Art 1

Contact: Toni Stern  – see Newsletter for contact details or
Email:   with “Art 1 Group enquiry” as the subject

We are a very friendly group where members can learn and share their artistic skills and ideas in a supportive, positive and relaxing environment. Our members have varied levels of artistic skills and experience and we enjoy working together and encouraging each other.

This year we asked group members to put forward ideas for projects for our sessions. Themes so far have included Still Life, Reflections, Cubism, painting pebbles, line drawing and Winter scenes. This autumn term we are mostly working on our own projects.

 Ideally we would benefit from a tutor to both inspire and assist us in our artistic endeavours and support new members who are complete beginners. At present we don’t have a tutor so we regret that it is not currently possible for us to support members who are new to art.

We do have space for new members so if you’d fancy coming along with your materials and ideas to sample a session please make contact.

Thank you and best wishes

Toni 

07557193618

 Some examples of our 2025 work are shown below

 Some examples of our 2023 work are shown below

Sunflowers for Ukraine

The Art Group was asked if they would be willing to make Ukrainian refugees feel more at home by donating some artwork of sunflowers, the Ukrainian national flower. The idea was that host families could frame the pictures and put them up in the rooms before the refugees arrived. Here is a selection of some of their work.

by Sheila Hunt	by Valerie Braithwaite	by Mel Edge	by Pauline Mullarkey	by Marie Sullivan	by Maureen Kay

August 2019 – Art Group Success Story

The Art Group, with Mel as our resident artist and tutor, have had a very successful time at the Heald Green Show. In the Oil/Acrylic Painting category Kelvin Vann came first and Shiela Dawes came second. The Beginners Paintings category saw Pauline Mullarkey take first and third prize. Linda Vann received first prize for her collage work in the Handicraft section. Glenys Steedman came second in the Mixed Media category and Pat Pembridge came second for her silk painting and embroidery in the Any Other Handicraft Item category. As can be seen the Art Group cover a wide range of media and techniques. Well done to Mel and the Art Group!

June 2019 – En Plein Air

This month we were able to have our first art session en plein air (outside.) We were lucky enough to have Vera very kindly open her beautiful Cheadle Hulme garden for the group, with its wide variety of plants and ornamental features to inspire us. We had a thoroughly enjoyable morning painting, helped by weather that was just right and delicious home-baked cakes.

2018 Wooden Wall Plaques

August 2017 – Collage

During August 2017 members of the Art Group had the opportunity of joining a collage course run by local artist, Barbara Boswell. This proved to be highly successful. The group learnt how to handle different media and all were amazed at the variety of work that was produced. Here is a small selection, some of which are not yet framed.