ANNUAL EXHIBITION DECEMBER 2023 ANNOUNCED
Experience the creativity at CandWAG's exhibition from December 1st to December 3rd. Explore the original paintings, prints, and cards for sale while voting for your favorite artist and entering our raffle prize to win an original painting. Join us for the open evening on November 30th for an exclusive preview before the exhibition opens to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
Discover Your Inner Artist with Us
Are you a budding artist looking to join a vibrant community of like-minded creatives? Look no further than CandWAG! We are always on the lookout for new members to join our art group and bring fresh perspectives to our community.
ANNUAL EXHIBITION DECEMBER 2023 OPEN EVENING
We are thrilled to announce the successful opening of our Art Group's exhibition, which was opened by the mayor of Sutton last night. Special guest local artist Margaret Eggleton was also in attendance, and she graciously accepted the task of judging the yearly cup prizes for the best painting of each medium in the exhibition.
Congratulations to our prize winners last night.
Gail Davies - Dicker Cup for Best Watercolour Painting - Sarlar, Dondogne
Marion Eastwood - Dicker Cup for Best Oil Painting - Kingston Bridge
Suzanne Swan - William Fowler Cup for Best Mixed Media Painting - Two Daisy Heads
Andrew Wylie - Fred Gillespie Cup for Best Pastel Painting - The Machine
Rosie Casselden - The Isabel Castle Cup for Best Acrylic - The Deep
Well done to our highly commendeds as well
Penny Smith - Apples
Brenda Pennington - Dragonfly
Ralph Dunkley - The Greyhound Carshalton
Vivienne Pharoah - Port Issac
Greg Howse
Double Winner!
Winner of Swan Cup and Stuart Sibley Award for two outstanding paintings en plein air.
Congratulations Greg, well deserved!
During the summer, we were able to get together (socially distanced, of course) for our plein air sessions.
Painting outside with easel
Enjoying painting outdoors using a box easel
During the summer, we were able to get together (socially distanced, of course) for our plein air sessions.
Our evening meetings are on Thursdays at 7.30pm. We meet in Holmwood Hall, accessed from Holmwood Gardens at the side of the United Reformed Church. In the summer we go
en plein air.
New Programme published for 2023-24
Also, do check out some of our work in our
members' gallery
'Seasons' Painting Competition 2023
Members were invited to submit paintings depicting the seasons of the year and these are the winners with prizes presented by international artist Claire Chandler.
L-R: Elke Clark with 'Spring'
Diane Chamberlain with 'Summer'
Fran Davies with 'Autumn'
Ralph Dunkley with 'Winter'
Greg Howse with his winning entry for the Samway Award.
IRENE CABONI Demonstration JULY 2023
Artist and Illustrator Irene Caboni gave a fantastic demonstration of illustrative art and painting at CandWag with a demo of dragonflies and flowers.
A good and informative time for exploring different styles and mediums.
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Back to our weekly meets and eager to make more art in the year ahead