Hello everyone,

Further down the email see the results of   the April competition 'Harmony'  The winner recieves a £20 voucher

Some members of the Whatsapp Group are participating in May Madness. thos involves using a prompt generator to tell you a picture to draw or paint, you can do this daily, weekly or randomly through May . I have just realised I hadn't put this information in here earlier so apologies. If you want to have a go the link to the generator is here,
Drawing Prompts Generator - Art Side of Life™
please ignore the adverts at the top. there is no charge to using the generator which is a little way down the page. If you want to join the whatsapp group for this bit of madness (some of the prompts are very surreal!) let me know your mobile number. 

Below are a couple of the images and prompts created so far.



The prompts 
a. A witches hat flying on a broomstick - Maria
b.Teddy on his way to raid the fridge - Diane
c.Lion wearing large bunny ears and a pom pom tail - Tricia
d. Commercial jet flying through the air with streamers flapping - Linda
e. A large box filled with hundreds of tubes of oil paint, all of them white - Matteo
f. A walrus painting a portrait of Salvador Dali - Sally

As you can see the prompts are a bit mad, but we are enjoying the challenge! Please join in if you would like to

Pop UP Exhibitions and ? Plein Air Art Days

Jubilee Fayre - Bank Holiday Friday 3rd June, LB High Street 

Linslade Canal Festival - Saturday 30th July. Craft Tent , The Paddocks

We could also have some members painting / sketching outdoors during these events, and possibly meet up for picnic lunches.

Art Appreciation Group - Weds 11th May 7.45 Sarahs House - please let her know if you are coming - Subject -  JMW Turner

Please book your place (free of charge) with Sarah on 07754 175781 or sarahcrippslb@gmail.com

Leighton Linslade Carnival on Saturday July 9th -'The Musicals' , \ float planning and making on Sunday 15th May - we plan to paint Posters from the Musicals, all materials provided. Please email or message Sally thereadsandpatches@gmail.com if you plan to come to the planning day. (just need idea of numbers)

The program of workshops and classes is on our website - there are a few more to be added towards the end of the year, but we are now taking bookings. If you are interested in attending please let us know,

The next class available is 
Introduction to Drawing - Make your Mark with Aly Kirby on 12th May  1.00 - 4.00pm at St Leonards Church Hall The price is £12 
There are spaces if anyone wishes to attend

We have several things coming up so check out the Events Calendar 

Gallery Trips
 

May 10th  Trip to  Compton Verney to see the Portrait Artist of the Year exhibition. 

Our Next Meeting will be on
Thursday 19th May
7.45 - 10.00pm  Art Demonstration - Jean Turton - Chinese Brush painting

Jean will give a short talk on the  history of Chinese art and the major differences between it and Western art, and explain about our specific materials.

Jean then finishes the first part of her talk with a flower and bird composition, and for the second session paints a Chinese landscape.

Jean Turton has been a teacher of Chinese brush painting for over 15 years throughout the UK. She is very keen on flower painting and has taught in Berkshire for a number of years. Following a job change, she is now able to teach at longer, residential courses.

Jean served on the Chinese Brush Painting Society committee for a number of years, including holding the post of Chairman. She enjoys passing on her enthusiasm and love of the art to all. On the following Saturday 21st May Jean will be giving a workshop on Chinese Brush painting all welcome See more details here

Free to LBAS Members , non members welcome for the small fee of £6 on the door. This can be deducted from the membership fee if you join the society by the end of the month

Large Dining Hall, Gilbert Inglefield School, Leighton Buzzard
 

Results pf  the April Competition - Harmony
I have decided to show the no of votes beside the winners so you can see how close it sometimes is (Note I ask you to so tell me first and second choices, your first vote gets 3 points your second choice gets 2)

Many thanks to all those who took the time to vote. Even more thanks to those who entered - we could not do it without you!

Next Months competition will be 'Journeys', Please send your entries by email threadsandpatches@gmail.com by 31st May

First Place - (29 points) Pauline Glover - 
Barber Shop Singers 12x 9” or 30 x 23cms Watercolour

2nd Place -  (18 points) Judy Sweeney - My Owl 8x10ins, silk painting inks on watercolour paper.


Joint Third Place (13 points) Brian McVay - 'Harmony' 12"x16"  Acrylic



Joint Third Place (13 Points) - Sarah Cripps Seascape study, 9x12 inches, Oils



Matteo Cancellieri - Blues harmonica, mixed media, A4


Sally White - 'The music is me, my name is Harmony' Collage, acrylic paint. A4


Maria Hidalgo - Fantasy dragon, Watercolour size A3 approx.



Derek Inall - "The Viola Player" 28 cm x 23 cm watercolour


Bob Bungay - "Mountain sunrise" Watercolour 28 cm x 20 cm



Judith Jamieson - Dance Me to the End of Love


Hilary Robertson - Harmony Flowers A3 Acrylic

LBAS Art Classes and Workshops Open to the Public


May 12th - Intro to Drawing ( Make your Mark) with Aly Kirby  - (St Leonards Church Hall) £12 - 55UP

June 9th  - Intro to Drawing (Revealing Animals) with Aly Kirby  - (St Leonards Church Hall) £12 - 55UP

June 17th- Intro to Pastels (Poppies and Bees) with Gill Buckmaster  - (Astral Park) £12 - 55UP

June 19th - Intro to Oil Painting Course  with Suzy Southerton (3 sessions) - (Linslade Memorial Hall) £36- 55UP  - SOLD OUT (Waiting List)

Sept 9th - Discovering Inks - (Bee Mine) with Jay Nolan Latchford ( Gilbert Inglefield) £12 - 55UP



Note some of the prices have changed since originally published (if you are in credit this will be sorted out at the class)

55Up events are supported by a grant from Leighton Linslade Town Council to encourage those who live in the Leighton Linslade area to  take part in activities they may not have done before. Hence these courses are aimed at those to whom the media  or type of activitity is new or has not been tried for several years. Please encourage friends and family to to engage with these venets if possible, they are a low cost way to take part in some great art classes.

Discounted Workshops for Members of LBAS

May 21st - Chinese Brush Painting with Jean Turton ( Heath Village Barn) £35  - 5 spaces left

September 15th - Watercolour with Ian Mcmanus  - (St Leonards Church Hall) £35

October - Urban Scene in Pastels with Joel Waring ( Heath Village Barn) £35

November - Watercolour flowers with Nicky Hunter - (Westbury Arts Centre) £35

LBAS will be subsidising the prices of these workshops to members ( non members may attend but the fee is £60)  ,If you would like to attend any of these workshops please reply to this email. 

 Zoom Art Together Day

Date -  Saturday 28th May 2022

Time - 10:00 - 16:00

Topic - 'Journeys'

Join us on Zoom, the invitation will be sent to members on the day before the event. All welcome, even if you don't want to join in with the art, come and join us for a coffee and chat. If you are new to our Art Together days, we meet 3 times 10am, 1pm amd 3,30. We also have a Whatsapp group where we share images of what we are working on. It is a fun day, suitable for all levelas and styles of work. If you don't wish to stick to this months theme, you don't have to. It is there as a bit of inspiration should you need it.
Tricia has put together some helpful ideas you can find them here
 

Sketchbook Pen Pal Group
We are ready to start the next round of sketchbooks. Many of you will have seen them at the exhibition. So now is the time! Message Tricia (email below) and join the next one. They are good fun, it is lovely having this little art gem drop through your door every 4 weeks or so. Be part of it!

This is well under way with several sketchbooks on their travels or completed. The completed sketchbooks are available to view on our website here. If you would like to join this project, or have already been involved and would like to be in another sketchbook, please let Tricia know, the next group can then be prepared (you may well be mixed with different artists). There are many new members who have not yet joined a sketchbook - do get in touch if you would like to have a go!

Contact Tricia at the email address below, if you would like to join the project.

Interested? - 
Email ‘I’m in’ to Tricia at magpie_wing@outlook.com

The Theme for the Competition in May is 'Journeys' 
The Logo Competition will be sorted out when we can meet again - announcement to follow

 Submissions to threadsandpatches@gmail.com by the 31st May

 WhatsApp Social Group -this is working well, and those involved are enjoying keeping in touch and sharing work, events and a few jokes. If you would like to join this group please reply to this email confirming your name and mobile phone number. You must have the WhatsApp App on your 'phone. Please note this is only suitable for those with Smartphones.

Art Competitions and Exhibitions
If you know of any competitions/exhibitions that our mambers may be interested in entering, please send details and I shall include them in future emails

Moma weblist of current exhibitions and competitions in UK

To be an artist is to believe in life.

Henry Moore