PROGRAMME 2012

WINTER EVENTS 2012

Thursday 16th February
Churches in and around the Cotswolds
Tim Bridges

Thursday 15th March
Drought and Relief in the Horn of Africa – a personal experience
Ian Mathie

Thursday 19th April
AGM followed by Growing Old Disgracefully
Wilson Roberts

Monday 23rd April
Visit to The Wallace Collection

Thursday 3rd and Thursday 10th May
Eugene Boudin and Monet
Graham White, Study Mornings to be held at
Oddfellows Hall, Leamington Spa

Monday 28th May – Thursday 31st May
Holiday to Rouen

SPRING EVENTS 2012

All outings leave from Newbold Comyn car park (by the swimming pool) with a pick up in Newbold Terrace, opposite the Spa Centre, a few minutes later.

For both the London Gallery visits we shall have a stop on the way. There are lunch facilities at both the galleries and there are, of course, restaurants in the surrounding areas.

Wednesday 29 February
LUCIEN FREUD PORTRAITS – National Portrait Gallery
Depart 8.30am
Leave London 4.45pm
Arrive back 7.30pm approx.

This is a major exhibition produced in close collaboration with the late Lucien Freud, one of the most important and influencial artists of his generation. Featuring over 100 works from museums and private collections throughout the world, this exhibition spans over 70 years and is the first to focus on his portraiture. An unmissable opportunity to experience the work of one of the world’s greatest artists.

Bookings as soon as possible please and, in any case, not later than 15 February.
Organizer - Lyn Buckle (339499).

Monday 23 April
THE WALLACE COLLECTION with an ILLUSTRATED TALK
Depart 8.45am
Leave London 4.30pm
Arrive back 7.15 approx.

The Wallace Collection is one of London’s most delightful galleries and contains a magnificent collection of paintings, porcelain, furniture and armour. It contains works by some of the world’s finest painters including Frans Hals’s ‘Laughing Cavalier’, Poussin’s ‘Dance to the Music of Time’ as well as works by Titian, Guardi, Canaletto, Rembrandt and other prominent European artists. The talk will take place in the Lecture Theatre; our lecturer will give a brief history of the Collection and speak about some of the exhibits.

Bookings as soon as possible please and, in any case, not later than 15 March.
Organizer – Graham White (330155).

Thursday 3 May and Thursday 10 May
STUDY MORNINGS
10.15am – 12.15pm
The Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street, Leamington Spa

EUGENE BOUDIN AND HIS PAINTINGS OF THE NORMANDY SEASIDE RESORTS & CLAUDE MONET, HIS WORK AND GIVERNY

Eugene Boudin is generally credited with persuading Monet to paint in the open air. We shall start by examining Boudin’s delightful paintings of Honfleur, Trouville and Deauville which evoke a world now gone by. We shall continue by looking at the life and work of Claude Monet and go on to look at some of the paintings which he did while living in Giverny.

Please note that as accommodation in the Oddfellows Hall has to be limited to 42 people, applications will be restricted to members only.

Cost £8.00 to cover both sessions including coffee and biscuits.
Organizer - Graham White (330155).