Art Appreciation Outings
Leaders: Linda Davidson & Lyn Tobin
Outings to galleries for prearranged guided visits, live film presentations, coffee or lunch before/after session to discuss future activities/current outing.
- Zoom meetings
Art Improvement Workshop
Leader: Barbara Jackson
Contact point: Hazel Finn
The art improvement group is for members who have painted before but want encouragement with their artwork. Our tutor Barbara Jackson is an accomplished artist. At present the group is full but we have a waiting list.
- When: Thursday 2.30–5.00 pm
- Location: Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, NW11 6YD
- Frequency: Fortnightly
- Important note: Fellowship House requires all attendees to have received both doses of a covid-19 vaccination
Drawing for Beginners—Basic Techniques
Leader: Mary Whiting
A full-year course in drawing starting from scratch. Structured sessions covering the essentials such as observation, perspective, shading and proportion, and including how to draw plants, faces, figures, still lifes, and how to compose a good picture.
- Weekly: Monday 11.00 am – 12.30 pm on Zoom
Drawing: Improvers
Leader: Mary Whiting
This course is intended for people who have completed Mary’s Drawing for Beginners course and want to carry on, or who have had some good drawing experience elsewhere.
- Monthly: Monday — 2.00–3.30 pm on Zoom
- Autumn term 2022 dates: 12 Sept, 10 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec
Knit
Leader: Elizabeth Alcock
Let’s all be Tom Daley!
Knitting is alive and well in HGS U3A! This craft group responds to local charity appeals alongside their own projects. The group is designed as a social gathering for all skill levels — from beginners to improvers, to share and learn from each other. Thanks to Tom, we all know that knitting is relaxing and good for our mental well-being!!
- When: Tuesday 2.00–4.00 pm
- Location: Leader’s home in N3
- Frequency: Last Tuesday of each month
Learn how to Draw and use Watercolours
Leader: Shizue Takahashi
A course for absolute beginners. Anyone can learn how to draw, according to Shizue Takahshi. Through many years of teaching, she has developed a simple method based on 3 key principles: Proportion, Angle and Tone. By understanding these principles, you will be able to draw pictures conveying a sense of light, space and depth. You will also learn how to create fresh/vibrant watercolour paintings.
- Friday: weekly 10.00–11.00 am on Zoom
Needlework
Leader: Elinor Delaney
This group is for beginners or novices interested in exploring the fascinating world of Bargello and/or counted cross stitch. A wonderful world of colour and texture with the proven benefit of relaxation and tranquillity.
No previous experience necessary and for the first few meetings all materials will be provided. Those with some experience can start a simple project.
- When: Monday 2.00–4.00 pm
- Location: Leader’s home in NW11
- Frequency: Weekly
Outdoor Sketching
Leader: Bernd Marenbach
Meet outdoors at various venues to practise drawing and/or painting outdoors.
- When: Wednesday mornings
- Where: Varies
Photography in London
Leader: Myke Jacobs, assisted by Roger Cookson
Group photo shoots will resume in October, with members sharing their best photos on Zoom two weeks later.
It’s intended to be a fun-oriented group rather than a technocratic, competitive society.
- Group photo shoots at various locations in London
- Photo sharing sessions on Zoom
- When: Wednesday 10.30 am – 12 noon
- Frequency: Fortnightly
- Number of places: 15
Sewing Circle
Leader: Diana Darrer
Expert needlewoman Diana Darrer provides members with 9-piece patchwork kits to sew for charity. This is a brilliant opportunity to learn and extend your sewing skills.
- Restarting in-person sessions soon
- When: Monday 2.00–4.00 pm
- Frequency: Weekly
- Location: Leader’s home in NW11
Stained Glass & Glass Mosaic
Leader: Sharon Cavendish
Designing, cutting coloured glass, and laminating it onto a clear glass panel. Sharon is assuming leadership of this group, which was previously run by Ruth Jacobson.
- When: Wednesday 2.00–4.00 pm
- Location: Free Church Hall, Northway, NW11 6PB
- Frequency: Weekly
Weird Antiques, Gadgets & Contraptions
Leader: Maish Collins
Collecting unusual and eccentric artefacts over 40 years have led to an understanding of the history of the times through those items, the collection is mainly set in the Victorian and Edwardian period, and are, in the main consumer products, what people used, and the innovations that possibly made some wealthy and others, sadly, broke.
The idea of the series is to explore the products themselves, the people who created and developed them and to look at the way they were advertised and marketed in the context of the period, so from the clockwork 1903 Teasmade to the 3 at a time knife cleaner — all will be revealed.
- When: Tuesday morning 10.00–11.30 am
- Location: Elders’ Vestry, Free Church, North Square, NW11 7AA
- Frequency: Monthly: third Tuesday of the month