Well attended annual exhibition displays work of members of Barnet Guild of Artists

Barnet Guild of Artists have bounced back with a bumper annual show after rebuilding membership and support following the difficult years of the Covid pandemic.

There are 156 entries including paintings, lino prints and some ceramics on display at the Wesley Hall in Stapylton Road until Saturday 2 November.

Guild co-ordinator Toni Smith said they were delighted with the response.

The annual exhibition resumed last year after a four-year break because of the pandemic. Membership has recovered with about 120 active members.

“We now have a new website – www.barnetguildofartists.com – which has been creating interest and our lino printing courses have proved popular.”

Toni, seen above right with membership secretary Helen Leake (left), are admiring two paintings by Helena Hung done with Chinese brush drawing on rice paper with ink and colour.

Other entries included a series of four paintings by Jackie Siaw-Smith on the theme of fur and feather, with two featuring the eyes of birds of prey and alongside them two entries by graphic artist Malcolm Brown entitled Fairground and Home Sweet Home.

Pride of place on the stage was an acrylic garden scene and two lino cuts by former member Marilynne Humphris who died earlier this year.

The show’s well-attended preview was opened by the Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson.

The exhibition is open from 10am to 6pm until Thursday 31 October; until 8pm on Friday 1 November; and until 12noon on Saturday 2 November.