2024 Programme
We continue to meet at St Aidan's Hall in Church Street Berwick on the second and fourth Mondays of the month from
1.00pm to 3.30pm.
We have a break for tea and coffee and a chance to view each others work at the end.
We recognise that some members may wish to continue to wear masks for the sessions.
Outdoor 'en plein air' sessions will hopefully, take place on the third Monday of the month in the summer.
Spring - Summer 2024 Sessions: themes and artists.
Artist sessions require a £5 supplement and occasionally a payment is requested for artist materials, if supplied.
8th Jan. Denise Tindale, 'Blue' - iconic paintings and ideas.
22nd Jan. Imagination or YOW
12th Feb. Dan Cimmermann, Portraits in oil. Working in the 'all prima' style (wet on wet) members will create a portrait from their own images or from art history . All materials supplied.
26th Feb. Early Spring in Nature or Berwick Bridge 400 prep or YOW
11th March. Lino printing: Emma Jones of Wee Blue Press - materials supplied, tool sets may have to be shared.
25th March. A Blustery Day or YOW
EASTER
8th April. Helga Chart RSW, RWS Watercolour/Mixed media
22nd April. Still life: Pottery/glass reflections
13th May. Rachel Sutherland: Botanical painting. Houseplants and tulip bunches suppled.
27th May Abstraction and surrealism
10th June Tina Holley: Watercolour, forest and crofts.
24th June Final preparations for our exhibition from 27th July to 30th July St Aidans Hall.
Artists in the autumn: Stuart Norman, Christine Cave (Cancelled), Brian Turnbull
Recent session themes and guest artists.
13th Sep 21 - something autumnal
27th Sep - AGM
Spring 2023 Sessions
9th Jan. Denise Tindale, Local landscape, botanical and nature inspired artist is our tutor today.
Layered colour and drawings
23rd Jan, Denise Tindale, Layered paint and collage
13th Feb, Theme: Genre painting, everyday life as in markets, fairs, indoors, street scenes.
27th Feb, Darren Woodhead, Pure Field Painter - painting workshop - narrative and movement.
13th March, Theme or your own work - finishing pictures from before.
27th March, Brian Turnbull, Demonstration
Summer 2023 sessions
12th April, Bank Holiday
24th April, Theme - Layers and Lines or Dawn. Riding the Bounds ready for next Sat!!
8th May, Coronation Bank Holiday
22nd May, Aine Divine - Demonstration of still life flowers and then tuition. Bring your own arrangement.
29th May, En Plein Air meet up - Berwick Coronation Park. Enter the park from the bottom at the river walk or from the top gate at the start of Castle Terrace road over the railway bridge. Park at the station or Castlegate. Bring seating and your art materials. River views from the top and castle wall and ramparts at the side and river edge. Newcomers are welcome.
12th June, Theme
19th June, En Plein Air meet up - Spittal beach
26th June, Anthea Wood - Collograph printing
10th July, En Plein Air: Meet at Coxons Tower Berwick Walls 1.30pm. Denise Tindale tutors sketching.
SUMMER BREAK
Autumn 2023 Sessions
11th September Theme: Summer Colour or 'Your Own Work'
25th September Jane Braithwaite: illustrator - wildlife/oil and wax pencil
9th October AGM and the iconic Sycamore Gap or autumn theme or YOW
23rd October. Christine Cave: - Sea and Landscape in pastels: Big Skies
13th November Theme or YOW
27th November Helen McKnockiter illustrator/artist - tea, coffee, redwing painting
11th December Christmas Party
11th Oct 21 - Today's theme is "CHANGE". Please feel free to interpret however you wish !
25th Oct 21 - Theme for the day is "Atmosphere: Rain / Mist / Shadow". Any medium.
8th Nov 21 - Local artist (& excellent framer!) BRIAN TURNBULL is coming to do a session with us: details idc
22nd Nov 21 - The theme for this session is "Boats and the sea". Any medium
13th Dec 21 - The theme is "Faces & self-portrait". Pen & Pencil Pls remember to bring festive snack if you wish
10th Jan 22 - "Winter Sun" is today's theme
24th Jan 22 "Design a Flyer": we'd like to advertise the group by leaving flyers in local galleries, notice-boards, shops etc. And so today's theme is to design one which will promote BAG and - hopefully - attract new members !
14th Feb 22 "Harbour" is today's theme
28th Feb We welcome Madeleine Ferrar for our 1st 'tutored' session of 2022. She'll be showing us some of the many kinds of prints, and leading some print-making activity.
14th Mar 22: The theme for this session is ‘Still Life’ and a collection of jugs/pot/flowers will be set up. Or members can bring their own items, or indeed work on their own project.
28th Mar "Paper Art / Display books" with Lucy Baxandall (from Tidekettle Paper, on Bridge St). Lucy invites attendees to bring some equipment - scissors, Stanley knife, ruler and if possible a cutting pad or surface to help make up your display booklets. There will be some equipment available if needed. She will supply the paper and a donation of £3 is suggested for this, depending on amount used. Session will start at 1pm. Feel free to bring coffee and a snack if you haven’t time for lunch beforehand.
11th Apr 22 "Mixed Media" - any subject, any style ........
25th Apr "Observation / Perspective" with Simon Harwood
9th May 22 Wild life painter / demonstration with Paul Henery
23rd May Theme/own work. Castles.
13th Jun 22 Still life / tutored by Fine Artist Amy Izat
27th Jun, Visit the exhibition of Water and Light at Norham arts and take ideas for our theme of
'Watery Views'.
12th Sept, Our autumn session starts with a choice of two themes inspired by the sculpture of Barbara
Hepworth (Edin. Nat. Gallery Modern 2).
'Mother and child', she makes abstract realisations in stone, but today in your own medium!
'Openings' - creating piercings brings space and light through the mass.
26th Sept, Deborah Campbell, Mixed Media artist who hikes to remote areas and sketches landscapes to
develop back in the studio into finished watercolour paintings and constructed textile studies.
10th Oct, Restricted colour. Monotone, two tone, three primaries or add shade and variants on a single hue.
24th Oct, Autumnal colour and Christmas paintings - art stall 11th December, Berwick Christmas Market.
14th Nov, Tina Holley, Award winning artist will explore her ability to capture mood in landscapes
using meticulous brushwork in the medium of watercolour.
28th Nov, Botanical drawing or paintings (Granary exhibition re: Margaret Rebecca Dickinson, 1821, Norham)
Or preparation for submitting A4 paintings for Guildhall stall, Berwick Christmas Market 11th Dec.
12th Dec, Darren Woodhead (cancelled due to BBC commitment). See Feb 27th '23.
Pure field painter will take us into his world of extraordinary bird and wildlife where he works direct in brush and watercolour.
Followed by festive snacks and drinks.