The Newbury art group exhibition preview took place in the Town Hall council chamber on the evening of 20 November and I, together with Edwina Cooper, were invited to attend. We were met by their Chairman Len Webb and Amanda Tipple, one of their organisers and an artist in her own right. I had seen them setting up their exhibition during the day and I could not help noticing the quantity of material which was being brought up to the Chamber and I was looking forward to viewing it that evening. On walking around the exhibits, I was impressed at the wide variety of paintings and ceramics on show and it was fairly obvious that the river Kennet was the focus of many of the paintings and not all in the Newbury area. I could see that one painter had been to Italy, judging from the setting.
In my speech, I congratulated them on 60 years of the Art Group in various locations although I believed that the Group had been in existence from the end of the 19th century under another name. I wished them a successful exhibition and that they would get a good response from the public.
I could not resist the temptation to buy one of the paintings which now hangs in my study. It was a great exhibition and I hope that they do well.
In my speech, I congratulated them on 60 years of the Art Group in various locations although I believed that the Group had been in existence from the end of the 19th century under another name. I wished them a successful exhibition and that they would get a good response from the public.
I could not resist the temptation to buy one of the paintings which now hangs in my study. It was a great exhibition and I hope that they do well.
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