Here’s what we’ve been up to…
August 2026 - Fairford Town Square mural
In August, a group of volunteers from the society completed a lovely mural in the Fairford Town Square bus shelter. This was sponsored by the Town Council and has been praised by local residents and visitors to the town. A plaque will list the people who contributed to the painting and the feedback from those involved was very positive.
April 2026 - Workshop
In April we held our first workshop with tutor Kate Wade. Kate introduced us to using charcoal with watercolour to create dramatic mixed media pictures, at least one of which was sold at an exhibition
Town Hare Restoration
One of our members, Marilyn Stephenson, was asked to restore one of the town’s Hares. This has now been finished and is located at the top of the High Street.
July and August 2025 - Outdoor painting
In July and August we organised several outdoor painting sessions at the Trout Inn in Lechlade, at Quennington House and at Kelmscott Manor. The weather was very kind to us at all three venues and gave members a lovely opportunity to paint “en plein air”
November 2025 - Workshops
In November we held the second of our two workshops. Francesca Shakespeare ran a one day session on oils and acrylics during which she gave all participants one-to-one feedback on their paintings. The results were very impressive.
