Our Programme 25/26
MATLOCK ARTISTS SOCIETY - PROGRAMME 2025/2026
September 20th
Emma Hoten: Painting with oils and cold wax
Demonstration & Workshop
Emma’s contemporary oil paintings are a fusion of atmosphere, experiment and
memory. Using the landscape around her, she draws upon memories of a time and
an emotion. Colours, Contrast, Composition and Creating Movement and texture
are important features of her work.
Matlock Artists Society AGM: this follows at approximately 3.15pm. Tea/coffee and
cake will be served.
October 18th
Lea Nixon: Watercolour Landscapes & Cityscapes
Demonstration & Workshop
A landscape and Cityscape water colour artist, Lea has exhibited at the RI and
NEAC. He has always been interested in the darkness of mood in the mills and
factories of industrial England but loves the contrast with the breathtaking views of the lakes and mountains of the spectacular English countryside. He is interested in the shapes and shadows of a landscape and uses various water colour techniques as a way to portray this.
November 15th
Greta Vilidaite: Still Life in water soluble oils
Demonstration & Workshop
Greta is a multi-award winning Lithuanian-British oil painter and tutor. She paints
light filled landscape, floral and animal paintings that tug at the heartstrings, from her studio in Sheffield and en plain airing the Peak District. She is a regular contributor to The Artist magazine.
December 7th
Annual Prize-giving & Social
Afternoon Presentation of Awards by our President, Carol Hill
followed by a ‘Bring & Share’ tea & social.
January 17th
Carol Hill: Watercolour Landscapes
Morning demonstration & afternoon workshop kindly given by our President.
A very experienced watercolour painter, member of the SWA and RBSA, Carol will
show us how she paints in this medium.
February 21st
Chris Tkacz: Mixed Media
All day Workshop - Members Only
During this workshop, Chris will help us to understand the principles of Abstract Art and work towards abstraction in our paintings.
March 21st
Karen Johnson: Alcohol inks
All day Workshop - Members Only
Karen creates vibrant, floral artwork for her small business, ‘Millie Moth’. Inspired by her own garden, she uses alcohol inks to capture the colour, movement and essence of flowers and plant life. Karen will share her techniques, so you can use this medium in your own work and style.
April 18th
Caroline Lowe: Acrylics & Collage
Demonstration & Workshop
Caroline is a contemporary abstract painter; her love of nature and the countryside, inspires her intuitive landscapes. She will explain how her paintings evolve and demonstrate techniques she uses.
May 16th
Mark Buck: Watercolour Marine painting
Demonstration & Workshop
A member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mark is primarily a plein air artist. Water, reflections and light are his favourite subjects; he paints these in an energetic style using the natural translucency of pure water colour.
June 20th
Alison Vasey: Stormy Skies in Oil & other techniques
Demonstration & Workshop
Alison is a landscape painter, inspired by the Peak District and other wild spaces.
She will show us how she paints beautiful atmospheric landscapes in oils and help
us consider important elements in our own paintings.
July 18th
Roger Jenkins: Pen & Wash Landscapes
Demonstration & Workshop
A regular prize winner and contributor to the SAA, Roger’s approach to painting is generally impressionistic, bordering on the whimsical; he sees things in terms of a variety of colour, tone, and shapes, needing to retain both light and interest within his finished works.
August 18th to Sunday 23rd
Summer Exhibition and Sale 2026
Tuesday 18th - Sunday 23rd August
Private viewing - Tuesday 18th August 7pm - 9pm
Open to the public from Wednesday 19th - 10am to 4.30pm daily
Bakewell Town Hall
MAS Annual Membership Subscription - £30
Monthly Demonstrations/Workshops - 3rd Saturday of each month
Demonstration - 10am to 12.30pm, with 20 minute tea/coffee break
Workshop - 1pm to 3pm
Members - Demonstration only - £6
Members- Demonstration & Workshop - £8
Workshop places are limited and only guaranteed if booked and paid for in
advance.
Morning demonstrations, but not workshops, are available to non-members for a fee of £10
Venue: All Saint’s Church Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, DE4 3JG
Portrait Group - £5 per session
Open to all including non-members
1st Friday of each month
9.30am to 12 noon
Venue: Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock, DE4 3DE
Life-drawing Group - £10 per session
Open to all including non-members
4th Friday of the month - warm-up sketches and two longer poses
9.30am to 12 noon from September 2023
Venue: Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock, DE4 3DE
Mutual Help Group - £5 per session
Open to all including non-members
2nd Friday of the month
9.30am to 12 noon from September 2023
Venue: Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock, DE4 3DE
Plein Air Group - Runs in the summer months and is weather dependant.
Chair: Jenny Tozer - jennytozer@gmail.com Tel: 07815 983233
Membership Secretary: Chrissy Holt - chrisholt964@btinternet.com Tel: 01629 650438