May Fayre
Members of LBAS will be having some fun at the May Fayre, come and join us to make some art. All are welcome! Look out for our big flags on Parsons Close
Members of LBAS will be having some fun at the May Fayre, come and join us to make some art. All are welcome! Look out for our big flags on Parsons Close
Chris Church is a self-taught artist working primarily in watercolour pencil, specialising in wildlife, animals and nature. His pieces are drawn from photos that he has taken over the years, and brought to life through art. Visits across the UK with his young family often serve as excellent inspiration for his pieces. He was a
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Life Drawing for Members - Malcolm Please bring your own materials and easles. We cannot guarantee that tables will be available, so please bring a standing easle or a board to use with a chair
Members are invited to join this workshop. Jan gave a wonderful demonstration to us last year, we are so looking forweard to her coming to teach this workshop please contact us to secure your place Currently places are only open to members of LBAS who have paid their 2025 subscription you can join
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Last date for this months submissions to the Library Gallery on the theme of 'Green' Linked with international Green Week Members can submit your work here
Members Event. Join us to discuss work, bring something you want advice on. Friendly and supportive
LBAS is excited to be part of the LLTC Pride event We shall be holding a pop up art exhibition with a Pride theme We shall be there during the Saturday market 9 - 2pm and then for the celebrations in the evening 5 - 9 pm You can see more about the plans for
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Born in the very new town of Hemel Hempstead, Keith was a product of the Concorde era and comprehensive school system at its best. A proactive and very capable ‘modern technologies’ department inspired a creative but industrial /engineering-based love for design, form functionality and materials. By 18 he had designed, built and raced his own
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All members are welcome to join us via Zoom for a day of making art together We meet 3 times during the day 10.00 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm Join us through the link emailed out the day before . We share ideas and references in a Whatsapp group - if you are not in
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Join us for life drawing Please bring your own materials and easles. We cannot guarantee that tables will be available, so please bring a standing easle or a board
Join members of LBAS as they sell and talk about their work - there may even be a bit of art happening. Join our artists for a fun evening at the new Art venue in Leighton - Linslade , Linslade Mews 5pm - 9pm
Join us for portraiture Join us every second Friday of the month at St Leonard's Church Hall for our Portrait Group – the perfect opportunity for artists of all levels to refine their skills with a live model in a relaxed, friendly setting. Each session features a single long pose, divided into three 45-minute segments,
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All members are welcome to join us via Zoom for a day of making art together We meet 3 times during the day 10.00 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm Join us through the link emailed out the day before . We share ideas and references in a Whatsapp group - if you are not in
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Life Drawing for Members . Please bring your own materials and easles. We cannot guarantee that tables will be available, so please bring a standing easle or a board PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE - 1 - 4 pm from now on
Members Event. Join us to discuss work, bring something you want advice on. Friendly and supportive
Join us for Portraiture Join us every second Friday of the month at St Leonard's Church Hall for our Portrait Group – the perfect opportunity for artists of all levels to refine their skills with a live model in a relaxed, friendly setting. Each session features a single long pose, divided into three 45-minute segments,
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Join us for life drawing at St Leonards Church Hall
Are you planning on exhibiting at our Annual Exhibition in October but need some guidance on how to prepare your work? Do you want help with submission procedure? Come along to this session at Co Lab
Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for our Portrait Group - the perfect opportunity for artists of all levels to refine their skills with a live model in a relaxed friendly setting. Free to LBAS Members - this is a special event as it is slightly longer than usual. For the last hour
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After an impressive education in art Gary ended his Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London from which he launched his career as a successful artist and educator some 20 years ago. Famous for his use of colour and expressionist paintings Gary will provide an insight in how we can inject some vibrant colour into our
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Colin paints several subjects, including many inspired by his home area of Fife in Scotland. Now living in the Midlands, Colin is an experienced teacher and tutor, having done art demonstrations and workshops for over 40 years. He exhibits regularly across the UK, particularly at the annual Arts Festival in Pittenweem, Fife, which has grown
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All members are welcome to join us via Zoom for a day of making art together We meet 3 times during the day 10.00 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm Join us through the link emailed out the day before . We share ideas and references in a Whatsapp group - if you are not in
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Join us for Life Drawing, please bring your own materials, Due to the popularity of this group artists are encouraged to bring easles rather than use tables.
Submission to the Competition can be made here You can see nore about competitions here
Join us for Coffee, bring a piece of work you would like some ideas about. Friendly supportive help and advice with practical art issues. Members only Event 10.30 - 12.00
The October library exhibition will be "OLD BUT GOLD" It will be a special edition of our exhibition. You are asked to submit any of the artworks that have not made it into the Annual exhibition. For example, the artwork number 7 on your list that couldn't fit the limit of paintings, or maybe some artworks you
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Join us for a portrait session. Please bring your own materials. Portraiture from Life. Join us for an artfternoon making art
Susan is a land and seascape artist who takes her inspiration from the West Country, Cumbria and the Chilterns. Her paintings are worked up from small sketches or studies made insitu or she paints directly on large boards on the beach or in the landscape. Often painting at high tide the wild weather and windy
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Members Only Submission to the Competition can be made here You can see more about competitions here
Brian and Sally will hold their join exhibition at the Library Gallery. Please pop along and have a look when you can - usually when the library theatre is open for events. A Private View is planned - more info to follow
Join us for a fun afternoon painting or drawing portraits. Please bring your own materials.
Join us for an inspiring evening and keep your eyes open for harinda's workshop happening in the new year here Free to members ,visitors welcome (pay £6 on the door) Harinda says I’m a figurative and portrait artist based in West London, with a BA (Hons) in Illustration from the University of Plymouth. Over the
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All members are welcome to join us via Zoom for a day of making art together We meet 3 times during the day 10.00 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm Join us through the link emailed out the day before . We share ideas and references in a Whatsapp group – if you are not in
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Join us for Life Drawing (or painting) Please bring your own materials
Members Only Submission to the Competition can be made here You can see more about competitions here
Join us on line to see what we have been up to this year and to elect your new committee for 2026
Members Event. Join us to discuss work, bring something you want advice on. Friendly and supportive
Jpin us for our Christmas social - put the date in your diaries. The Picture House Leighton Buzzzard
Members Only Submission to the Competition can be made here You can see more about competitions here
Please submit your work for the next Library Exhibition - this is an open call You must bring your accepted work to the Library Gallery on Monday 12th January between 9.30 and 10.00 . You must collect any unsold work on Monday 9th January betweene 9 and 9.30
Free to members
Join us for an evening with local award winning artist Peter Keegan On this occasion Peter will return to paint a still life in oils for us. His other work including his portraiture can be found at https://peterkeegan.com/gallery-1 Free to Members Guests welcome £6.00 at the door
All members are welcome to join us via Zoom for a day of making art together We meet 3 times during the day 10.00 am 1.00 pm 3.30 pm Join us through the link emailed out the day before . We share ideas and references in a Whatsapp group - if you are not in
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Join us for an afternoon of life-drawing at St. Leonard's Hall in Heath & Reach. Every fourth Friday of the month LBAS members get together and sketch, paint and draw from life with a model. It's very important to practice drawing from life, as drawing underpins and is the basis of most artists' practice. It's
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Harinder Sahota will be taking a workshop for us. More information to follow. Members are invited to complete the form below to register interest in this workshop, please make sure you say which workshop you wish to attend Harinder is a figurative and portrait artist based in West London, with a BA (Hons) in
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Members Only Submission to the Competition can be made here You can see more about competitions here
Free to members
Hashim Akib - Home
If you'd like to take part in this activity, you don't have to do anything. We send out an email invitation to you a day or two beforehand and you just click the zoom link at the given times, usually three times throughout the day. It's a fun way of connecting to others who are
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Join us for an afternoon of life-drawing at St. Leonard’s Hall in Heath & Reach. Every fourth Friday of the month LBAS members get together and sketch, paint and draw from life with a model. It’s very important to practice drawing from life, as drawing underpins and is the basis of most artists’ practice. Informal
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Submit to our monthly competition! The cut-off date is ALWAYS the last day of the month at midnight. There is a theme and for March it's SPACE! You can win £20 worth of Jackson's art vouchers. Members are encouraged to submit and also to vote for their favourite picture.
Join us for a drink of your choosing with some art chat and practical advice. Maybe bring along a piece of work that you might want some constructive help with. Members Only
Join us every second Friday of the month at St. Leonard's Hall in Heath and Reach for a fun afternoon sketching people from life. We organise two sitters and this get-together is very popular. Members only.
Artist Demonstration - Mick McNicholas - Portraiture in Oils
Join this wonderful art group via Google Meet on Saturday, 21st March. We meet three times during the day and simply chat or share or listen to what everyone's currently working on. You can dip in and out as you please, all from the comfort of your home/studio/creative corner.
Join us for our monthly life-drawing session at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath and Reach. This event is from 1pm - until 4pm. FREE to members only. Not open to the public.
Join us for coffee and critique. We're meeting up at The Picture House pub in Leighton Buzzard and looking forward to a natter about art issues, wip, and art in general. All over a coffee or two of course. This get-together is for those who might seek constructive critiques or a fresh set of eyes,
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For members only - we organise two sitters , normally a male and a female and we meet at the lovely St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach every second Friday of the month. I'd advise bringing a portable easel if you can (top tip) - then you can get closer to the sitter.
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Peter enjoys working in multi mediums and being able to explore my feelings about the abstract and figurative by making a statement in any way or mixture that best suits the subject. The main bulk of his work possibly relates to impressionism, light, mood, atmosphere, the moment, materials, texture, image, dimensions. Peter is a natural
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Please join us for an afternoon of life-drawing. Every fourth Friday of the month we meet up at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach for a session. Bring drawing equipment or paints, charcoal, whatever you wish. We have a professional life-drawing model (unclothed) - starting at 1 o'clock until 4pm. See you there.
Submit to our monthly competition. The cut-off date is ALWAYS the last day of the month at midnight. There is a theme and for April it's TEXTURES! You can win £20 worth of Jackson's art vouchers. Members are encouraged to submit and also to vote for their favourite picture from the March competition.
Join us for a drink of your choosing for some art chat and practical advice. Maybe bring along a piece of work that you might want some constructive help with. Members Only
Please join us for an afternoon of portraiture. Members only, we meet up at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach every second Friday of the month. We have two sitters, usually a male and a female. This relaxed and fun session is from 1 o'clock until 4pm. If you can bring an easel
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Hashim Akib - Home For more information on Hashim please click the link above. Members who wish to book this workshop please use the link below. Please note your booking will only be secured once payment has been made. Payment details can be found on the booking form. Members cancelling up to two weeks
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Clothed life/figures drawing Bridget Tompkins is a well established local artist who specialises in both life drawing and watercolour painting, embracing a variety of subjects. She is known for her trademark loose and energetic style, using bold washes of intense colour which are often splashed across the paper. These random effects then become an essential
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We're back at the end of this month for our first market this year full of fabulous local Creativebuzz talent! We are joining with Creative Buzz on Saturday, 30th May at the market in Leighton Buzzard. This is always a lively and popular market event, and is well attended. The weather is going to be
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Join us for a coffee and some art chat and practical advice. Maybe bring along a piece of work that you might want some help with. We meet at The Picture House Pub from 10am until 12.00 - Members Only
On June 6th LBAS is going to be at the market again. This time with our own gazeebo and our own tables, celebrating our club! We will have leaflets for people to pick up with lots of info about actually how great we are...and what we get up to on the regular! Do join us,
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Join us at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach every second Friday of the month, for an afternoon of drawing and sketching two models. We normally have a male and a female posing for us. This informal event is always popular, with regular tea/coffee breaks and a chance to meet other members as
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Join us for an evening with local, award-winning painter Suzy Southerton. Suzy will demonstrate how she paints hares. These shy creatures are one of her particular passions, with their secretive nature and feisty antics during mating season. At the beginning of each year, Suzy sketches hares gearing up for the Spring, and then produces a
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Art Together is a zoom invite that you can join from the comfort of your own home. We meet up 3 times during the day online and share what we've been working on. It's a lovely way to catch up with everybody and is very relaxed. You can dip in and out, depending on how
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Life-drawing is on every fourth Friday of the month with an unclothed model for anatomy study. Vital for drawing practice. Do join us in Heath and Reach at St. Leonard's Church Hall. Regular tea/coffee breaks as well of course. Members only.
Join us for a drink of your choosing with some art chat and practical advice. Maybe bring along a piece of work that you might want some practical help with. Members Only
We regularly get together but from the comfort of our home/studio and via zoom...why not join us on Saturday 18th July and see what other members are up to, as well as sharing your art-practice? Our theme for July is HOCUS POCUS, but you can be working on anything you like. We email the zoom
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Join us for a day of celebration as the popular Linslade Canal Festival returns to Tiddenfoot Waterside Park. You can find Leighton Buzzard Art Society in the big tent right by the carpark, enjoying a full day of fun and art. We are organising a community event, which will involve drawing, painting and postcards! As
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Join us for portraiture Join us every second Friday of the month at St Leonard’s Church Hall for our Portrait Group – the perfect opportunity for artists of all levels to refine their skills with a live model in a relaxed, friendly setting. Each session features a single long pose, divided into three 45-minute segments,
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Join us for a creative Saturday morning via zoom. We meet up three times during the day and see what everyone's up to. It's a fun get-together, all from the comfort of your own home. The zoom invite is sent to every member a few days beforehand via email.
We meet at St. Leonard's Church Hall from 1pm - 4pm. This is a focussed practice with unclothed models and a chance for good anatomy study. Tea and coffee breaks as always. For members only.
Always on the last day of the month and always before midnight! Submit a piece you've worked on - follow the theme , it's WATER :) and the members vote. You could win £20 worth of Jackson's Art Vouchers.
On Friday 11th September we have the Portrait Club at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach. We start at 1pm - 4pm and have two sitters posing for us as usual. Tea, coffee and regular breaks as always folks! Bring whatever medium you would like to use. This is a members only event.
On Monday 14th September we have a NEW Exhibition opening in the Library Gallery. The Preview is from 7pm - 9pm and you are cordially invited. Refreshments and nibbles will be available of course as well as a bar. This bi-monthly show is not to be missed. On this auspicious occasion we are celebrating the
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While trained in fine art Jim returned to painting after a successful career in product and infrastructure design. since then he has developed a successful practice in painting and teaching in watercolour and oils often with a palette knife. largely a landscape painter Jim's figurative and still life works are much sought after. You can
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This is always a most enjoyable day of painting and sketching in our wonderful All Saints Church grounds. We meet at 10am at the entrance and then have a good wander round, and members eventually pick their spot with a good view to sit and sketch the day away. Officially it's from 10 am -
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This Friday 25th September we will find ourselves back at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach. From 1pm - 4pm life-drawing is on with Emm posing for Lbas. Members only. Anatomy studies. Good practice!
Last day to submit for the exhibition You can find more information and the submission forms here
Join us for Coffee, bring a piece of work you would like some ideas about. Friendly supportive help and advice with practical art issues. Members only Event 10.30 - 12.00
Please join us on Friday 9th October for portrait practice at St. Leonard's Church Hall in Heath & Reach. We have two sitters as usual. Bring your selected mediums and if you have one, a standing easel or table-top easel. Refreshments are provided and we start at 1pm - 4pm. Looking forward to seeing you
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After an extensive education in art culminating in his time at Goldsmiths Gary has become an accomplished painter and educator and exhibits across the Uk. Gary is well known for the depth of his art history knowledge too but he will join us for this Demo to discuss how we can critique our own work.
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Saturday portrait club is a test session to see how many members are interested in getting together to paint at the weekend. If it’s successful we will aim to run more sessions in 2027. This event is aimed at making society events more accessible to our working members but is open to any LBAS member
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An email has been sent out but as a reminder, work will need to be brought to the church between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm.