Our Syllabus for Fridays from September through until December is now available.  You will also find all the dates in our calendar.
Meetings are held at the Oddfellow's Hall, Coleridge Street, Halifax between 2pm and 4.30pm.  Charges are £1.50 per session (30p extra for refreshments).

3rd September	Painting Glass in Watercolour - Bring paper, paints and any interesting glass pieces.  Some glassware will be provided.
17th September	Failed Painting... .to Masterpiece!  Please bring a watercolour painting that hasn't worked (we al lhave them) and we will rework it.
1st October	Drawing vegetables or flowers - We will do some studies using coloured pencils and pastels.  Coloured paper will be provided by please bring vegetables and/or flowers.
15th October	William Morris style - Using the previous session's drawings as inspiration, we will be making Morris type patterns.  Please bring paints, pencils and paper.
29th October	Lucky Dip - Using any medium we will make a surprise picture.
12th November	Christmas Card ideas - Photos and cuttings will be provided.  Bring any medium you like.
26th November	Historical Buildings - Drawing or painting any historical building from the inside or outside.  Photos will be provided.
3rd December	Watercolour - Using only three colours.  Choose 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 blue to paint any subject of your choice.

Our Syllabus for Thursdays through until December is now available.  You will also find all the dates in our calendar.
On working evenings we can provide acrylics/pastels/charcoal.

1st July	Working Session - Drawing with graphite.
8th July	Still Life Abstracted - led by Janet, in any medium.
15th July	Still Life Abstracted... cont.
22nd July	Kev & Dave's Holiday Pics (Director's Cut) - repeated by popular request.
29th July	Chairperson Challenge - please bring pastels and paper (prize awareded by Anne).
5th August	Cards for the Mayor's Charity - Making original artwork cards.
12th August	Jenny Reid - and her uncomplaining model.  Any medium.
19th August	Pencil Drawing - Led by Carol Pope.  Please bring pencils/paper.
26th August	Doodling with Janet - Please bring pens/pencils/paper.
2nd September	Jane Austin - Demonstration in Floral Subject in watercolour.
9th September	Working Session - Flowers in any medium.
16th September	Sarah McDade - Button workshop, make your own ceramic buttons.  Please bring an apron.
23rd September	Working Session - Still Life in any medium.
30th September	Portait Session - We will have a model for you to paint or draw.
7th October	Caro Ward - Equine subject in graphie and chalk.
14th October	Working Session - graphite and chalk, any subject.
21st October	Tim Rose - Street scene in watercolour.
28th October	Working Session - street scene in any medium.
4th November	Portrait Session - We will have a model for you to paint or draw.
11th November	Rosemary's Brushes - Demonstration of making brushes.  Raffle prize donated by Rosemary.
18th November	Les Packham - Demonstration of trees and skies in watercolour.
25th November	Working Session - trees and skies in any medium.
2nd December	Paul Talbot-Greaves - Winter scene in watercolour.
9th December	Christmas Social - Join us for a merry evening with a quiz, raffle, a sing-song, a glass of wine and a mince pie.  Guests are welcome.
16th December	No meeting.
23rd December	No meeting.
30th December	No meeting.

We are hoping for good weather so that we can do some outdoor sketching and painting.  We will be meeting at Halifax Town Hall at 2.15pm.

Paintings for submission to the Overgate Hospice 2011 calendar should be brought in no later than the 2nd meeting in June.

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We will keep everyone informed of the latest news, cancellations and changes to schedules via the Latest News page.  You can see all schedules for our Thursday and Friday sessions via the Calendar as well as which exhibitions are currently ongoing and upcoming plus important dates such as submission closing dates.

There will be regular reviews of our demonstration evenings and exhibitions on the Exhibitions & Reviews page, plus a chance to view members' work in our Gallery.
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