Jane’s completed the Inktober challenge, well done! It’s very satisfying to finish the whole month of sketches.
Jane’s last 10 days of Inktober
Dot’s last 3 days of Inktober
Dot has completed all the Inktober word prompts and is pleased that she has drawn for the whole month. She found the challenge interesting because other members took part too. Well done, Dot!
November & December 2026
After last month’s Inktober challenge and the black and white Saturday session, let’s get some colour in to our drawings and paintings.
Wednesday 11th November – 7-9pm – Claude Monet
Claude Monet, 1840-1926, one of the world’s most recognised and loved artists, is our inspiration today. Look at his vast range of paintings and recreate one, or use his Impressionist style to draw or paint a picture using your own reference images.
You have probably seen his paintings in galleries in the UK and abroad and may have visited his gardens at Giverny in France.
Use any colourful medium of paint, pencils, pastels, inks etc.
Our session falls on November 11th, so if you’d prefer, please create a picture for Remembrance Day.
Wiki page… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
Website with images… https://www.claudemonetgallery.org
Gardens at Giverny… https://claudemonetgiverny.fr/en/
Saturday 28th November – 10am-3pm – Pastel pets or animals
This will be our last arty session of 2026. We haven’t had a pastel session since Spring 2025, so use soft pastels or oil pastels at this session. The suggestion is to use pastels to create an image of your pet from now or years ago. If you don’t have a pet then any animal will do.
Wednesday 9th December – 7-9pm – Christmas Party
Come along in your Christmas jumpers or jimjams, snazzy sparkly outfits, or fancy festive hats and enjoy some quizzes and Pass the Parcel.
Bring along a plate of food to share, savoury or sweet, and pop it on the side tables. Bring your own plates, cups and drinks too please.
If your food is for vegans or coeliacs, please label everything clearly and place on the separate table.
Your partner is welcome to come along too. Please email Tracy asap if you’ll be coming so that we know numbers for Pass the Parcel and the quizzes. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available as usual.
Susan’s last 3 days of Inktober
Susan joined in Inktober, not by doing the daily word prompts, but by using ink to draw every day of October. She chose animals of the British Isles and throughout the month has drawn beauties large and small. Well done for completing the month, Susan, and choosing your own subject!
Jackie’s last 13 days of Inktober
Jackie has finished Inktober and says it has pushed her to keep drawing. She has used her own reference images where possible and has worked on the composition and texture more than earlier drawings. Jackie thinks it’s great to see how everyone interprets one word in so many different ways. Well done for completing the Inktober Challenge!
Tracy’s last 10 days of Inktober
Here are the two A4 sides in Tracy’s sketchbook, each word prompt in a 5cm x 7.5cm space. Only 10 minutes was spent on each sketch and drawn with a Bic 4 colour ballpoint pen. Tracy has thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, even if some word prompts were more difficult than others!
Susan’s fourth week of Inktober
Seven more animal sketches from Susan, with lots of details in each one. The badger is her favourite this time and thinks the stoat would make a good watercolour.
Dot’s fourth week of Inktober
Dot is enjoying the Inktober challenge and can’t believe how quickly the month has gone. Only 3 days to go!
Jane’s third week of Inktober
Here are Jane’s sketches for the suggested prompts for the 15th to the 21st. Good interpretations of the words and the penny farthing looks very difficult to draw!
Black and White – October 2026 – Saturday
Sixteen members met on Saturday for a session on black and white, drawing and painting any subject in any medium. Several members couldn’t come as they are poorly with the bug that’s everywhere at the moment, a heavy head cold and cough, so we hope you all feel better very soon!
Most pictures were black on white but some were white on black, using paints, inks and pencils. All very striking and several artists mentioned that it was good to work in black and white to see the shapes and values of the subjects.
Some members drew and painted to their own subject in colour.
Well done, everyone, it was a very productive session with most artists creating more than one picture.
Look out for the next newsletter on 1st November, with the next session being on Wednesday 11th November 7-9pm.
