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Finding your creativity at Epsom

What would the result be if one of our Epsom members made jungle creatures and insects all made out of plasticine? Our Epsom group is definitely stretching the imagination!... Read more »

Stretching Imaginations at Halesworth

Which piece of the Van Gogh puzzle does this picture represent? Take a look on how eight Halesworth members interpreted their own style of the famous portrait, La Berceuse.... Read more »

What a great morning in Godalming!

What a morning filled with visits from the Mayor of Godalming, old faces and some new ones. Everyone appreciating the dedication of all the volunteers and admiring the artwork produced by the talented members.... Read more »

Godalming Open Morning

Our Godalming group is opening its doors to everyone who would like to come and meet the talented artists, view their work, join us for refreshments and find out more about what we do on Thursday, 1st June from 10:00am to 12:00noon!... Read more »

Through the Keyhole

What will you see through the keyhole of our Stoneleigh members? The question is are you looking out or are you looking in? An afternoon full of inspiration and imagination! Where disability meets creativity.... Read more »

Visit from the Mayor and Mayoress

On 22nd March 2017, Reigate Park Group received a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Reigate and Banstead, Councillor David Powell and Mrs Caroline Durance. They stayed for nearly two hours and spent a lot of time with each member of the group, hearing their story and admiring their artwork. They were very interested to ... Read more »

Stoneleigh Group opened its doors…

On 20th March 2017, Stoneleigh opened its doors and invited friends in to see the work of our artists, including an excellent exhibition and a demonstration of encaustic art.  We have recently purchased the equipment for this new (to us) way of creating wonderful pictures and members of the group are delighted with the creative ... Read more »

Remembering our oldest member

Sadly we have recently lost one of our oldest and much-loved members. Arthur Miller came to Conquest Art with his wife Joy who had suffered a major stroke.  He says that he thought he could sit and enjoy a chat and a cup of coffee whilst his wife painted, instead we gave him a paintbrush. ... Read more »

“Do something Different” afternoon

At the first of our “Do something different” afternoons we asked each member to choose a picture and then to try to look at the picture in a different way, perhaps a more abstract style. It was a challenge but as usual Stoneleigh members set to and I think they enjoyed being more thoughtful and ... Read more »

A void in the Malvern group

George Hamblin joined the Malvern group almost from its inception about 10 years ago. He came as a helper but found his hearing loss made that difficult. Nevertheless he was always willing to help, very generous with his time, his knowledge and his own materials. He was a great encourager, interested in what others were ... Read more »