Over the past few months we have been saddened by the deaths of long serving members of our group; John Gordon in July and Dorothy Reid in October, both former members, Maureen Singer, in August, an honorary member and Carol Sangster in September, an active member until shortly before her passing. Each of them contributed…

Our exhibition at the Pheasantry in Haddo Park was a great success, with well over 200 visitors over the course of the week. There were lots of positive comments, and several enquiries about joining the group; we look forward to welcoming new members as a result. Sharing the space with Ellon Photography Group was also…

We are delighted to be taking part this year in the Haddo Arts Festival. After the disappointment of the cancellation of our exhibition in the aftermath of storm Arwen, last November, we are now gearing up for a display in the Pheasantry which we will be sharing with Ellon Photographic Group. The exhibition will be…

Painting sessions are adjourned over the summer but we have been meeting at various venues to keep in touch. In July some members met at the Buchan Hotel for a very enjoyable lunch, and this was followed a fortnight later by a visit to Aberdeen Art Gallery. One of the highlights of this trip was…

The summer sessions finish at the end of June and we resume on Thursday September 1st. This term has flown by and we have been quite productive and thoroughly enjoyed a return to normality: long may it last The new committee is settling in, planning outings and preparing for the autumn exhibition at Haddo. We…

We had the final session at the end of March when we held the AGM. It was well attended and we now have a new committee with some reshuffling of posts and two new members. The session finished with some socialising and sharing of snacks, which felt very refreshing after months of restrictions. We were…

Whilst all of us have had to adapt over the last two years and try to maintain creativity without mutual support, one member in particular has undoubtedly made the most of the break. An unfortunate trip over New Year resulted in a serious break to Barbara’s ”painting arm”. Undeterred, she has been able to produce…

At last, we are back to Thursday sessions at the Kirk Centre, and very happy we are too. A good number of us made it along last week to the start of our new term and we are fervently hoping that it will be plain sailing from now on.