Programme
We provide a varied programme of interesting speakers and demonstrators, always bearing in mind that not all our members paint in oils, draw with a pencil, or, in fact do either. Many of the artists who come to us are well known and local. Occasionally we have specialists in paper and media to show off their products, with the chance for us to try and purchase if we wish. We’ve also dabbled in talks on printing, stained glass and pottery, all of which were very successful.
We have several Saturday workshops for members during the year giving us the opportunity to enjoy a demonstration by an artist on a particular subject and the chance to try out their techniques and ideas for ourselves whilst the artist is on hand to help.
Wendover Art Club Programme 2026/2027
2026
September
10th AGM
Our first meeting of the year to catch up on what’s been planned for the year, pay our subs and welcome new members.
24th Catherine McVean – ‘Still Life” in oils
Catherine is a professional artist who sees her paintings as ‘quiet celebrations’ of everyday life.
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October
8th Creative Evening – Still life in any medium. Can be from your own photo, from one provided or from demo of September 24th.
October 10th-Saturday Workshop 10am-4pm. Urban Images with Rodney Kingston. Rodney is an oil painter inspired by the everyday and sometimes unexpected, such as traffic lights or a demolition site. He trained in Art & Design at Wimbledon School of Art and gained a degree in Graphic Design at Camberwell School of Art. This led to a 17 year career in design.
A 2013 figurative art course reawakened his passion for oil painting en plein air. He was a contestant in 2017’s Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year and in 2019’s Portrait Artist of the Year, and has exhibited with Royal Society of Oil Painters. Since 2024 he has been a full time oil painter.
Please note that participant numbers will be limited to 15, with priority being given to Club members. However, spare places may be available so please contact the Club’s Workshop coordinator, Anita, at anitaah@hotmail.com, if you are interested. Rodney can supply prints or participants can bring their own images to work from. Fees will be £55 for members, 65 for non-members.
Rodney King’s recommended materials list for the workshop is as follows;
Painting surface – Rodney usually uses oil painting paper for workshops but canvas or canvas board or any surfave you’re comfortable with is fine.
Oil paints –
Titanium White
Cadium Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadium Red
Burnt Umber
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue
The above is Rodney’s recommended minimum palette but feel free to bring similar or additional colours.
Brushes – To allow for varied techniques and marks. Rodney uses bristle and synthetic brushes.
Low-odour solvent. Please NO strong smelling spirit! Jackson’s Art Supplies sell a good low-odour solvent as do other manufacturers.
A large palette for colour mixing. Smaller palettes make mixing unnecessarily difficult.
A table easel or standing easel.
Rodney gave a demo for the Club in March 2026, producing the seascape which is depicted in the below image, together with the source photo. (Photo courtesy of Dawn Harris)
22nd Justine Thorpe – Harbour scene in mixed media.
Justine is a professional abstract and semi-abstract artist. Her work is energetic, expressive and spontaneous inspired by her curiosity of nature.
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November
12th Creative Evening – Harbour scene or boats in any medium.
22nd-23rd – The Club’s annual exhibition at the Library Room, Wendover. Come and view, and buy if you wish!, framed and unframed work, cards and prints. Admission is 10-4:30 on Saturday and 10-4:00 on Sunday and is free, though donations can be made.
26th Pauline Hazelwood – ‘Steam Train’ in oils
Pauline is a Member of the Guild of Railway Artists and has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, and the Society of Women Artists.
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December
10th Members Christmas ‘Party’ where we let our hair down and play a few games loosely connected to art and try our hands at a well-known painting.
§§§ Wishing everyone a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas §§§
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2027
§§§ Happy New Year §§§
January
14th Robin Danely – portrait in oils
Robin is an American Artist living and working in the UK. Robin works in oils to create dynamic brushwork and bold colours.
28th Talk – Keeping perspective in perspective given by Graham Jefford.
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February
11th Creative Evening – Venice in monochrome, any medium, photo and samples provided.
25th Lizzie Bentley – ‘Floral Still Life‘ in acrylic
Her work is from life and with the seasons either in the studio or ‘plein aire.’
27th Saturday Untutored workshop 10am-4pm. Open to members only at fee of £10. Please contact our workshop co-ordinator, Anita, at anitaah@hotmail.com if interested.
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March
11th Cordell Garfield – Landscape in oils
Cordell is primarily an oil painter using classical atelier techniques for figurative work as well as colourful landscapes full of light and shade.
25th Creative Evening – Your own interpretation of one landscape photo, in any medium.
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April
8th Chris Jones – Watercolour Techniques
Chris is a self taught watercolourist and Member of the Bucks Art Society and will be leading us through her techniques which result in colourful work with great movement
22nd Creative Evening – Practising what we have learnt and new ideas.
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May
13th TBA
May 15th Saturday Workshop 10am-4pm. Watercolour landscape with Phil Biggs. Phil is based in Lincolnshire and has spent the last 20 years honing his considerable skills in depicting landscape and architecture in watercolour. He is a firm believer in a traditionalist, no gimmicks, approach to the medium, being influenced by Turner, James Fletcher-Watson, Roland Hilder and David Bellamy amongst others.
Participant numbers will be limited to 15, with priority being given to club members. Please contact our workshop-co-ordinator, Anita, at anitaah@hotmail.com, if you are interested.
27th Andy Lee – Pen and Wash Landscape.
Andy paints in both oil and watercolour, mostly ‘plein aire’ where the subject can be experienced and captured.