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FOUNDED IN 1953
DECEMBER 2025
PAINT & SKETCH DAYS 2026
A new programme of sketching and painting days, providing opportunities to hone one’s skills in
di昀昀erent venues and share our ideas and enthusiasms regarding Plein-air work, has been arranged
for 2026.
My 昀椀ngers are crossed for another summer of dry warm weather! The visits will all take place on a
Wednesday with the exception of one, a visit to Shelagh Leakey’s stunning garden and meadow, a lot
of which enjoys a river frontage. This day is
set for Tuesday 19th May, and is part of a programme that will include visits to Sturminster
Mill, which is another very di昀昀erent river frontage, Corinna Leigh-Turner’s fabulous garden at
Knowle Rock, the Market at Wells presenting
wonderful opportunities for drawing people, and
Kilver Court gardens, which are a revelation if
you haven’t already been there.
Best wishes Je昀昀y. X
Viaduct in Kilver Court gardens
WORKSHOPS & LECTURES 2026
LECTURE: Friday 23 January 2.30 - 4.30pm
‘Nikki de Saint Phalle - Rebel with a Cause’ by Arantxa Sardina
Caryford Community Hall, Ansford Park, Castle Cary BA7 7JJ Members free. Guests £5
TASTER DAY: Friday 13 March at Hadspen Village Hall
‘Gouache paint’
Tutor: Kate Cochrane
2 DAY WORKSHOP: Thursday 9 & Friday 10 April at Hadspen Village Hall
‘Oil and cold wax painting’
Tutor: Jenny Graham
2 DAY WORKSHOP: Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May at Hadspen Village Hall
‘Natural materials into paint and ink’
Tutor: Fiona McIntyre
2 DAY WORKSHOP: Friday19 & Saturday 20 June at Hadspen Village Hall
‘Marine Creatures in Clay’
Tutor: Marianne Bareham
1 DAY TALK/WORKSHOP: Friday 18 September at Hadspen Village Hall
‘The (not so) Still Life, Unwrapped’
Tutor: Sally Ridout
‘PORTRAIT FROM LIFE’ with James Budden Demo: Wednesday 28 October 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Caryford Community Hall, Ansford Park, Castle Cary Members free. Guests £5
WORKSHOP REPORTS
Sally Ridout
We have come to the end of the Workshop Programme for this year and are busy planning an exciting
selection of varied and inspiring new ones for 2026. They are listed above and a detailed write-up about
them will be available on the website early in 2026 where you will be able to book and pay.
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