Newsletter September 2015

No.135
Sep 2015
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Chairman’s Chat
By David Lowe
Another successful year
for our annual Summer Exhibition.
“In total 68 pieces sold with income approx £5,339 + card sales at £539
and Raffle / Donations at £690.00. A record
year with the total income £6,568 “ Page 8.
Colin Richens scoops both the
judges AND the audience vote!
Get your art ready for the Salisbury
Exhibition starting
8th January (Hand-In 5th Jan).
IN THE FRAME: Iceland Trek….
Hat’s off to Richard Morgan for
completing his charity sledge journey across Iceland, simply for his
sheer courage at 73 years young!
Story and pictures on pages 4 & 5.
A big thank you to local Dorset
artist Peter Horsewell for his kind
donation of a superb collection of art
related Books for our Sales Table
this month. Enjoy!
RAS Salisbury Hospital
Exhibition 2016
8th Jan—5th Feb
Closing date: Tue 1st Dec 2015
Hand-In Tuesday 5th Jan 12md-12:30
Hand-Out Tuesday 9th Feb 12md-12.30
Both at Greyfriars.
Form inside and also Online now!
Our Committee would welcome
some assistance at our Meetings
— please let us know if you can
help us to run the Society!
THE GREYFRIARS TROPHY: THE BEST WATERCOLOUR
Winner: Lap of Luxury by Michael Clare
Runner up: Leek, Beetroot, Onions & Carrot
by Vivien Burgess
THE JAN MURRAY TROPHY: THE BEST OIL PAINTING
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens
Runner up: Call Me Red by Ann Squire
THE COURTICE MILLENNIUM PLATE: THE BEST PASTEL
Winner: Are We Nearly There by Ann Squire
Runner up: Siesta Time by Virginia James
THE MASON-SMITH TROPHY: THE BEST ACRYLIC
Winner: Plum Perfect by Anne Toase
Runner up: Colmers Hill by Tony Clegg
THE JUBILEE TROPHY: THE BEST PAINTING
IN ANY OTHER MEDIUM
Winner: Dragon Lily by Meg Mulcahy
Runner up: After the Rain, Bolderwood by Lindsey Cole
THE MOLLIE STEVENS TROPHY: THE BEST MINIATURE
Winner: Sailing off the Needles by Colin Richens
Runner up: In the Garden by Suzan Houching
THE HARRY JOHNS TROPHY: THE MOST ORIGINAL WORK
Winner: To dream such a Sweet Sorrow by Estela Alba
Runner up: Blink of an Eye by Beryl Richards
THE SAM HOLLAND TROPHY
THE MOST IMAGINATIVE PAINTING
Winner: I’m Glad to be Home by Suzan Houching
Runner up: Jupiter by Beryl Richards
THE FOSTER WELLS TROPHY: THE BEST PAINTING IN THE
EXHIBITION CHOSEN FROM THE PRIZE WINNERS
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens
Runner up: Lap of Luxury by Michael Clare
THE ANN ROSE TROPHY : THE BEST PICTURE SELECTED BY
MEMBERS & GUESTS VOTING
AT THE PRIVATE VIEW
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens
Certificates of Merit
Evening by the Stour, Dedham by Cathy Beggs
Wild Weeds by Lindsey Cole
Ceramic – Hill Town by Stephanie Edwards
Ceramic – Bowl by Stephanie Edwards
Summer Garden by Gina Emmett
Smugglers Cove by Tony Hallett
Noah’s Ark by Michael Jones
The Beaulieu Goose by Barbara Rousseau
Washday in Garibaldi by Pauline Stephens
A Study in Yellow by Pauline Stephens
I’m the King of the Jungle by Pam Yeates
© 2015 RAS UK. All Rights Reserved.
Handy Hints &
Tips
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Tips when Travelling
with Art Supplies
Our thanks to Lori McNee
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Try to streamline your art supplies down to the
utmost essential. Think about using a ‘limited
palette’ of only 5 or 6 paint colours. Don’t
forget, you can mix your own greens, oranges,
etc. A limited palette assures a more
harmonious painting anyway.
‘Oil Paint’ is a security buzz word, so it is best
to refer to your oil paints as “artist colours
made with vegetable oil"
Keep your paints in a separate plastic bag in
case they leak during the flight and pack them
in your suitcase (don’t carry them on the
plane).
Don’t carry on your art supplies! Save yourself
the hassle and risk of having them confiscated
at security.
Do not carry on or check in with your luggage
any flammable solvents or thinners (you can
purchase these at your destination). These will
not be allowed on the plane.
Pack your brushes and palette knives with your
luggage .
If possible, pack all your supplies in a separate
suitcase. If not, pack your supplies so they are
on top of your other items in your luggage.
This makes it easily accessible for a security
check.
Pack your empty pochade box in your carry on
or suitcase.
If you are running out of room in your
suitcase, consider ‘carrying on’ some of your
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clothing or shoes instead.
Remember to keep your toiletries in your
suitcase or they might be confiscated!
Packing Check List:
Pochade Box (paint box) & palette
Tripod
Paints (Titanium White, Cad Yellow, Cad Red
light or Madder Lake/Alizarin Crimson,
Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, – this is more than
plenty, or just bring the primary colours and
white.)
Medium (non-flammable)
Empty container for turps or solvents
Paint Brushes
Paint Knife
Paper Towels (take some off a roll and fold
compactly)
Pink Baby Wipes (for clean-up)
Acrylic Primed Canvas Pad (these are light
and pack easily)
1 board or panel to tape the canvas sheet to
while painting
Painter’s Tape
Apron or smock , wear black clothing because
it does not reflect onto your canvas
Hat
Bug Spray
Sunscreen
Camera
Sketch book & pen or pencil
Don’t wear sunglasses while plein air
painting…it changes the values & colours –
just squint!
Oh and one more…. To remove stuck
Masking Tape soften the glue with a
Hair Drier first!
Local suppliers of Brown Gummed Paper Framing Tape suitable for our Exhibitions is
available from:- Lunns of Ringwood, 13-15 Christchurch Rd, Ringwood, Hants BH24
1DG Tel: 01425 480347 and Artcetera, 853 Christchurch Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset
County BH7 6AR Tel: 01202 423408
Programme Times
Monthly Meetings..........
Pottery Afternoons……
Workshops....................
7.30pm - 3rd Monday in month.
1.00pm - 4.30pm Ann Rose Hall
10.00am - 4.00pm Ann Rose Hall
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Ann Pierson
Ann has lived in and around Ringwood all her life, other than
when she left home to go into repertory in Barnsley. From
there she toured with the Children’s National theatre and
The English Stage Company, which is now The National
Theatre, appearing in many well known shows.
She qualified in speech and drama with the Guildhall School
of Music and Drama also the New Era Academy and taught
elocution and drama.
Her first introduction to Art was about 10 years ago whilst
the USA in New Port Rhode Island, travelling and staying in
the area whilst her husband Brian was working on a golf
course project. Ann had some time to occupy herself and
found an opportunity to attend an art class that was
running a Summer School
Art Session - Ann loved it,
found it to be enormous fun,
however, she realised she
had a lot to learn and on her
return Ringwood, she joined
The Lorna Byron School of
Art at Greyfriars.
Lorna teaches all the basic techniques whilst encouraging and inspiring her students to develop their own style and medium. Ann’s
choice is water colour, she belongs to the Tuesday class and learns something new
most weeks…..her growing confidence in her work
has been rewarded recently when she was on a
cruise on the Queen Victoria, where she attended art
classes everyday and at the end of the cruise a
showcase exhibition saw her win 1st prize for her watercolour of Central Park in the spring – Ann was delighted to be awarded the prize against stiff competition of over 90 other artists!
Ann is looking forward to the Jake Winkle work shop
and she is very appreciative of the work and time put
in by the committee to give
its member ‘s such an interesting programme and
hopes to exhibit something
in the summer Exhibition.
Written by Lisa Pierson
Ann’s daughter.
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Richard Morgan
Arctic Dog Sled
Challenge - April 2015
In April 2015 I undertook a once in a lifetime challenge, running a team of huskies,
across the frozen wilderness above the Arctic Circle. This was to raise money for the
children’s charity ‘Right to Play”. Here is a
short account of my experience.
Sunday the 12th I flew from Gatwick to Tromso
in Norway. On arrival I met other people taking part for other charities, plus the organizer
and guide for the trip. We were taken to his
compound where there were traditional huts
called ‘Lavvu’ - wooden frames covered in
canvas. Inside there was a bench all around
covered with reindeer skins and in the centre a
tiny wood-burning stove. This is where we
would sleep for the first night. A quick talk on
what to expect during the week was followed
by a delicious reindeer stew. We were issued
with sleeping bags and told who our tent companion for the week would be.
Monday - Not having slept very well I awoke
at 5.15 am. When everyone was awake we had
porridge for breakfast, were issued with our
special snow boots, climbed on to a mini bus
and set off
to the start
of our adventure.
We had to
learn to
harness the
dogs to the
sled and
load up our
equipment, food etc. There were no practice
runs and off we went! Luckily we travelled uphill for 30kms with very slow progress through
deep snow,
pushing,
walking and
scooting almost continuously.
When we arrived at our
first camping
place it was
a little chaotic as no
one except
the guide had
done this before. The system tonight and for
the rest of the week was – unhitch the dogs and
put them onto their overnight line, feed them
and then we could think of ourselves. Next, put
up the tent and fetch water to boil for our brew
and meal, which was freeze dried. Water was
obtained from a hole bored in the frozen lake, a
walk of about 400 yards each way. It doesn’t
sound much but was exhausting in the deep
snow! The next morning everything was done
in reverse order.
Tuesday - Set off in
the direction of the
‘Tri Nations’ border between Norway, Sweden and
Finland. We left the
tree line behind and
went into Finland
for a short while. A
steep uphill climb
to reach 800 metres
and here were some
incredible vistas.
Crossing a frozen lake for 25kms the wind
started to blow from the side, grey skies appeared and snow blown from the surface of the
lake made progress very uncomfortable. After
the lake, lots of uphill and some very steep descents. During one of these, I fell off. We
stopped early today in an area called Keinovopio. Our guide thought there was a risk of a
white out. Distance travelled about 50kms.
Wednesday - Early start. Side wind again for
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two hours as we pushed on deep
into the mountains of Sweden. One
uphill section was 6kms and the
down-hills were very fast. I didn’t
enjoy these much. Stopped today at
3pm at another frozen lake called
Rostojavri. An island in the lake
has fishing huts where we stayed.
Despite having bunk beds, a stove
and heater to dry out our wet clothing, we still had a trek across the
ice to a bore hole for water. It was
good to be able to change our thermal underwear but we still couldn’t wash properly.
Thank goodness for wet wipes! There was a
toilet block here using the hole and plank system. Luxury indeed, since up to this point a
hole in the snow had been the only option !!
The caretaker at this fish camp had a very tiny
shop selling beer by the can and baseball caps.
A strange combination. A welcome can of beer
and a great nights sleep in the warm. The usual
night time temperature in the tent was minus
15-20 degrees C. Distance travelled 60kms.
Thursday - Long day ahead. Followed a reindeer fence and snowmobile track, and reentered Norway. Beautiful blue skies today
though still cold. More ups and downs, and I
fell off again! We were on a
plateau for some considerable time and we stopped
between two mountains.
With clear skies the guide
thought we may see the
‘Northern Lights’ but they
did not appear. Coldest
night so far when the temperature dropped to minus
28 degrees C. Distance travelled 75kms.
Friday - Started our homeward journey going
round the side of a mountain. Several upward
sections but slowly descending toward the tree
line. Saw three people skiing pulling their own
sleds loaded with camping gear etc. The final
part of the day was down into the forest. Saw
some lynx tracks, the first sign of any animal
life. Tonight we were camping in the Devdes
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protected forest and were able to light
a campfire and have some BBQ sausages. A nice change from freeze
dried food. Also this was the first time
in a week to have a social gathering.
This night we were all pretty tired and
looking forward to finishing our trip
tomorrow. Distance travelled 45kms.
Saturday - After breakfast, hitched up
and away. Mostly downhill on a very
wide track. I think some of it must
have been a road as there were crash
barriers in places, but difficult to tell with the
deep snow.
We stopped in
a clearing and
there were the
trucks and
buses to return
us to civilization. This was
a very emotional time as
I said goodbye
to my dog
team – Leah, Nemi, April, Labb and Link with
the blue crossed eyes.
Finally back at the hotel and able to communicate with my wife back in Burley. Also a welcome shave and a
hot shower for the first time in
eight days.
Sunday - A free morning in a
rainy Tromso. Couldn’t bring
myself to leave the warmth of
the hotel until collected just before midday for our journey to
the airport and flight back to the
UK.
The trip was indeed an adventure to remember
forever. Total distance travelled by sled was
270kms. Not bad for a 73 year old!
I would like to thank all the people and various
organizations that supported me in my fundraising. My fundraising page is still open
should anyone wish to donate on
www.virginmoneygiving.com/
RichardMorgan24
RAS WORKSHOPS
Jake Winkle
27 Jun 15
Wildlife in Watercolour
We all assembled on a beautiful summer morning at
Greyfriars where Jake started by taking us step by step
through a painting of penguins. By breaking the subject
down into small components he was able to impart a lot of
technical information. We went onto painting owls next. The
painting style was quick &
spontaneous & colourful. We
finished the day with a choice
of other source materials for
people to experiment. Each
section was punctuated by a
friendly critique As expected,
the teaching was detailed &
meticulous. Everyone produced some good results. Jake’s popularity as a teacher is reflected by the fact that a
second workshop in January 2016 is already fully booked.
Michael Caruana, Programme Secretary.
It was a great day. We tackled a picture step
by step of 3 penguins in the morning with lots
of tips on watercolour techniques. After a
lunch break when we could nip outside to see
the playgroup festivities on the lawn or go along
to the Bickerley to see the Armed Forces Day
Event - I was just in time to witness the firing of
muskets! All relaxed we then had a go at
painting an owl in a much looser and free style loads of colour of course, and a huge variety of
brush strokes, marks, splatter and
squiggles. Fantastic results all round
and Jake even commented that it was
one of the best group efforts he had
seen! We now look forward to Jake's
next visit in January with yet more of
his colourful interpretations of animals.
Pam Mason-Smith, President.
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RAS WORKSHOPS
John Bowen
30 May 15
Portraits in Oil Pastels
Thanks for your help modelling. I thought it was a
most enjoyable day & John seemed to enjoy it too.
He is such a well informed & experienced teacher it
would seem worth asking him back next year to
talk on a different subject –
what do you think? Here
are some pictures; as usual
I leave it to you to select the best. I particularly like the
picture of John looking bewildered
“Finally we started
this workshop with
better weather on a
bright late spring day.
John used two
models, one in the morning and one in the
afternoon. Because of this all the participants
needed to work quickly. Despite the time
constraints, and although the individual
approaches varied widely, everyone managed
to produce a result at the end of each
session. Just as during the demonstration, the
models were posed carefully on a wooden plinth. During the afternoon when
Mike Clare was the model, we
were encouraged to take a
“sculptural” approach to our
drawings, using a Russian type
heroic style. Some of the results are shown in the photos. We are grateful to the two
models for their help in making
the workshop so successful.
Michael Caruana,
Programme Secretary.
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RAS
47th Summer
Exhibition 2015
Exhibition Report
As a society we strive for excellence and again this
year we hoped for even higher standards than last
year, I . . believe this was achieved. When the adjudicator walked into the exhibition the first thing
he said was "Wow." On his first sweep of the exhibition; he was blown away by the very high standard of the paintings and presentation of work.
When someone buys a painting from Ringwood
Art society we feel proud that each painting will
stand the test of time. With the majority of members appreciating the importance of good presentation, as this lifts the quality of the whole exhibition. So a big thank you and well done to all those
for keeping up the standard.
pieces of art which rose considerably when including replacements. Visitor numbers were slightly up
on last year with 1451 passing through the exhibition. In 2014 there were 1300.
Sales started well, at the preview we had sales of
£1208.00p We had a steady flow of sales throughout the exhibition. In total 68 pieces sold with income approx £5339 .00 + card sales at £539.00
and Raffle / Donations at £690.00. A record year
with the total income £6568.31 Another successful
exhibition.
Here are some comments in the visitors book:
“Incredibly high standard of work, congratulations to everyone” : “Well Painted and Presented” : “Beautiful art work, excellent standard” : “A great mix of styles, well done” :
“What a wealth of brilliant artists” : “An impressive exhibition, amazing talent”
A huge thank you to all the people who helped put
the exhibition together and take it down again.
There are too many to mention individually, however without their help we wouldn’t be able to put
on such a superb exhibition. Our Chairman David
However this year we did have to re-tape several Lowe is not only preparing a photo book of the enpaintings and apply ‘D’ rings and string to a few. tire exhibition which is a huge undertaking in itself. But when I told him how I wanted to display
Our exhibition rules states framed paintings behind glass should be fixed into place with the cor- the postcard paintings, he didn't hesitate and said
rect brown gummed tape. This is a tape especially just give me the approx measurements and I'll
make it. And what a fantastic job he made. So on
designed for the purpose. Other types of tape
over time may come away from the frame leaving behalf of all exhibitors a big thank you David.
the painting open to deterioration. If you were
one of these artist please think about your pres- This year we have to thank both Lionel Forman
and Jan Martyn a joint effort for collecting the
entation for next year.
takings every day with Jan working through the
Once again we had issues with copyright, we
bank holiday until 11pm that evening, preparing
cannot emphasise enough the responsibility
the cheques ready for artists at hand out the folof all artists to take great care when selecting
lowing day. A huge, thank you, to both Lionel &
reference material. There will always be
Jan. And last but not least Thank you to our Presisomeone who has seen it before. Taking a
dent, Pam Mason-Smith who's expertise once
painting down from the exhibition causes
again guided us through the presentation of
embarrassment for the artist and is upsetting
awards at the preview evening with her usual unfor me. Please remember all work at R.A.S.
flappable countenance making it appear easy
must be original and from your own reference
when really it has taken quite a considerable
material or ‘certified’ purchased copyright.
amount of preparation. Thank you Pam.
This year we introduced a new category
"postcard paintings" which was received well by
the general public. In total we displayed 447
Ann Squire,
Exhibition Secretary RAS
Financial facts provided by Jan Martyn & LionelForeman Joint Treasurers RAS
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RAS
47th Summer
Exhibition 2015
Preview Evening
Report
Unfortunately only a few artists can be recognised with awards but I think you’ll agree that
everyone who has entered a picture is a winner.
Our pottery group have also improved enormously over the past year and there were some
lovely pieces with several sales this year. We
still haven’t surpassed our tutor though, Stephanie Edwards, who won a prize!
Maybe next year…..
I am delighted to welcome you to the 47th Annual Summer Exhibition of the Ringwood Art
Society at Greyfriars in Ringwood.
A special thank you must go to Ann Squire our
Exhibition Secretary, organising her 11th exhibition. Thanks go to a huge army of helpers but
The Preview evening was a lovely time with eve- Ann pulls it all together and keeps an eye on all
the little details which go into making this event
ning sunshine and lots of artists with their
guests enjoying a glass of wine in the courtyard so successful – Thank you Ann.
having walked round and delighted in the fantastic array of pictures on display. I know I say A warm welcome and our thanks must also go
it every year but this year the standard of paint- to our sponsors, Co-op Funeral Care, who supings in the Exhibition really is better than ever – plied all the wine for the preview evening. We
hope that their sponsorship will be beginning of
but judge for yourselves!
a good partnership with us.
Our adjudicator this year was John Bowen, an
outstanding painter himself, who came to our
society and did a portrait of our treasurer a few
months ago which was an incredible likeness. John’s first word on walking into the exhibition rooms was WOW! He was extremely
complimentary to all the artists exhibiting and
especially the presentation of paintings – so all
that hard work getting the framing right front
AND back was well worth it.
On looking round myself on the preview evening at all the inspirational paintings I was reminded of something I read recently – ‘Creation
is a great work of art that allows us to glimpse
the mind and character of the artist. The natural world is full of breath-taking wonders and
the human mind and its potential is staggering’
Well, we have some rather wonderful people in
our society judging by the paintings but one
Councillor Michael Thierry, Mayor of Ringwood
does wonder about artists like Tracy Emin and
opened our exhibition and had us all laughing
her bed!
within moments of speaking! He was delighted to present the awards – there were
Van Gogh always painted from the heart and
some wonderful surprises with members winsaid “The emotions are sometimes so strong
ning for the first time.
However the artist of the evening was definitely that I work without knowing it.
The strokes come like speech" Which leads on to
Colin Richens who won no less than 4
Edward Hopper who said “If I could say it in
awards! His picture ‘Lowtide Brixham’ was
voted best in the exhibition by both the adjudi- words there would be no reason to paint.”
cator AND the public, an agreement which
Pam Mason-Smith
doesn’t happen often. Well done Colin.
President RAS
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THE GREYFRIARS TROPHY FOR THE BEST WATERCOLOUR
Winner: Lap of Luxury by Michael Clare Nr 17
Runner up: Leek, Beetroot, Onions & Carrot by Vivien Burgess Nr 5
THE JAN MURRAY TROPHY FOR THE BEST OIL PAINTING
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens Nr 100
Runner up: Call Me Red by Ann Squire Nr 259
THE COURTICE MILLENNIUM PLATE FOR THE BEST PASTEL
Winner: Are We Nearly There by Ann Squire Nr 107
Runner up: Siesta Time by Virginia James Nr 66
THE MASON-SMITH TROPHY FOR THE BEST ACRYLIC
Winner: Plum Perfect by Anne Toase Nr 113
Runner up: Colmers Hill by Tony Clegg Nr 20
THE JUBILEE TROPHY THE BEST PAINTING IN ANY OTHER MEDIUM
Winner: Dragon Lily by Meg Mulcahy Nr 85
Runner up: After the Rain, Bolderwood by Lindsey Cole Nr 139
THE MOLLIE STEVENS TROPHY FOR THE BEST MINIATURE
Winner: Sailing off the Needles by Colin Richens Nr 228
Runner up: In the Garden by Suzan Houching Nr 221
THE HARRY JOHNS TROPHY FOR THE MOST ORIGINAL WORK
Winner: To dream such a Sweet Sorrow by Estela Alba Nr 1
Runner up: Blink of an Eye by Beryl Richards Nr 195
THE SAM HOLLAND TROPHY FOR THE MOST IMAGINATIVE PAINTING
Winner: I’m Glad to be Home by Suzan Houching Nr 62
Runner up: Jupiter by Beryl Richards Nr 97
THE FOSTER WELLS TROPHY FOR THE BEST PAINTING IN THE EXHIBITION CHOSEN FROM THE PRIZE WINNERS
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens Nr 100
Runner up: Lap of Luxury by Michael Clare Nr 17
THE ANN ROSE TROPHY FOR THE BEST PICTURE
SELECTED BY MEMBERS & GUESTS VOTING AT THE PRIVATE VIEW
Winner: Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens Nr 100
Lap of Luxury by Michael Clare Nr 17
To dream such a Sweet Sorrow by Estela Alba Nr 1
Lowtide Brixham by Colin Richens Nr 100
I’m Glad to be Home by Suzan Houching Nr 62
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Sailing off the Needles by Colin
Richens Nr 228
Plum Perfect by Anne Toase Nr 113
Leek, Beetroot, Onions & Carrot by
Vivien Burgess Nr 5
In the Garden by Suzan Houching Nr 221
Are We Nearly There by Ann Squire Nr 107
Colmers Hill by Tony Clegg Nr 20
Dragon Lily by Meg Mulcahy Nr 85
Siesta Time by Virginia James Nr 66
Blink of an Eye by Beryl Richards Nr 195
After the Rain, Bolderwood by Lindsey Cole Nr 139
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Call Me Red by Ann Squire Nr 259
Jupiter by Beryl Richards Nr 97
Award Winners and
Certificates
Back Row (L to R):
Michael Clare
Tony Clegg
Tony Hallett
Michael Jones?
Colin Richens
Pam Mason-Smith
Cllr Michael Thierry,
Mayor
Virginia James
Cathy Beggs
Barbara Rousseau
Pauline Stephens
Pam Yeates
Nr 51 Smugglers Cove by Tony Hallett
Nr 105 The Beaulieu Goose by Barbara
Rousseau
Nr 207 Washday in Garibaldi by Pauline Stephens
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Nr 125 I’m the King of the Jungle by Pam Yeate
Nr 217 Wild Weeds by Lindsey Cole
Certificates of Merit
s of Merit
es Nr 127 Evening by the Stour, Dedham by
Cathy Beggs
Front Row (L to R):
Ann Squire
Lindsey Cole
Beryl Richards
Estel Alba
Suzan Houching
Ann Toase
Steph Edwards
Gina Emmett
Vivien Burgess
Nr 175 Noah’s Ark by Michael Jones
Nr 423 Ceramic – Bowl by
Stephanie Edwards
Nr 152 Summer Garden
by Gina Emmett
Nr 419 Ceramic – Hill
Nr 260 A Study in Yellow by Pauline Stephens
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47th Summer Exhibition 2015
Catalogue of framed paintings
and ceramics
This 5th album catalogues the framed
art and ceramics exhibited in our 47th
Summer Exhibition. At our Preview
Evening members and guest voted for
their favourite painting (featured on
our cover) which, this year, was also
judged as Best in Show by John Bowen, our Adjudicator:
Committee Members and helpers
alike, both for their incredible work
but also their devotion to duty before, during and after the exhibition:
and, of course, we must not forget
our welcome visitors, especially our
buyers, and the helpful management
and staff of Greyfriars Community
Centre, especially the Caretakers who
A detailed listing of all art is included manhandle all the Display panels to
at the rear of the album in both
and from the storage.
'Catalogue' and 'Artist Name' order.
Of course the biggest thanks must go
As always, I apologise for any errors in to Ann Squire who, each year gives
descriptions and cataloging but, as
the Lions Share and maintains the
you can imagine, it is a mammoth
highest standards and also the admitask and, despite careful editing and rable daily financial support provided
proof-reading, typos and mistakes
by Jan Martyn and Lionel Foreman.
creep in!
A special thanks must go to Heather
It again was quite a challenge to pho- Gulliver of Co-operative Society Futograph the paintings through glass
neral Care office in Ringwood, for
and cope with all the reflections, I
their sponsorship of this years event
hope this doesn't detract too much
and we look forward to many years
from your enjoyment!
together.
I would like to thank all the contributors, our Mayor Cllr Michael Thiery
for so eloquently conducting the prize
-giving; our hard working Adjudicator
John Bowen for completing such a difficult task; our Artists,
So now we can relax a little, savour
the memories and start to prepare for
the next exhibition! ENJOY.
David Lowe,
Chairman RAS
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I am sure that you all join with
me in thanking thank Eileen for
some great trips over the years
and bracing painting days, and
her happy smiling face. (Ed.)
TRIP TO
PALLANT
HOUSE
GALLERY
& Winchester
Very many thanks
to those who joined our trip to the
above on 7 July last. Also thank you to
the 14 Broadstone Art Society members
who came with us and boosted our
numbers.
I am sorry that I was unable to join you
all but I had medical appointments in
the air which have now been dealt with
successfully. However, I know that our
Chairman, David and his wife, Margaret
did a very good job in accompanying
everyone, and a thank you to them for
overseeing
this trip. As you know, I will be retiring
from the Committee at the end of the
year and Committee member, Vanessa
Curtis has kindly volunteered to take
over “Trips and Painting Days for 2016”.
She is presently working out her “Trips”
programme for next year, and this will
be advised as soon as possible on our
website, ww.ringwoodartsociety.org
and in our next Newsletter due in
December. I hope as many as possible
will support her, as you have kindly
supported me, to make any trips etc
viable.
Thank you.
Eileen Palmer,
RAS Trips and Painting Days
Pallant House — Nek Chand: Display of ethnic art constructed
from recycled materials.
Gina, Eileen and others at Painting Day at Christchurch Quay.
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Your guide leading the expedition...
Pallant House — Tea Time
Pallant House — Rooms tour
Winchester Cathedral—Wall mural
Subject: TRIP TO PALLANT HOUSE
GALLERY, CHICHESTER - 7 JULY 15
Pallant House—Ethnic forms….
Pallant House — Nek Chand: Display of ethnic art constructed from recycled materials.
Dear Eileen,
Just a short note to say thank you
for organising such a great day out
- Ian and I had a wonderful day, as
did everyone else, and the Pallant
Gallery is amazing. David and
Margaret did a great job of organising everyone but we still missed
you.
I hope you have had your surgery
now and are recovering
well. Here are a few pictures that
you might enjoy of our day out.
Love from Pam
Pallant House — Reception area display
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RAS
Art Display in
Ringwood
Co-Operative
Funeral Care
Window
during our
sponsored
Exhibition.
Visit to the Shell Art
Collection at Beaulieu
We plan to visit the extensive art collection
held at Beaulieu Motor Museum. The
works are by Graham Sutherland, Paul
Nash, Tristam Hillier, John Piper & John
Armstrong amongst many other 20th Century British artists.
The collection comprises some 7,000
posters alongside 1,000 original pictures.
If we attend as a club, we will benefit from a
guided tour by the Curator of the
exhibits and entry to the car exhibition.
The currently available date is:
Wed 15 Oct 2015 at 2pm for approx 2 hrs
Cost £14.15 Adults
£13.00 Concessions
We will need a minimum of 15 people to
make the trip viable.
Interested?
Then contact Michael Caruana
Tel 01425 567 507
Or [email protected]
See it online at
http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/
About_Shell_Art_Collection
NOTICE
Ringwood Art Society AGM
Notice is hereby given for the Annual General Meeting of the Society to be held in
the Greyfriars Hall, Ringwood
at 6:30pm 16th November 2015.
Members are invited to submit Nominations for Officers and Committee Members
complete with names of Proposer and
Seconder, to be lodged with the Secretary,
John Nicholson, before commencement of
the Annual General Meeting.
Email: [email protected].
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Copyright
It is the responsibility of all
artists to take great care when
selecting reference material.
Please remember that all
work for display at R.A.S.
must be original and from
your own reference material
or ‘certified’ purchased
Copyright material.
REMINDER.. Membership renewal: £15 pa
Membership Annual Subscription will be
due on 1st October 2015.
Payment must be received by the Xmas Party, otherwise membership
can only be renewed if there are vacancies.
Membership is limited to 165 members.
Subscriptions paid by new members joining from 1st August
will cover the period through to the following 30th September.
You may pay by electronic transfer to our account at Lloyds Bank:
Sort Code: 30-99-97 A/C No.: 27388760
Ref: ‘Your Surname Here’ SUBS
RAS Rule 3a ii)
Website Wizardry……...
Show yourself off /attract clients.
Have you submitted pictures and your Profiles to our website and Gallery pages yet? You could adapt your Profiles from the
Exhibition profile Book! Many members have their own page with a
link from their pictures on the Gallery pages.
Interested?
Then send a short Biography, mug shot and a selection of pics of
your paintings to [email protected]
Mike Clare RAS Webmaster
This year’s Xmas party starts at 7pm on Wed 9th Dec
This year, to keep down costs it is BYOB….
That is… Bring Your Own Bottle!
The year the PARTY CHALLENGE is to produce a
Painting/ or Drawing for our Quiz:
The Subject for this year’s party is:
‘ Paintings or Drawing in the Style Of….?’
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Publicity?
Contacts within
Ringwood Art
Society
President: Pam Mason-Smith 01425 473 949
e-mail [email protected]
Chairman: David Lowe 01425 482 602
e-mail: [email protected]
Joint Treasurers:
Lionel Foreman
01202 820 914
e-mail: [email protected]
Jan Martyn
01425 475068
e-mail: [email protected]
Secretary:
John Nicholson
01425 470 711
e-mail: [email protected]
Membership Sec:
Elvira O’Hanlon
01425 489 864
e-mail: [email protected]
Exhibition Sec:
Ann Squire
e-mail: [email protected]
01425 473 496
Programme Secretary:
Michael Caruana
01425 674 507
email: [email protected]
Publicity: David Lowe (Temp) 01425 482 602
e-mail: [email protected]
Website Co-ordinator:
Mike Clare
01425 477 805
email: [email protected]
Trips:
Eileen Palmer
01425 652 367
email: [email protected]
Vanessa Curtis
(Elect)
01202 814 355
email: [email protected]
Pottery Organiser:
Margaret Plant
02380 558 698
email: [email protected]
Newsletter: (Mar, May, Sep & Dec.)
David Lowe
01425 482 602
e-mail: [email protected]
Newsletter Distribution, Notice Board &
Trophies Sec.
Sue Hodgson
01425 476 435
email: [email protected]
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We thank
Loraine Halsey
for her sterling
efforts in
publicising our
society but now
she has moved
on who will take
her place??
Suggestions
please to
David Lowe
Previous experience
with publicity is desirable… we have
the contacts!
CLUB NIGHTS / DEMOS
Shown in RED
WORKSHOPS shown in BLUE
TRIPS shown in GREEN
Note: Club night times include 30
minutes set up time for the artist and
member registration, raffle tickets and
notice board. Demos start at 7.30pm
SHARP.
The latest version is always on our website!
September – Newsletter on Website by Club Night
01 Hand-Out - Summer Exhibition 10 – 11:30
14 Committee meeting 1.30 - 3.30
21 Club Night Maggie Cross, “Chinese Brush
Painting” 7.00 - 9.30
26 Workshop Roger Dellar - Interpreting
Landscapes in Oil 10.00 - 4.
29 Pottery afternoon 1.00 - 4.30pm
October
01 PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP
SUBSCRIPTIONS
12 Committee meeting 1.30—3.30
14 Trip to Shell Art Collection at BEAULIEU 2.00
19 Club Night Jamie Boots Wildlife drawing in
graphite 7.00—9.30
27 Pottery afternoon 1.00 - 4.30pm
31 Workshop Maggie Cross, “Chinese Brush
Painting” 10.00 - 4.
November
09 Committee meeting 1.30 - 3.30
16 6.30pm start: AGM.
The AGM will be followed by a talk from Sonia Aarons
about “Sven Berlin – a New Forest Artist” on 7.00 - 9.30
24 Pottery afternoon 1.00 - 4.30pm
28 Workshop Jamie Boots Wildlife drawing in
graphite 10.00 - 4.00
December – Newsletter on Website
Wed 9th Xmas Party 6:00pm Quiz Theme :
“Painting or Drawing in the Style of….?”
Ringwood Art Society Programme 2016 DRAFT
Club Night
January
Demo by
Tony Paul
Title
Putting a punch in
your w/c
th
February
Joan Scott
Semi-abstract collage/ 27th
mixed media
21
st
March
Dee Cowell
Mixed media techniques
18
th
April
Barry Freeman
Landscape in oil pas- 30th
tels
16
th
May
Mike Bragg
Portrait in oil
28
20
th
June
John Bowen
Crit
25
18
th
July
TBA (demo only)
18
th
15
August 8th-30th
Workshop
January
Tutor
Jake Winkle
February
Tony Paul
March
Joan Scott
April
Dee Cowell
th
May
Barry Freeman
th
June
Mike Bragg
xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
th
30
th
26
Title
Watercolour
wildlife
Portrait in oil
or acrylic
48th Summer Exhibition
th
19
th
September
TBA
17
th
October
Penny Crichton-Seager W/c portrait from photo 29th
21
st
November
AGM
24
th
26
September
October
TBA
November Penny Crichton- Portrait in w/c
Seager
Speaker TBA
from photo or
from life
Are you a member of our thriving Society? … No? Then Join us today….
To join send an email to: [email protected]
or come along to one of our Club Nights. Membership is just £15 per year which includes our monthly
Art Demonstrations. You must also be a member of Greyfriars Community Centre.
To have a taster of what the Society can offer guests are always very welcome to
come along to our demonstrations for a small charge of £5
All our meetings are held in Greyfriars, Ringwood. Monthly Club meetings at
7.30pm on the third Monday of each month in Greyfriars Hall;
Painting Workshops 10am - 4pm in the Rose Hall.
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