Welcome to the Somerton Group of Artists.

Are you interested in art? Why not join us!

Here you will find a very friendly local artists group from Somerton and the surrounding areas, Somerset, UK. We welcome all new members who are interested in art. You don’t even have to be a painter yourself to get involved – you may just want to meet other people with the same interests. We are well established and have around 60 members of all ages and abilities.

We hold a year round programme of talks and demonstrations by professional artists with occasional day-long workshops. We have ‘painting together’ sessions and outside painting and sketching sessions in the summer. These are usually held with somewhere for lunch or tea nearby! In the winter, some members also meet weekly to paint together every Tuesday morning from 10am. to 12pm, and 3 times a year you can sign up for our popular Life Drawing sessions with a live model.

We hold an annual exhibition of our work, and all members are invited to participate.

If you are interested, or have any questions, please contact us for a chat or just turn up to one of our events or sessions. You will be made very welcome!

WICK FARM PAINTING DAY

We were treated to marvellous hospitality from Wick Farm owner, Penny Horne.

Penny provided us with our own little camp settlement along with outdoor kitchen, Shepherds hut and colour maps.

From here we sketched and explored the many acres of grounds from here. Around the farm house we discovered an eclectic mix of artwork produced by visiting artists throughout the years. We include some examples for you to see. Photographs are by Michaela Baker, our guest photographer for the day.

There were ten in our party.

Here is what some members said about their retreat day at Wick:

“A wonderful, quirky setting, with good company and great sketching subjects”

” I had a thoroughly enjoyable day of painting and exploring. What a magical place to create art”

“This was my first experience of painting outside. The weather was perfect and the gardens at Wick farm were full of charming features.As a novice, however, I went exploring and found a quiet spot on a hillside and simply attempted to paint the sky and a tree.Really enjoyed this new experience.”

More images of this lovely venue coming soon. Please see News Tab (top of page.)

Tuesday Painting returns

An opportunity to follow your own projects in company with others.

Starts ; Tuesday 1st September. 10 am – 12pm.

At; The Pinney Room, Parish Rooms Market Square, Somerton TA117NB.

Just turn up with your painting kit.

Coffee shops abound nearby. A donation toward hire of the Hall is appreciated.

New Club Competition

Please click immediately on “Good to Know” tab (top of page) – for all details.

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