2025 - 2026 Programme of Speakers and Demonstrators
We have a wonderful selection of demonstrations lined up for you, but please be aware that due to unforeseen circumstances this may be subject to change at short notice. We will try to give as much notice as possible of any changes.
5th February Teresa Seals - British Wildlife in Pastels tsealsart.com
Teresa is a Suffolk artist with a passion for pastels and is now an Associate Artist for Unison. She is mainly a wildlife artist working in a realistic style. Her main objective is to capture the likeness and personality of her subjects.
5th March Graham Webber ROI, IEA - Marine Scene in Oils www.grahamwebber.co.uk
Graham is a professional artist from Essex, working in oils. In 2024, Graham gave us his Summer Landscape masterclass, tackling a wide range of greens! For his return visit, he is going to demonstrate a marine scene.
2nd April Bryony Knight - Landscape in the style of Van Gogh www.bryonyknight.com
Bryony is a contemporary oil painter based in North Norfolk. She was apprenticed to Martin Kinnear at The Norfolk Pinting School, going on to become the studio manager. Now working independently, much of her work is inspired by the North Norfolk Landscape.
7th May Christine Lester - Animal Portrait in Pastels www.christinelester.co.uk
This is a return visit from Christine, who previously demonstrated figures in a landscape for us. The subjects Christine finds most engaging are people and animals.
6th June AGM
The programme for after the AGM is yet to be decided.
2nd July Kay Barker - Printmaking kaybarkerfineart.co.uk
Kay is a prize-winning printmaker whose work is in private and public collection, both here and abroad. She has worked in collographs, lithography, screen printing, etching and woodcuts and her current work uses both traditional and contemporary methods. She is going to give us an introduction to the various methods of printmaking.
6th August Viv Rainsbury - Hereford Bull - Broad Brushstrokes in Acrylic Find Viv on Facebook or Linked In
Viv is a Great Yarmouth based artist whose twin passions are animals and art, with a keen interest in conservation, the environment and endangered wildlife.
3rd September Denise Allen - Mixed Media www.deniseallen.co.uk
Denise loves to paint en plein air, and was once a wild card on Landscape Artist of the Year for Sky Arts. She is an experienced tutor and demonstrator, including for the SAA, for Pebeo, for water mixable oils and for Cuttlelola (the dots pen). She is going to demonstrate her 'deconstruction and reconstruction' technique.
1st October Phil Biggs - Traditional Watercolour Landscape www.heritagewatercolour.co.uk
A welcome return for Phil, a professional artist, who paints the light and atmosphere of the 'wonderful British landscape' in watercolour using traditional techniques, and shunning gimmicks. His influences include Turner, Wesson Seago and David Bellamy.
5th November John Glover - Portrait from Life in Oils www.johngloverportraits.com
John is an award-winning professional painter who is widely commissioned for both private and public portraits.
3rd December Christmas Social