Saturday workshop tuition with Sue Smith

This workshop is open to the public to book at £35 for the day.

About Sue -

​I have always loved to draw and paint.   It wasn't until moving to Bournemouth in 2001 that I decided to take it more seriously and I had some professional watercolour instruction learning many new techniques.  Then in 2008 I found myself signed to an Agency who employed teachers of art on cruise liners. I have since then been lucky enough to travel the world doing what I love to do and pass on my knowledge of watercolour techniques.​

I now do regular demonstrations to local art groups, teach in my studio at home to small groups, and Chair a local Art Group as well as being a member of two more groups.  My first love is watercolour although I am a pastel painter as well; having this year had a pastel accepted in the Patchings International Open Art Exhibition in Nottingham.

​In 2010 I was Highly Commended in the SAA Artist of the Year Competition. 

Join Club Night this month for a charcoal drawing fest! Bring your boards, paper and charcoal and join in.

Free to members, £5 on the door to non-members.

Plein Air meeting today!

April 3rd Plein Air will be at Wilverly Plain off the Burley Road (see map). Park in the Wilverly Plain Car Park around 9am.

Keep an eye out for more information and directions on the Plein Air Group of the RAS facebook site.

Join Stewart Beckett for a day tutorial in oils - Capturing the Landscape.

This workshop is open to the public to book at £35 for the day.

Attendees can use oils or acrylics, but this workshop is not suitable for watercolours.

Join Club night with a demonstration of collage by Sue Smith

About Sue -

​I have always loved to draw and paint.   It wasn't until moving to Bournemouth in 2001 that I decided to take it more seriously and I had some professional watercolour instruction learning many new techniques.  Then in 2008 I found myself signed to an Agency who employed teachers of art on cruise liners. I have since then been lucky enough to travel the world doing what I love to do and pass on my knowledge of watercolour techniques.​

I now do regular demonstrations to local art groups, teach in my studio at home to small groups, and Chair a local Art Group as well as being a member of two more groups.  My first love is watercolour although I am a pastel painter as well; having this year had a pastel accepted in the Patchings International Open Art Exhibition in Nottingham.

​In 2010 I was Highly Commended in the SAA Artist of the Year Competition. 

Apologies, but due to a lack of attendees we have to cancel this workshop.

Join Club night with a demonstration in oils by Stewart Beckett.

Members who have exhibits at the Salisbury Exhibition are invited to collect work from Greyfriers

Open Monday to Saturday 09.30 am to 5pm.

We welcome Virginia Whiting for a morning’s tuition - Using Cold Wax

This workshop is open to the public to book at £25 for the day. There is an additional charge for any materials provided by the Tutor.

I am primarily a painter of contemporary landscapes and seascapes having been born and brought up in rural Northamptonshire with the freedom to roam and develop the love of the countryside which has always inspired my work.

Based in Cranborne Chase for over thirty years, I now feel a strong engagement with the rolling chalk downlands and woodlands close to my home, as well as the nearby New Forest. The rugged coastal areas of North Cornwall and Pembrokeshire, which I have visited regularly since childhood, are another deeply important influence.

We welcome back Lindsey Cole with a demonstration - Exploring the Landscape with Mixed media.

This workshop is open to the public to book at £35 for the day.

Open Monday to Saturday 09.30 am to 5pm, and Sunday 09.30am to 12 midday.

Members who have submitted works for the Salisbury Exhibition are invited to present these work to the commitee for transportation today

Members and their guests are invited to the Society Christmas Party at Greyfriars Community Centre - please see details on the invitation and please remember to RSVP.

Members wishing to exhibit in this years Salisbury Hospital Exhibition should submit their entry forms no later than 5pm today please.

Yes it’s that time of year again! Merry Christmas! Entries can be in any medium but must have a Christmas theme please.

Christmas Painting Competition, entry closing date is 1st December at 5pm. Please email in a photo of your entry by the closing date and time to be included for a prize. Winner will be announced at the Christmas Party.

A tutor workshop with local Artist Karen Welsh - Abstracting the Landscape

All our workshops are open to the public at £30 for the day.

The Ringwood Art Society AGM will precede a talk on the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery by curator Duncan Walker.

Notice of AGM and Minutes from the 2022 AGM are available on the RAS AGM webpage

This event is free to members and to the public for £5 on the door.

Teresa Rogers is hosting a days tuition -

Stencil and Texture

All of our workshops are open to the public to attend at £30/day - please book below.

Please open this file for full instructions and information.

Layers of Imagination

A talk by local Artist Karen Welsh - Abstracting the Landscape

There is no need to book this event - members free, guests £5 on the night.

Hand out will start at 9.30 and pack down will start at 10 am

Plein Air meeting today!

We are at Christchurch Quay. Boats, water, the Priory….all brilliant subjects. See you there for about 9am.

Keep an eye out for more information and directions on the Plein Air Group of the new RAS facebook site. You may need to request membership to the new groups.

Plein Air meeting postponed 1 week due to weather!

Now planned for 9th August.

We are at Christchurch Quay. Boats, water, the Priory….all brilliant subjects. See you there for about 9am.

Keep an eye out for more information and directions on the Plein Air Group of the new RAS facebook site. You may need to request membership to the new groups.

Plein Air meeting Wednesday 5th July will be Kingston Firs

It is a little tricky to find but hopefully the map will help. If you put Kingston Firs, Ringwood into your Sat Nav it will get you there. It is an un-made-up road opposite Rod Lane and off the main Ringwood , Christchurch road 3 miles north of The New Queen 1.5 miles south of the Texaco station on the edge of Ringwood. Once on the track keep going with Kingston Firs on your left until you get to an open bit of grass where you can park. There's all sorts to paint, a couple of cottages, woodland, open grass, horses and a pond a short easy walk away. No loos... but maybe lunch at the New Queen?

Keep an eye out for more information and directions on the Plein Air Group site

You must be a Member of Ringwood Art Society to enter works into the Summer Exhibition. Why not Join Us?

Members who wish to exhibit works at the Annual Summer Exhibition can access the Exhibition rules and Submission Forms below.

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 4th July 2023

Summer Exhibition Rules

Summer Exhibition Submission Form

Summer Exhibition Stewarding Form

This Saturday we welcome Julie Herrings. Julie will be instructing on drawing and painting lanscapes from photos and sketchpads. The first half of the day is focussed on drawing and composition, leading to painting in the afternoon.

Although the workshop is focussed on watercolour and acrylic, Julie is happy to guide in any medium you choose.

Places are limited so please book early.

Members are encourage to bring in your work for professional critique and feedback by local artist Helen Talbot.

Plein Air meeting today!

Todays meeting will be at Hengistbury Head (finally!). We intend to car share where possible and use the large car park near the cafe and toilets, then for those with loads to carry, the train is available to transport you and you paints to the harbour and beach hut area overlooking the Priory and Mudeford Quay on the far side.

The train doesn’t run until 10am otherwise looking forward to seeing you all from 9am to whenever….

Keep an eye out for more information and directions on the Plein Air Group site

Why not come join our Ceramics classes. There are three terms of three classes, with each term costing £30.

Clay work is taught by Suzanne Knight. No equipment is required to start with. We are a friendly group who have great FUN making all kinds of decorative and  useful things.

Also in the same classroom you are invited to an informal Society drawing/painting Art Together workgroup.

In todays workshop we welcome Michael Parker and tutoring in the art of palette knife painting.

Michael has been painting all his life and rarely uses brushes. He specialises in expressionistic and figurative styles with a semi-abstract approach, often depicting leisure and sporting pastimes – fishing, sailing, walking, dancing, landscapes, seascapes, birds, dogs and people.

 Workshop attendees will need…

1 a 500x400  (16”x20”) minimum size canvas

2 Paints , oil or acrylic, as many colours as possible. Especially some veridian green, 

3 palette knives, The Range sell a cheap set , ( less than a fiver) that would be perfectly adequate, but certainly they need one as large as possible.

4 A kitchen roll and cloths.

5 a palette or board for mixing paint.