Bromley Art Society bringing artists together since 1947

Kitchen refurbishment began this week with a vengeance as the builders arrive next Monday. The only brushwork has been on the ceiling with paint and the floor to clean after stripping wallpaper. However, I have managed to fit in some chat-time related to an initiative at church - Be Creative! Thursday afternoons from June 7. Launching on Sunday next. Watch this space.

At last it is done! The dvd for the printer has been burned with .psd and .pdf files. Hard copy has been printed. The cover letter has been written. The padded envelope has been packed and addressed; all it needs is a postage stamp and a trip to the mailbox on the corner of the street. My gratitude is offered to all contributors.

What an evening! Inspirational, challenging, entertaining, hilarious, and the fancy was tickled. Greg D'Souza was all that a Welsh speaker should be - charming, erudite, holding his audience enthralled, and enabling everyone to be active participants. We went home with smiling faces and an added twinkle in our eyes. How many of us will now use imagination in our creations? How many will submit imaginative works for our next exhibition? Wait and see...

The Easel is well on the way already but there remains space for more of your articles. Send them in asap or the pages will be filled by me. Surely, you will not want that! I need pics, too. The BAS Gallery is worth searching for new pics and I have managed to find a few (hoping that the artists will be happy to have them on the cover...). I was, however, struck by there being so few new pics. I am guilty, too, as I need to update my gallery space. I must find the time...

The BAS Committee are sure that members consider it a reasonable expectation that all exhibitors will agree to serve as stewards at some time during any exhibition in which they are taking part. It has to be said that some members are very elusive when the rotas are being agreed which is very unfair on a few others who find themselves doing multiple stints. At the current show at Ewell one committee member has had to do seven sessions. Please be more forthcoming in the future.

It is almost the end of the month and the deadline for The Easel Summer issue. Please, send me your pieces and pics. With two exhibitions starting next week we are all busy, I know, but the next two weeks will be horrendous for me, if I have to get The Easel to the printer in time to mail it to members on time.

Just a quick addendum to my last blog, my friends at B.A.S. are of course invited to exhibit and will be very welcome

Derek

I would like to thank all who supported,  helped and encouraged me to put on at my open studio exhibition. It was a great sucess. I shall, of course, miss the paintings that sold terribly, but look forward to producing more. Happy painting to all.