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!

September Meeting with Katrina Atkinson

At our last meeting, Katrina Atkinson gave us interesting talk about her background before the formation of Art House Art School in Cheddar.

Her own studies began at Somerset Art and Technology(1988-1990), with design and fashion, it was an excellent foundation in the arts, covering art history as well as pattern cutting and sewing. After graduating, Katrina attended life drawing, ceramics and sculpture courses to further her knowledge. She took a part-time Foundation Course at Weston College, after which she spent a year at UWE ( Bristol) studying ceramics and art and design. In order to complete her degree Katrina attended Plymouth University (Exeter).In 2015 Katrina began to teach classes from The Art House and in 2018 graduated in her Teacher Training.

The Art House School facilitates groups and workshops in a variety of disciplines, oﬀerring a wide range ofmedia in a lovely creative environment for both adults and children. Katrina also lectures at Weston College, teaching A-Level art students.

She is currently completing her Masters, online from Falmouth University. Her subject is “Considering Loss in all its forms”. She showed us the storyline about her brother – through loss, memories and continuingbonds both through people, places and things/objects.

For the last part of the evening, members were given different types of shells and asked to draw – very quickly! – with their dominant hand, then opposite hand and finally with their eyes closed! There was much concentration and much laughter after seeing their results!

For more details about ArtHouse Cheddar – wwwarthousecheddar.uk

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 Painting Competition

Deadline approaching!