Newsletter Jul 2016 Number 147

Hello from Barry

A welcome back to Diana Lawson who has now re-joined the Committee after her accident and thanks to Nilda Ginn for looking after membership in Diana’s absence and thanks from them both to those members who have made life easier by signing up to direct debits.

I hope you all have an enjoyable summer.

Spring ExhibitionThe Richmond Art Society's Spring Exhibition took place at the Landmark Arts Centre from Friday 13th - Sunday 15th May. This year, as a change, we asked members to submit work on the theme 'Icons'. We had some 61 entries for the 'Icons' exhibition: 208 works were on display in total. It was fascinating to see how varied the members' interpretation of the theme was, from Peter Strupinski's classical image of the 'Madonna and Child' to Pat Satchwell's 'London Black Cab', Nilda Ginn's 'A Cup of Tea', Peter Savory's 'Christmas Tree' and Paul Douglas's 'Cosmic Interface'!

The exhibition was opened on Friday night by John Iddon, of John Iddon Fine Arts.

John was asked to choose his favourite work from those using the 'icons' theme as their inspiration. Caroline Sayer's collage work 'Flamenco Dancer & the Two Models' and Anna Tikhomirova' 'Sunset in Westminster' were admired by John; however, the winner was Jude Wild's 'Eel Pie Land'.

Jude also won the 'People's Vote' for favourite picture. Jude's experimental techniques with photography are fascinating. She uses photo manipulation and painting, employing solvents like acetone or turpentine, blender pens, acrylic mediums such as gels and even packing tape to achieve the transfer of digital image onto canvas - trying many different methods to 'perfect' the process. For the first time we asked members to demonstrate different artistic techniques during the exhibition. This proved very popular with visitors.

Karen Iredale used oils to demonstrate painting the inside of the Landmark's stained glass windows; Cath Ball sculpted in porcelain (both above), Simon Broom drew a charcoal plaster head; Peter Swann painted with egg tempera (below); and Barry Harrison demonstrated graphite and carbon techniques. (be

The exhibition was promoted via advertising in local media, posters and a leaflet drop in the local area, etc. We had over 450 visitors during the three day exhibition, and sold some £2,200 of work. Caroline Sayer Joint Exhibition Organiser.

Lecture Programme 2016/17(enclosed)

There are some exciting exhibitions to look forward to over the next twelve months and as usual I've tried to tie in talks with some of them. In the next programme, the talks on Winifred Knights, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Nash, Caravaggio and Robert Rauschenberg will all tie in with exhibitions at major galleries. I've also included more talks about female artists this time and have tried to pick subjects from across the spectrum of art history. There will be return visits from some of our poplar speakers, but I have also found three speakers who are new to us and come highly recommended. Jude Wild, Lecture Programme Organiser

WebsiteDon’t forget to let me (barryjohnharrison@btinternet.com) know about your upcoming exhibiting for the News section.

New Exhibiting Members

Congratulations to those who were accepted as exhibiting artists in March :- Jenny Heath, Robin MacDonald, Belinda Shaw, Richard Katesmark, Tahira Mandarino, Andrew Hird. The next selection day is Saturday 22nd October. Those applying should advise the Membership Secretary.

Members’ News and Views

Andrew Hird – Congratulations to Andrew for winning The Artist Purchase Prize Award in The Artist exhibition this year. His work was chosen by Ken Howard.

Andrew’s winning picture -Embankment Pier and Waterloo Bridge (oil)

Andrew also won the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Paint Live competition, for a view of the Thames, painted on the day.

Jim Woodman is exhibiting at Yvonne Arnaud Art, Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford from the 5th to the 21st July.

Also see Jim’s and Angela Kilenyi’s work (below) at the Cambridge Art Fair over the last weekend of September.

Louise Rose Johnson - Exhibition of Oil Paintings, 10-11 September 2016, 10am-5pm - Rose House, Barnes, London SW13 9LD.I am delighted to be exhibiting at Rose House, Barnes again this year. This second solo exhibition of landscape paintings is a continuation of new themes, light and shapes in the landscape and their emotional resonance. As always, the emphasis is on colour, patterns and the dark and light corners of the world around us. The paintings include recent works of the beautiful Cornish coast and some from around Barnes, SW London and the south of England. Visit this site and www.louiserosejohnson.com to see some of my work.

Betty Earle has a work in Scenes from the City - Urban Photography Open (running until 16th July 2016). Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1TPBetty says that it is a very interesting exhibition. Lucina Della Rocca was selected to show a painting (Hammersmith Pigeons) at the Not The Royal Academy Exhibition Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, The Cut, Water-loo, opposite the Old Vic theatre – until Au-gust.She will be exhibiting at the Menier Gallery with The National Society Painters Sculptors & Printmakers of which she is a long stand-ing member. Exhibition from Tuesday 5th to Sat 16th July 11am 6pm. Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU.Sue Ribbans has prints in the ‘Contemporary 6’ exhibition in the Babylon Gallery Ely until Sunday 3 July.

Also in recent exhibitions:-

Exhibited at KAOS, Richard Tomlin, Jude Wild, Loraine Monk, Annie Leach.Exhibited at Richmond Open House Studios -Jim McCluskey, Janet Wolchover.Exhibited at Chelsea Art Society -Betty Spector, Andrew Hird, Nataliya Zozulya, Mi-chael Hart, Annie Leach, Joy Forbes. Exhib-ited at Surrey Artists Open Studios Malcolm WestExhibited at " Unleashed" at the Lightbox Gal-lery in Woking Nataliya Zozulya,

The Image on the right are of a few of the sales at the Landmark showing our diversity of work.

Nick McCarty

Cath Ball (ceramic)

Peter Swann