2026 PROGRAMME
Meetings are held every Friday between 9.45pm — 12pm at our new venue (click on the following link for directions) The Church of St Thomas More 54 Sutton Rd, Seaford BN25 1SS.
Coffee Mornings: These are held on the first Monday of the month at 'The View' at Seaford Head Golf Club. NB: The programme may be amended to take the opportunity for talks or Demos etc - Where possible, advanced warning will be given.
DECEMBER 2025
12th Exercise: reflections (mirror, water etc).
19th Quiz and chat with nibbles.
JANUARY 2026
NB: This is a provisional programme only. Please check your weekly emails for changes.
5th Coffee morning 10am at The View Seaford Head.
9th Stormy Sea Scene (Monthly challenge).
16th Continue with last weeks subject, Stormy Sea.
23rd Simple still life. (For drawing practice. Bring a simple object to sketch, not too complicated or small).
30th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
FEBRUARY
2nd Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Study an artist you like and paint in their style (Monthly challenge).
13th Still life (to start, make loose 5 minute sketches in any medium. Try cropping in on your subject).
20th Take a closer look at Fauvism and make some work in this style... Henri Matisse, André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck Raol Dufy.
27th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
MARCH
2nd Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Paint a simple object (a vase?) using one colour only and concentrating on light & reflections (Monthly challenge).
13th AGM. Please arrive ready to start meeting at 10am - 11am. Stay afterwards for a coffee and mingle or paint).
20th Abstraction using collage (by repurposing discarded paintings).
27th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
APRIL
3rd Bank Holiday no meeting
6th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
10th Arrival of Spring. A painting or drawing inspired William Blake’s poem ‘Spring’ (Monthly challenge). Link to his poem: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8437953-Spring-by-William-Blake
17th Continue with your Spring painting.
24th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
MAY
1st Exercise: Try painting on a coloured ground (suggestion pink, blue ). (Monthly challenge).
4th Bank Holiday. Coffee morning next week (11th).
8th Experiment with a media you’re not used to (charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, felt tip and pastels. Please bring any materials you are happy to share with others).
11th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
15th Exercise: Pass the object. Bring a simple object. Spend 5 minutes drawing it then pass the object to your neighbour and draw the next one etc.
22nd Exercise: make simple drawings and experiment with marks using the wrong hand or an unusual implement. Suggestion: bring a simple object to draw.
29th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
! Outdoor sketching begins soon…
JUNE
1st Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
5th Portrait pairs - take turns. Contre-jour (Monthly challenge).
12th Drawing and painting exercise. Botanical drawing/Painting. Make a study of just a part of a plant.
19th Study an artist you like and paint in their style.
26th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
JULY
3rd Exercise: Sketch or draw a simple still life of flowers/fruit on a table (Don't forget to make colour notes). Next week make a painting using your drawings (Monthly challenge).
6th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
10th Make an artwork using sketches you made made last week (You may have to add an imagined background or coloured table cloth!).
17th Create a set of colour swatches (use a limited palette and trying out various combinations, mix your favourite colours and cover small paper squares approx 10cm x 10cm. For your future reference make sure you mark the colour mix you used on the back).
24th Drawing exercise. (Draw objects with wrong hand/Look at an object then draw it with your eyes shut).
31st Bring monthly challenge. Bring monthly challenge.
AUGUST
Summer break NO MEETINGS (back on the 4th September).
SEPTEMBER
4th Contre-jour (Chiaroscuro (Italian for “light-dark") (Monthly challenge).
7th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
11th Paint your own subject.
18th Ala Prima... if you’ve never tried it, read up about it and have a go.
25th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
OCTOBER
2nd Industrial subject (Monthly challenge).
5th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
9th Autumn trees and long shadows.
16th Exercise: Try painting on a coloured ground (Suggestion: pink, blue or beige).
23rd Continue with your work on a coloured ground.
30th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
NOVEMBER
2nd Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Autumn light and shadows (Monthly challenge).
13th Wind and/or rain.
20th Bring one or two pictures finished or in progress for shared comment and advice from members on your table.
27th Paint your own subject Bring monthly challenge.
DECEMBER
4th Paint your own subject. (No monthly challenge).
7th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
18th Bit of fun with competitions and nibbles
Christmas Break.
All copy and images © Seaford Art Club & Members 2026/2027
Meetings are held every Friday between 9.45pm — 12pm at our new venue (click on the following link for directions) The Church of St Thomas More 54 Sutton Rd, Seaford BN25 1SS.
Coffee Mornings: These are held on the first Monday of the month at 'The View' at Seaford Head Golf Club. NB: The programme may be amended to take the opportunity for talks or Demos etc - Where possible, advanced warning will be given.
DECEMBER 2025
12th Exercise: reflections (mirror, water etc).
19th Quiz and chat with nibbles.
JANUARY 2026
NB: This is a provisional programme only. Please check your weekly emails for changes.
5th Coffee morning 10am at The View Seaford Head.
9th Stormy Sea Scene (Monthly challenge).
16th Continue with last weeks subject, Stormy Sea.
23rd Simple still life. (For drawing practice. Bring a simple object to sketch, not too complicated or small).
30th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
FEBRUARY
2nd Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Study an artist you like and paint in their style (Monthly challenge).
13th Still life (to start, make loose 5 minute sketches in any medium. Try cropping in on your subject).
20th Take a closer look at Fauvism and make some work in this style... Henri Matisse, André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck Raol Dufy.
27th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
MARCH
2nd Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Paint a simple object (a vase?) using one colour only and concentrating on light & reflections (Monthly challenge).
13th AGM. Please arrive ready to start meeting at 10am - 11am. Stay afterwards for a coffee and mingle or paint).
20th Abstraction using collage (by repurposing discarded paintings).
27th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
APRIL
3rd Bank Holiday no meeting
6th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
10th Arrival of Spring. A painting or drawing inspired William Blake’s poem ‘Spring’ (Monthly challenge). Link to his poem: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8437953-Spring-by-William-Blake
17th Continue with your Spring painting.
24th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
MAY
1st Exercise: Try painting on a coloured ground (suggestion pink, blue ). (Monthly challenge).
4th Bank Holiday. Coffee morning next week (11th).
8th Experiment with a media you’re not used to (charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, felt tip and pastels. Please bring any materials you are happy to share with others).
11th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
15th Exercise: Pass the object. Bring a simple object. Spend 5 minutes drawing it then pass the object to your neighbour and draw the next one etc.
22nd Exercise: make simple drawings and experiment with marks using the wrong hand or an unusual implement. Suggestion: bring a simple object to draw.
29th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
! Outdoor sketching begins soon…
JUNE
1st Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
5th Portrait pairs - take turns. Contre-jour (Monthly challenge).
12th Drawing and painting exercise. Botanical drawing/Painting. Make a study of just a part of a plant.
19th Study an artist you like and paint in their style.
26th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
JULY
3rd Exercise: Sketch or draw a simple still life of flowers/fruit on a table (Don't forget to make colour notes). Next week make a painting using your drawings (Monthly challenge).
6th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
10th Make an artwork using sketches you made made last week (You may have to add an imagined background or coloured table cloth!).
17th Create a set of colour swatches (use a limited palette and trying out various combinations, mix your favourite colours and cover small paper squares approx 10cm x 10cm. For your future reference make sure you mark the colour mix you used on the back).
24th Drawing exercise. (Draw objects with wrong hand/Look at an object then draw it with your eyes shut).
31st Bring monthly challenge. Bring monthly challenge.
AUGUST
Summer break NO MEETINGS (back on the 4th September).
SEPTEMBER
4th Contre-jour (Chiaroscuro (Italian for “light-dark") (Monthly challenge).
7th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
11th Paint your own subject.
18th Ala Prima... if you’ve never tried it, read up about it and have a go.
25th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
OCTOBER
2nd Industrial subject (Monthly challenge).
5th Coffee morning. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
9th Autumn trees and long shadows.
16th Exercise: Try painting on a coloured ground (Suggestion: pink, blue or beige).
23rd Continue with your work on a coloured ground.
30th Paint your own subject. Bring monthly challenge.
NOVEMBER
2nd Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
6th Autumn light and shadows (Monthly challenge).
13th Wind and/or rain.
20th Bring one or two pictures finished or in progress for shared comment and advice from members on your table.
27th Paint your own subject Bring monthly challenge.
DECEMBER
4th Paint your own subject. (No monthly challenge).
7th Coffee morning and picture change over. 10am at The View Seaford Head.
18th Bit of fun with competitions and nibbles
Christmas Break.
All copy and images © Seaford Art Club & Members 2026/2027
