme of excellent workshops for members. Here are a couple from May and June:
“Exploring Early Summer in Pastels” with Katrina Wallis-King
69th Annual Exhibition Selection Results
If you have entered work for this years exhibition you can check the selection results here
Kate Lynch Lecture Thurs 11th April
A Rural documentary; Painting and Drawing Farmers in Somerset’
Today Kate Lynch gave us a fascinating lecture and presentation of her paintings. While showing us her pictures her talk was entirely about her twenty plus years of meeting, drawing and painting the mainly disappearing and always changing lives of those who work on the land in Somerset.
“Picasso’s Muse” in Castle Cary; A New gallery Opens.
On Saturday 2 March a new art gallery opened in Castle Cary High Street. It is in the former premises of the Natwest Bank and is a branch of the David Simon Contemporary Gallery in Bath. Continue reading “Picasso’s Muse” in Castle Cary; A New gallery Opens.