Chairman’s Christmas message
Festive Greetings everyone!
I hope you're keeping warm and cosy during this cold snap!
Thinking back over the past year and our last convention which was enjoyed by so many of
you, I am looking forward to our next get together in June. I am sure we'll have fun - we
always do.
I love Christmas and really do look forward to getting the decorations out, especially the hand
painted ones. Each year, I design a new bauble for my grandchildren and add their names on
it, which they still like to receive even though they are all over 11 years of age. I love seeing
them all on their tree too.
This season is definitely my favourite time and meeting up with friends and family. I also look
forward to getting some free time over the Christmas period to paint more new designs and I
hope you will have fun painting my Christmas Bauble. If you'd like to have a go I would be
delighted - I am sure Kim would love to receive photos for the newsletter (he's had enough of
bears!)
I would like to thank the committee - Julie, Kim, Vanessa, Clare. Anne and Rowena for all their
continued input, enthusiasm, interest and unstinting support.
Have a very Happy Christmas Everyone xx
Convention classes for 2020
After what seemed like a hundred hours discussion, we are pleased to be able to announce the
Prudy Vanier classes for our 2020 convention.
Day 1 - Friday - Butterfly painted over decoupaged map (the map will be British, not of US!).
Day 2 - Saturday - Two half-day sessions, focussing on techniques to develop your skills:
a) - Fruit
b) - Leaves
The techniques you learn will give you the skills to paint pictures of your own design with
fruits and leaves - a range of pattern packs will be on sale so that will give you the opportunity to
put the skills to good use.
*Please note: these two half day classes will be teaching techniques to paint fruit and leaves - you
will not be painting a complete project. Please ask if you need more information.
Day 3 - Sunday - White Lilies on canvas board.
Convention will be Friday 5/Saturday 6/Sunday 7 June 2020 at the Ibis Hotel, Rugby East (Crick).