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REGINALD GEORGE HAGGAR (1905-1988) - a Staffordshire legend

It was good to see so many people in the zoom meeting ... and in good high spirits. Followed by Keith's presentation on Reginal Haggar a famous local artist.

A good strong entry for the winter scene and reviewed on Zoom with members- Painting by Janice

Great pictures created in the fast and loose challenge ....such as this by Sheila. Then followed by Artistic Box creating.. by the members during the zoom meeting... thank you to Carole for the guidance.

Thought the members might like to see some photos of my milk churn project!

Jayne couldn't get into the Sistine Chapel in Rome as the queue was over 2hours long... HOWEVER, the ceiling of a small Catholic Chapel in Worthing (Church of the English Martyrs) just happened to have exactly the same dimensions, so a local artist did this... by hand...

Amazing the diversity of the artwork for the challenge

This was a difficult challenge that tested us all... and we felt a bit like the chicken

Featured Artist - Sir William Orpen - By Keith Potts

24 great pictures were created for Remembrance by the group. Gritty Commandos (Dad) by Grant

We had some very strong entries for this Prize competition and the winner was Pam Bennett, chosen by the committee and won the £10 voucher.

If you fancy a break from all things christmas... I can thoroughly recommend the Maurice Wade Exhibition which is currently at Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The temporary exhibition is showing a wide range of Wade's work spanning his painting years. He works in a very monochromatic style, creating the stark landscape of the potteries.

Our winter exhibition took place on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November. Oddfellows was transformed into an Art Gallery of wonderful artworks displayed beautifully. The cafe was available for drinks and cakes at very affordable prices.

This evening, 8th November , we were treated to a presentation by local artist Steve Woodhams. Steve originates from Bloxwich and is soon to be the Chair at the Walsall Artists Group - a well established group of artists for over 70 years.