UPDATE ON THE OUTCOME OF OUR EXHIBITION

A big THANK YOU to all the club members who where able to help out with the exhibition on the day, and with the setting up on Friday. Attendance by visitors was possibly slightly hampered by the very wet weather, but none the less we were pleased to see those that made the effort and helped with the voting of our various club competitions.

Pictures of the xhibition and the results of the exhibition winners for each category are as follows. Click on an image to start the gallery.

THE TURNER COMMITTEE CUP 2026

At the February AGM of the art club, the annual presentation of the Turner Cup, that was donated to the club by founding members Harold and Joan Turner, was awarded to long standing member, and skilled miniturist artist Pam Wilmot.

Seen here with the cup and certificate presented by club chairman Peter Hinge.

NIGEL DOWNING WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 2025

On Wednesday the 1st of October 2025, the members of Chilcompton Art Club attended a workshop given by Nigel Downing, the former Head of Art at Churchill Academy in Somerset.

The subject of the workshop was to paint a woodland scene in acrylics, a scene that was based on photographs supplied by Nigel. The morning session started with getting used to mark making with oil pastels on paper, the method being to create a picture that gradually appears by firstly making areas of light coloured marks that then get overlaid with darker colours, and the final result gradually appears on the page. The afternoon session focused on producing a finished picture, based on the oil pastel one, but using acrylic paints as the medium.

Nigel took time to explain the process he was teaching, often by painting with his canvas held upside down under his chin! Overall, he introduced into a different way of producing a painting than that which we might usually follow. The two session flowed fluently due to Nigel's knowledgeable, friendly, and enthusiastic down to earth approach coupled with sense of humour. Individuals were given one to one helpful guidance, not only about the layering technique, but also colour mixing techniques generally. So in summary it was a really enjoyable two sessions by an excellent teacher with great creative knowledge and energy.