Hello everyone,

Further down the email see the winners of the February competition ' Texture'  The winner recieved a £20 voucher

The Community Art Project on the High Street Leighton Buzzard on Sat 5th March was very successful with many people painting sunflowers. We also set up a mini exhibitioon and sold several paintings. The money from the paintings sales (Kindly donated by members of LBAS) and other donations  raised £350 for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund. There was some great work on show - a huge thank you to everyone who helped and contributed.





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, they will be subsidised and some will be available to members only. - All very exciting stuff!

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

Gallery Trips

Please book your own tickets for these trips 

PISSARRO

FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM

Our Next Meeting will be on
Thursday 17th March
7.45 - 10.00pm  Art Demonstration - Suzy Southerton - Portrait in Oils

Join local artist Suzy Southerton who will be painting a portrait in oil on linen and is looking forward to welcoming you to this event.

During the demo of a head study Suzy aims to reveal her tried and tested methods and techniques for  depicting the sitter, as well as the thought processes involved. The evening will start off with a short intro about Suzy’s art-practice history, and then she can commence with the demo.

From initial marks and outlines, Suzy will share her approach and the stages of her process, gradually refining the image and adding in details.  If time allows she’ll finish with highlights on some of the features.  Portraiture has always been her first love, evident in her honest observations on canvas. The artist has won awards and honourable mentions for her portraits in particular.

Of her art-practice Suzy says: “Whilst painting a person’s face, a portrait, it’s always an exciting challenge to capture that something extra, not just a good likeness, but an inkling of that person’s character or mood.”

Come and enjoy watching Suzy as she shares her insights into painting a portrait in oil.

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

Please note, the school has a policy of keeping windows open for air flow in order to reduce Covid transmission, 
.The windows will be closed for us, but they will have been open during the day. Hopefully the hall will have warmed up by the time we get in there, but I suggest you wear layers!


You can read more about the event here

Results of the February Competition -Texture

The Votes were phenomenally close this month, we did have an outright winner, and then we have 3 artists in joint second place!!! So Congratulations. Every single painting achieved votes and it was box cox at the top!

Next Months competition will be based on the Queens Jubilee - Pomp and Royalty Please submit your entries by the end of March.

First Place - Tricia Lunt ,'Orange Slices' Watercolour 9cm x11cm 

Joint Second Place -  Judy Sweeney 'Fennel' Watercolour 16 " x 16"




Joint Second Place- Sally White 'Reflecting on Texture' - Oils 60cm x 40cm



Joint Second Place - Brian McVay - Texture Charcoal




Third Place - Pauline Glover  9.1/2” x 11.1/2” watercolour  Past times textures! Leighton Buzzard around 1890

 
 Derek Inall - Mount Rushmore Memorial 29 cm x 40 cm in pastels

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Graham Pellow - 'Super Satin' -Oil Size  46 x 26


 Gill Kill - 'Elephant' Charcoal




Sue Bingham - 'The Sea' Watercolor 18 x 24 cm

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Maria Hidalgo - Pastels , A2 format.


Hilary Robertson - Watercolour 28 x 18cm


Mike Kimpton - Graphite 8" x 6"


Jucith Jamieson - "Ophelia' Oils A3



Sara Williams - Oils


Sarah Cripps - King of the farmyard, it’s 40x50 cm, in oils.



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Bob Bungay - 'Stormy Seas' Inks and salt . 29 cm x 20 cm


Mattteo Cancellieri - Bijin-ga, mixed media, A4


Linda Holbrook - Carnival Oils 12”x16”


Diana Parsons -  'Texture of music'  acrylic size  40 x 20 cms

LBAS Art Classes and Workshops Open to the Public
April - Intro to Acrylics (painting Daisies)with Gill Buckmaster ( Astral Park) £18  - 55 UP

May - Intro to Drawing ( Make your Mark) with Aly Kirby  - (St Leonards Church Hall) £18 - 55UP

May - Intro to Drawing (Revealing Animals) with Aly Kirby  - (St Leonards Church Hall) £18 - 55UP

June- Intro to Pastels (Poppies and Bees) with Gill Buckmaster  - (Astral Park) £18 - 55UP

June- Intro to Oil Painting Course  with Suzy Southerton (3 sessions) - (Linslade Memorial Hall) £36- 55UP

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

We have got 4 workshops booked in 

April - Lino Print with Jill Dunn of Riverbird Studios  - Subsidised Members price £25 - please contact Sally to book. This will be held in my attic studio in Heath and Reach,  (max 6 participants) You must be able to climb 2 flights of stairs, - Fully Booked 

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

September - 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. Apologies to those who have already responded. You are on my list I shall be confirming with you in the next few days

 Zoom Art Together Day

Date -  Saturday 19th March 2022

Time - 10:00 - 16:00

Topic - 'Royalty and Pomp'

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.
 

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 March is 'Royalty and Pomp' 
The Logo Competition will be sorted out when we can meet again - announcemnt to follow

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

 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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Leonardo da Vinci