Best in Show

Kirstin with rosebowl and her winning painting

With pictures of a very high standard this year the public had a difficult task choosing a winner of the rosebowl presented in memory of Kath Manistre. Kirstin's impressive painting 'Inuksuk' really caught the eye.




An Inuksuk is a form of cairn built and used by Inuit and other peoples of the arctic region of North America. Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuksuk for more information.

The close runner up 'Barn at Whiteleaved Oak' by Ian Fountaine.

Exhibition Opening

Bill the Bell and the Deputy Mayor opened the exhibition
at the Preview on Friday evening.
Photo courtesy of Sue Embrey

Pictures from the exhibition

Just a few of the pictures from the exhibition in the Burgage Hall. I'll try to get some more taken on Sunday, the last day of the sale, as my first attempt had far too many reflections from the glass to be usable.

Tony's Angels

The paintings have been hung and we're all ready for tonight's preview evening.

The picture shows four of the several people who helped set up the hall and hang the paintings. Sue, Jill and Kirsten are all in Tony's Friday painting group so we're calling them Tony's Angels.


More pictures from the exhibition will be uploaded over the weekend.

This is the best show I've seen in so far.

Marion Derrett: Pastel Landscape

Marion often takes photographs for reference, which she usually crops and then develops thumbnail sketches if she wishes to adjust the composition. She brought with her the photo and thumbnails for the landscape she demonstrated today and had also sketched the scene with charcoal on the sanded paper support she used.

She began by putting in the darkest values and then added various blues to the sky - darkest at the side from which the light came. Notice the purple on the underside of the clouds.

Demonstration on Tuesday 6 September

Marion Derrett has stepped in to rescue us. She will demonstrate the use of pastel for landscape. For more information visit her website http://www.marionderrett.com

Annual Exhibition 10 & 11 September 2016

Members should ensure completed entry forms reach Richard Hyde, 52 Biddulph Way, Ledbury HR8 2HN by Friday 19 August. They should be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee - £3 for each painting to be hung and £1 for each unframed item for the browsers. Cheques should be made payable to Ledbury Art Society.


Handing in at the Burgage Hall will be between 11 am and 1 pm on Friday 9 September. An exhibition Preview for members and invited guests will be held that evening - 6:45 pm for 7:00 pm.