Our next meeting
We reconvene after the summer break on 9th September, when we shall have a watercolour demonstration by Howard Jones.
Previous meetings
For reports of last season’s meetings, please click here.
Derrick Turner Images
Please see all the galleries for the Derrick Turner competitions from 2017 onwards.
Unfortunately, as these images were taken on the evenings, not all the information (artist, title, medium) was available to me - I should be grateful therefore if you would contact me if you can add any more details.
The images also may contain reflections, which is sometimes unavoidable. If you have a better image that you would like to be used instead, please send it to me and I shall change it.
Photo Album
I have added a new feature to the website - ‘Photo Album’. This is intended to show photographs from the Society’s archives, going back up to about 40 years ago! If you have any photographs which you think may be of interest or you can help to identify past members shown in photographs already posted, then please let us know. You can find Photo Album here. More photos will be added in due course.
Members Gallery
Members may have any of their painting images posted here and these may be for sale if you wish. However, please see the note below re sales. If you have any images you would like posted in this gallery, please send them to the Website Manager. The Members’ gallery is online here.
olunteers needed
SWAS is urgently in need of volunteers to join the committee. Most of the existing committee took up the reins in 2022 when necessity required, having all done previous periods of serving on the committee. They have all done more than their fair share and some would now like to step back from their committee duties. For this society to continue, it is essential that more volunteers come forward to take over. There is no reason why these jobs shouldn’t be shared between two (or more) individuals.
If you have enjoyed what we do, please consider helping to take this society forward. If not, this society, founded in 1887, will cease to exist.
Please direct any questions to the chairman, secretary or any other member of the committee.
Derrick Turner Competition 2026
The titles for the next competition in 2026 are as follows. You may enter one painting in each category.
Week 1: ‘Somewhere I see every day’
Week 2: ‘Looking Up’
Please see here for the rules for our competitions.
