Category Archives: Water Colour

The next meeting of the Watercolour group will be on Monday 14 May, 2018 (the first Monday is a Bank Holiday) at the usual place Titchfield Court, Orchard Street, Hucknall starting at 2.00 pm.

Patrick, our Tutor, is arranging a ‘beginners’ course which will be held during our two-hour session, this will be available for existing members and anyone interested in joining the group.

We have also been invited to enter the ‘Byron Festival’ art competition which can be in any medium, the theme is ‘Newstead Abbey or Byron’, the closing date is the end of June.

If you are interested in more information both for the beginners course and the ‘Byron Festival’ please contact Rose either via the form below or at the monthly meeting.

The next meeting for the Watercolour group will be on Monday, 14 May 2018 (the first Monday is a Bank holiday) at the usual place, Titchfield Court, Orchard Street, Hucknall starting at 2pm.

The group have been asked to enter the ‘Byron Festival’ competition for art again this year, the theme being ‘Byron and Newstead Abbey’. The competition is open to everyone and can be completed in any medium, watercolour, oils, etc. The closing date for entries is Wednesday, 30 June 2018, the winners will be announced on 15 July at the Awards evening.

If you are interested in entering and require further information, please contact Rose either at the monthly meetings or via the website on the form below:-

Congratulations to the winners of the ‘Byron Festival’ art competition and also thanks to Patrick our tutor for organising a superb day at Felley Priory for our outdoor session back in August.
The next meeting for the watercolour group will be on Monday 2 October at the usual place, Titchfield Court, Orchard Street, Hucknall starting at 2pm.
If you are interested in joining the group please contact Rose either via the website or at the monthly meetings.

Byron Festival Air Competition
Our U3A watercolour group have been asked again to enter the ‘Byron Festival Art Competition’ which will be taking place during July. Our members have created a number of pictures featuring ‘Italian, carnival and Venice’. These will be on show during the day at the John Godber Centre on Friday 14 July in readiness for judging.
Outdoor painting session at Felley Priory
The next meeting for the watercolour group will be on Monday 7 August, this will be our outdoor session at Felley Priory. The group meet at Felley before lunch and finish around 4pm. There will be a small charge for the use of the gardens, unfortunately the café is not usually open so we do have to take all our painting gear along with refreshments for the day.
Felley Priory has beautiful gardens full of colourful flowers along with nooks and crannies, gates, walls and outstanding views. If you are interested in joining the group for the day, please contact Rose the co-ordinator either via the website or at the monthly meetings.

The watercolour group are meeting on Monday 3 April at the usual place Titchfield Court, Orchard Street, Hucknall starting at 2pm. The group have been invited to enter the ‘Byron Festival’ art competition again this year along with any other members who would like to take part. The subject is ‘Anything Italian, carnival and Venice’, in any medium that suits.
If you are interested in joining the watercolour group, please contact Rose the group leader either via the form below or at the monthly meetings.