Kendal Art Society

Frances and John Davenport’s Garden
2024-07-11 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | 8 Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7NJ
Another beautiful garden to visit, let’s hope the weather is good.
There is sometimes room to park on Oxenholme Road or you could try the Murley Moss Business Park across the road.

The Yards of Kendal
2024-07-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Get ready for a great morning sketching in the yards of Kendal, and there are so many to choose from!
We will meet at the Abbot Hall Social Centre for coffee and decisions about where to go to sketch.

Sketching at the National Trust property, Sizergh Castle or Grounds.
2024-06-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Sizergh Castle, Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, LA8 8DZ, United Kingdom
One of our favourite places, the beautiful grounds of Sizergh Castle has numerous areas to sketch or paint. You do have to pay for parking unless you are a member so if possible get a lift from a member or take a member with you. Meet at 10.00 in the cafe or nearby, it does get very busy.

Lucy Sclater's Garden
2024-06-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Cook House, Church Road, Levens, Cumbria, LA8 8PU
Join us this Thursday at Lucy’s lovely garden in order to sketch views, plants and flowers.

Another Bridge this one over the Canal
2024-06-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Canal at Stainton, LA8 0LE
This week we will be visiting the canal at Stainton. It is quite difficult to find so drive along Burton Road A 65, and turn right on the road to Stainton. Go through Stainton village until you have to veer right along a short part of the canal, you can park just before the bridge that takes a sharp right over the canal.
So park just before the bridge on Viver Lane LA8 0LE (if you have gone over the bridge you have gone too far).

Bridges of Kendal
2024-06-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
We will be meeting at Abbot Hall Social Centre but hopefully going out to sketch one of Kendal’s interesting bridges. Nether Bridge, or the footbridge are of course the nearest, and Miller Bridge is rather difficult to see with all the building work around it, but could be interesting.
If the weather is awful you can stetch from a photo which I will bring in or one of your own.
Lets see what happens.

Annual Exhibition
2024-05-25 10:00 - 2024-05-31 15:00 | Stricklandgate House, Library Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU, United Kingdom
Our Annual Exhibition will take place from Saturday 25th May 10.00 to 17.00, Sunday 26th closed, Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May 10.00 – 17.00. Saturday 1st June 10.00 – 15.00.
Free entry.
Please come and enjoy the work our members have produced throughout the year.

Ned Naylor's Garden
2024-05-16 10:00 - 13:00
Ned has invited us to sketch in his garden. Really good views of the area

Castle Green Hotel
2024-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Castle Green Hotel, Castle Green Lane, Kendal, LA9 6RG, United Kingdom
We will be enjoying another visit to the gardens of the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal. Lots to sketch and we can enjoy coffee in the hotel at any time.

Outdoor Sketching in Parish Church Area
2024-05-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Our first day of outdoor sketching will be in the vicinity of the Abbot Hall Social Centre. Lots to see and draw including the church, the park, Church Lane and Ring-O-Bells pub. Coffee and biscuits in AHSC

Keeping an Art Journal or Diary
2024-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Social Cee, Dowker Lane, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DN
Followng on from last week’s tallk, we will look at starting, or continuing, to keep an Art Journal or Diary over the summer months. A perfect time to start.
We will look forward to seeing what you produced when we meet again in the Autumn.

Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00

Watercolour Painting, by Bob Henfrey.
2024-04-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Many of you will Know Bob Henfrey and will have seen the sketches, on Facebook, he did over ‘lockdown’ and when the new bridge over the Kent was built. So motivating!
Bob is coming to KAS to talk about his watercolour painting.

There will be a charge of £5.00 for this session but tea/coffee and biscuits are provided free.

Landscape or seascape in collage or paint
2024-04-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Your choice of medium for this general morning of landscape or sescape painting.

Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00

Kendal Art Society's Annual General Meeting.
2024-04-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Our Annual General meeting at the Abbot Hall Social Centre.

This will be a Jacob’s joint so please let me know if you can supply some food for the occasion.

Gill Impey on gillimpey@hotmail.co.uk

Flowers using your own choice of medium
2024-03-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
This is an open day where you can paint from a photo, bring in your own pot plant, or a bunch of flowers, or follow on from last weeks charcoal drawing. the choice is yours.

Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00

Charcoal drawing on big sheets of paper
2024-03-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Get out your comfort zone and try to draw on a big sheet of paper using charcoal.
If you don’t have any large sheets of paper (at least A3 or A2), or charcoal, we can supply it.
Please bring a cover to protect the tables, it is messy!

Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00

Tonal drawing
2024-03-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Use pencil, charcoal or pens to create a tonal picture.

Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00

Saturday Monoprinting Workshop with Karen Lester
2024-03-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Try a day monoprinting with Ksaren Lester.
£20.00 for the day and booking is essential. Tea and coffee available but please bring your own lunch.

Contact Gill Impey on gillimpey@hotmail.co.uk

Group Caravaggio painting
2024-02-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Together we will paint a Caravaggio painting. Please bring paints and brushes, but we will supply the paper.

Tea, coffee and biscuits £1.00

Caravaggio - a talk by Anne-Marie Michel
2024-02-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Please come along to this talk by Anne-Marie Michel on Caravaggio.
She is a really entertaining speaker and I know that you will really enjoy it.

There will be a charge of £5.00 for the talk but tea, coffee and cakes will be provided free.

Kandinsky style, still life painting
2024-02-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Welcome to this fun session of making a Kandinsky style still life.
For this session you will need a large sheet of paper, pencil and rubber, a thick and thin waterproof ink pan and colours of your choice (watercolour or gouache is best). You will also need several articles for your still life. It would probaly be a good idea to share.
This idea was tought to me (Gill Impey) by Ruth Clayton (Wickerfish Studios), during lockdown, when she was making videos that would give people something to do. It’s amazing how the paintings turn out.

Three colour palette painting
2024-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Join us for a second painting session using 3 different colours or finish last weeks painting.
See below a cool palette and a warm palette.

Coffee/tea and biscuits – £1.00

Three colour palette painting
2024-02-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Join us on a painting session using just 3 colours. These colours can be your own choice and using your own choice of medium.
Coffee/tea and biscuits – £1.00

Life Model
2024-01-27 10:00 - 15:30 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
We have a beautiful life model for the whole day. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided but please bring you own lunch.
Booking is essential so let me know as soon as possible if you can come. It will be £20 for the whole day.
gillimpey@hotmail.co.uk

Winter Landscape, in any media.
2024-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Your choice for this session
Coffee, tea and biscuits £1.00

Portrait drawing or painting
2024-01-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
In this session we will be looking at the technique of portrait drawing, so we will not be using a live model for the whole of the session, but also looking at photographs in order to get correct measurements.
Bring, at least A4, paper, pencils or charcoal, rubbers and rulars if you think they will be useful.
Coffee, tea and biscuits £1.00

Pen and Wash
2024-01-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
First session of the New Year.
Bring pens and ink, or waterproof pens and watercolours, good quality watercolour NOT paper and a photograph of your choice, or you can choose one that I will provide on the day.
Coffee, tea and biscuits £1.00

Towards Abstract
2023-09-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
A morning session breaking down the way to paint landscapes

Start of winter programme at Abbot Hall Social Centre
2023-09-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre, Dowker Lane, Kendal, LA9 5AA
Programme to be arranged.

Castle Green Hotel Grounds
2023-08-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Castle Green Hotel, Castle Green Lane, Kendal, LA9 6RG, United Kingdom
Interesting buildings and rather nice views.
Parking free and tea or coffee available in the Hotel.
