In 1989, in a conversation at the Chelsea Arts Club, with Peter Peterson RBA, Sandra Pepys (then chair of the Society of Landscape Painters), Dennis Gilbert NEAC, Cinzia Bonada RBA and others it was mentioned that many of them often painted small scale works and that it would be good idea if there were a forum for exhibiting such works. The potential membership was discussed and a shortlist of names agreed on and the Small Paintings Society - subsequently renamed the Small Paintings Group - was founded. More...
Membership consists of a maximum of 35 artists, many of whom also belong to other exhibiting societies - NEAC, RWS, RBA and others - and of course paint on a much larger scale as well. The paintings exhibited with the SPG are limited to 12" by 12" or 144 square inches in area and may be in any medium.
Linden Hall Studio are hosting a three week long Small Paintings Group Exhibition this spring.
Linden Hall Studio is an independent, family run, contemporary art gallery in Deal in East Kent. It has been working as Deal’s ‘premier’ centre for the visual arts since 2014, with a vibrant exhibition programme that hosts eleven major shows each year.
Dates...
19th of April to the 10th of May 2025
Linden Hall Studio
32 St Georges Road
Deal
Kent CT14 6BA
Ann Heat RBA, a long time and much loved member of the Small Paintings Group, has died after long illness.
Born in Esher, Surrey in 1945, Ann studied at Kingston School of Art, London College of Printing and Kathleen Browne School of Painting.
Her beautiful paintings, still lifes and landscapes will be missed at our group exhibitions, and those that knew her will greatly feel the loss.
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