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Previous Talks

2022
July  The Limbourg Brothers Carole Tapper
September Ancient Cypriot Art Carole Tapper
October  Glass from 17th century BC to 4th century ADCarole Tapper
NovemberAndrew Wyeth with the title ‘I Paint my Life’  David Ploss
2023
February The Bristol TapestrySheila Dawkins and Carole Tapper
MarchMy Artistic Developments - glass and paintingChris Ainslie 
April The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Carole Tapper 
SeptemberTretyakov Art Gallery in MoscowChris Rivett
October Glass from 4th century AD up to todayCarole Tapper 
November Some Treasures of Turin Carole Tapper 
2024
FebruaryDeath & Fun and the History of Portraiture Robert Walters
March  Caricatures by W H Payne from the late 18thcenturyRay Bulmer
April A second chance to see the Bristol TapestrySheila Dawkins and Carole Tapper
SeptemberJourney into Norway Through ArtHazel Trapnell
OctoberNorman Rockwell - Illustrator of American Life Chris Rivett
NovemberThe Drawings of M C EscherNeil Atkinson
2025
FebruaryChildren’s Hour – an exploration of the art of children’s illustratorsRobert Walters
MarchWomen Artists of the Dutch Golden AgeHelen Moss
AprilEtruscan ArtJohn Ainslie
SeptemberLaura Knight - Painted What She SawDavid Ploss
OctoberPaul Nash - Landscape and ImaginationDavid Norris
NovemberHogarth's Progresses - The Harlot and the RakeCarole Tapper
2026
FebruaryAmericana - from landscapes to lonely bars to Marilyn Monroe to rural lifeRobert Walters
MarchTravels with a paintbrushChris Rivett
AprilThe Power of Nature - Bridget RileyKelly Chamberlain