DEMONSTRATIONS 2026-27
Demonstrations take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month (occasionally on the fifth Wednesday) – from September to June at the Comeytrowe Community Hall in Galmington, Taunton from 7.30pm until 9.30pm (with a break for tea/coffee at 8.30pm), doors open at 7pm. Click here for directions. Free entrance for members, £5.00 for visitors.
Monthly Themes: we encourage our members to create an artwork for a particular theme and bring it along on the demonstration evening to show to our membership, visitors and artist of the evening.
Hope you will join in and we look forward seeing you soon
AGM and talk /demo by Belinda Reynell – 23rd of September 2026
Demo: Floral fields in oils with cold wax
Belinda will be using mark making and a vibrant spring colour palette to create paintings full of colour and texture at this mini demo.
NO theme
Jackie Curtis – 28th of October 2026
Subject: Natural Environment of Somerset (including birds)
Jackie will demonstrate how to use botanical elements to create vibrant and interesting textures in her monoprints.
Theme: Waterfall
Sara Dudman – 25th of November 2026
Subject: Creation of paints and pastel from earth pigments
Sara will demonstrate how she creates pastels and paints using natural earth elements
Theme: Moonlight in the landscape
Creative carousel with TAG members – Wednesday 27th of January 2027
Theme: Animal(s) or bird(s)
Josie Tipler – Wednesday 24th of February 2027
Subject: Animal portraits in acrylics
Josie uses a variety of media and styles. One of her specialised subjects includes pet portraits. Josie likes to re-use old materials where possible. The mediums that she uses include acrylics, pastels, pencils, mixed media and collage.
Theme: Flowers
Dawn Jordan – Wednesday 24th March 2027 (Academician of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts)
Subject: Seascape in Oils
Dawn is a plein air and studio artist painting in oils. As an Academician of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts, she is inspired by light by the changing light of nature, focusing on the tonal contrasts.
Theme: Water
Gillian Burbridge – Wednesday 28th April 2027 (Trustee : South West Academy of Fine and Applied Art (SWAc)
Subject: Still life – tonal values in oils
Gill’s expertise in her still life paintings cover a wide range of techniques and skills that provide a well-rounded understanding of art principles. Quote, “Light and shade on still life objects creates beautiful drama.”
Theme: Food
Jack Dickson – Wednesday 26th May 2027
Subject: Portraits – collage, inks, acrylics
In Jack’s current portraits, place and context are always present — but encoded rather than stated. Using collage and mixed media, topographical maps, street plans, textile patterns, cultural objects and landscape, fragments are layered into backgrounds and clothing, partially obscured, hinting at the different worlds a subject carry. Each element has been chosen; nothing is decorative. The work asks you to stay, to look slowly, to discover — and in doing so, to experience something of the accumulation that makes a life.
Jack has a sustained national television profile including BBC One’s Extraordinary Portraits (Series 4 and 5), Make it at Market and Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year. His work is held in public collections including the National Portrait Gallery’s online collection and the Guildhall, City of London Corporation.
Theme: Cityscapes
Vanessa Snowdon-Carr – Wednesday 23rd June 2027
Subject: Abstract gelli painting
Vanessa’s artistic journey blends passion with exploration. Starting with drawing, painting, and quilting, she found her true calling in mono printing, merging texture, shape, pattern, and colour in vibrant, spontaneous mixed media pieces.
The sea deeply inspires her work, with its colours and plant life influencing her use of seaweed, found objects, and stencils to create intricate layers. Metallic mediums add a dynamic quality, making her art shimmer and shift with light.
Theme: Trees
Adam Grose – Wednesday 28th July 2027
Subject: Silkscreen printing
Adam will show a variety of ways in which you can use a screen, to form a range of screenprints, by hand, without the need for expensive equipment.
“For me, making is not simply about creating an outcome, but about remaining open to possibilities within the process itself. It is through this continual interaction between material, memory, and gesture that the work gradually reveals something beyond its initial intention.”
Theme: Chimneys
TAG ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS
Winter 2026: 16/11/2026 to 28/11/2026
Summer 2027: 17/05/2027 to 29/05/2027
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