Ten of us attended the course with the much admired Wiltshire based landscape artist Nick Andrew who came from his studio in Crockerton, Warminster for our day at the Hadspen Village Hall. Continue reading A BAS Workshop Day with Nick Andrew, Landscape Artist. 8th September
Fletcher Robinson and his wife Marie Helene were our generous and welcoming hosts to a beautiful, mild, sunny day in their home and garden with its mill house, river, trees and weir where we could wander and set ourselves up to produce masterpieces after meeting for coffee and lunch-time chat. Continue reading A Great Day Drawing and Painting at Lovington Mill
Opening to the public on Saturday 18th and running until Saturday 25th 11-5 pm daily at the Kings’ School Bruton, our annual exhibition is an event not to be missed.
The exhibition is a great opportunity to enjoy the work of local artists and to purchase, cards, mounted but unframed work as well as the selected framed works. This makes it all a real opportunity to buy fine affordable art.
Committee members, helpers and judges have a quick lunch together during the key days when the selection , judging and hanging all came together.
Every year, (for about 30 years now) I go up to London to take in the RA Open Exhibition and the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery. Continue reading BP PORTRAIT AWARD and Michael Jackson 2018
Just a taster to encourage you to go. The few images I have chosen simply reflect my search for the “wow factor” and a bias towards the figurative. Continue reading Royal Academy 250th Summer Exhibition
On opening click here to see our poster. You could also print off a copy and display it or give a copy to friends. Continue reading See Our Exhibition Poster for 2018
The Old Barn Framing Gallery in Sherborne have joined Bruton Art Society and starting this year 2018 are providing a £100 prize for the best print in our exhibition and a ten per cent discount for members. See their advertisement. Continue reading Framing Service
13-6-18. A great day for 32 of us in Southampton. The sun shone, the coach was comfortable and took 1.5 hrs each way and we all had a relaxed day talking to each other and absorbing the art.
Southampton City Art Gallery is a large, grandly arched building which provides plenty of space to show two exhibitions by visiting artists, for us Kelly Richardson and George Shaw. Continue reading Visit to Southampton City Art Gallery
Camilla Frederich is organising what looks like a very good portrait workshop with the artist Andrew James. See details below, and she is keen to offer places to BAS members before placing it more broadly on the internet. If you would like to book a place please call her. Continue reading Andrew James Portrait Workshop 20-22nd July. Contact Camilla Frederick
As one of our longest serving, well liked and much admired members, it was entirely fitting that in 2017 Swan was awarded the Joy Barnes Trophy Award for her painting of a coastal landscape. This award, chosen by the committee, is for an outstanding work in our annual exhibition. Continue reading Swan Lennard-Payne. Profile for 2018