TAS Newsletter Autumn 07vol5no2p6

Now on to a happier note. In spite of the hitches, what a lovely preview evening we had! Everybody was so relaxed and smiling it gave a lovely warm and friendly atmosphere to the evening. But then it's not surprising as that is what our Society is known for as well as the standard of paintings produced. Thanks were given to Paul Elderfield for his generous sponsorship and for stepping in and opening the exhibition for us when our guest for the evening was detained.

We missed Mary on the hanging evening and I know she missed us too, all the excitement and anticipation getting all the paintings together and arranging them. Although I missed my partner "in crime" I had excellent help and want to thank Pat Scammell for all her help and support, thank John Shotter and to welcome him on to the Hanging Committee (as we now always have so many more pictures to hang we invited him to join and are pleased to say he agreed), Claire and Helen who helped tremendously. Thanks have gone to all those people, but what about those who worked so hard doing other jobs not mentioned?We have Anne and Claire who gave time and effort into organising and making sure everything went right, Mary 'A' who did the publicity, Glennis responsible for all the money side, Mary 'M' for all the catalogues, invites, stationary etc. and all other things done by other Committee and non Committee members, not forgetting all those who put up, arranged and took down the screens. So a big 'thank you' to all of them and for all their time and effort put into making the exhibition such a successful and enjoyable one.

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T.A.S. SUMMER EXHIBITION 2007 by Ruth Edwards T.A.S. President Another year - another successful exhibition - and so many beautiful paintings! Although there was a lot of hard work involved in hanging them they gave a great deal of pleasure in doing so. There was a lovely variety of subjects and colours and noticeably a growing confidence shown in the artists' work. The presentation was also very good this year in the choice of frames to suit the pictures - which brings me to the subject of framing Distressingly we had several badly framed paintings in spite of having been instructed on how to do them correctly. Some were not taped properly on the backs, rings and string not correct and backings not fixed in properly. It has to be stressed how important this is. I should point out that if they are not properly put together the Hanging Committee will not accept them for exhibition as we have a standard to keep up, and if its not adhered to it lets not only the Society down but also reflects on the artists themselves. I'm sure no one would want to pay good money for something that is poorly presented and that ruins a beautiful painting. Be proud of what you do and take a pride in finishing the job correctly (the back is just as important as the front!). If you do have problems with framing or are not sure, you can always get in touch with Anne, Claire, Mary or myself who will be more than happy to help. It was also noticed that a few paintings were very similar despite being painted by different artists. This is understandable if a similar subject is seen by more than one person. A few suggestions to help get over this are to slightly change the scene by adding or taking away something, for instance a building, tree, animal - anything that will make it YOUR style. Maybe something that you're recognised for - for me it's trees as you may have guessed! I've got to put a tree in somewhere and don't feel it's my painting unless I do so!!
Marshes and Lighthouse at Hurst Spit by Mary Maskell
Now on to a happier note. In spite of the hitches, what a lovely preview evening we had! Everybody was so relaxed and smiling it gave a lovely warm and friendly atmosphere to the evening. But then it's not surprising as that is what our Society is known for as well as the standard of paintings produced. Thanks were given to Paul Elderfield for his generous sponsorship and for stepping in and opening the exhibition for us when our guest for the evening was detained. We missed Mary on the hanging evening and I know she missed us too, all the excitement and anticipation getting all the paintings together and arranging them. Although I missed my partner "in crime" I had excellent help and want to thank Pat Scammell for all her help and support, thank John Shotter and to welcome him on to the Hanging Committee (as we now always have so many more pictures to hang we invited him to join and are pleased to say he agreed), Claire and Helen who helped tremendously. Thanks have gone to all those people, but what about those who worked so hard doing other jobs not mentioned?We have Anne and Claire who gave time and effort into organising and making sure everything went right, Mary 'A' who did the publicity, Glennis responsible for all the money side, Mary 'M' for all the catalogues, invites, stationary etc. and all other things done by other Committee and non Committee members, not forgetting all those who put up, arranged and took down the screens. So a big 'thank you' to all of them and for all their time and effort put into making the exhibition such a successful and enjoyable one.
"Winter" by Margaret Lee and "My Grandson Thomas" by Harry Yearsley and "Walk on the Wild Side" by Martha Parker
One more thing. Did anyone notice my deliberate mistake? There wasn't a 'wow' picture facing the door as you entered the exhibition hall this time. This was because a suitable picture could not be found in the right size and shape in spite of so many beautiful ones - it had to be the right one. Here's to next year! Congratulations to all, not only to those who sold paintings, but to everyone who exhibited, and all the work and effort gone into all the paintings displayed. Ruth Edwards