Last pic from Golders Hill

 Ann Kozlowski-Hunt sent in this pic of Diogenes from Golders Hill Park, that she wasn't able to finish on site and I have taken some time to get round to posting.

Enjoy

Tuesday 18 May: Queen Mary's Gardens, Regent's Park

This will be our first visit to Regent's Park and we are going to focus on the splendid planting which can be seen in Queen Mary's Garden inside the Inner Circle.   There are herbaceous borders, rose beds, a more desert style area with strong plant shapes, and a Japanese woodland and lake, so plenty of choice, as well as ponds and statuary.   Just outside the Inner Circle is a wetlands area which might contain interesting wildfowl, and other garden areas which sometimes have art installations. 

 
A map of the Park, which shows the possibilities, can be found here 

We plan to meet at 11 o'clock in the  Regent's Bar and Kitchen, which is a cafe on the western side of the Inner Circle.  The cafe has loos, hopefully working, if not there are some on the eastern side of the Inner Circle.   We will have lunch back at the cafe, depending on the state  of the virus regulations only 6 people can gather together at once so we may need more than one table.  

We look forward to another pleasant day out with our art gear, and hopefully warm weather.  Please send your images to Sue afterwards:  susan@lees.org.uk  

 

 

Golders Hill Park

And one I missed;

Maggie Pettigrew
Regents Park

Golders Hill Park, 27 April 21

This was a wonderful sunny day, just warm enough to sit outside in spite of the recent cold weather. Released from strict lockdown, 11 happy artists met up in the park and another 3 sent in pics remotely. A great turn out and some wonderful pics.

Thank you to everyone who sent in pics by email as this has made posting a lot easier and has improved the quality of the pics. Trying to photograph over a crowded cafe table is not easy.

Artists sketched trees in spring blossom, formal gardens, flowers, the bandstand and the pergola in the adjacent Inverforth House.

We had a jolly socially distanced lunch on the terrace outside the cafe and swapped artistic and lockdown tips:

Cathy Burkinshaw

Diane Umemoto

Elaine Kleinen

Janet Payne

Gafung Wong 
Kew

Gill Steiner

Gafung Wong
Cherry Blossom in Kew

 
Lindsay Topping

Lindsay Topping

Lindsay Topping

Priscilla Worley
London Fields




Priscilla Worley
Blossom Trio

Sara Meidan

Sue Lees

                         Tricia Sharpe

Stay at home option for Tuesday 27 April

 For those who would prefer not to go to Golders Hill Park on Tuesday, the stay at home option is: Spring Blossom.

Lots of flowering trees are out at the moment, including magnolias and cherry trees. Send your contributions to janetat48ock@hotmail.com.

Meanwhile we look forward to meeting again outside on Tuesday in Golders Hill Park

Golders Hill Park Tuesday 27 April 2021

Our first socially distanced outing for some time is to Golders Hill Park. Tuesday 27 April. Meet at the cafe in the park at 11 am. The postcode and address for the cafe is Golders Hill, North End Way, NW3 7HD.

Our stay at home option will follow.

Golders Hill Park, as well as being very beautiful with ponds, a little zoo and views has a cafe offering takeaways, plenty of benches and even some outside tables to eat the takeaway on and loos. The park is of course adjacent to Inverforth House with its pergola and views across to Harrow, if anyone fancies going slightly further afield.

Buses 210 and 268 serve the park, both leaving from Golders Green tube station, which is a 14 minute walk away. The 268 also stops at Hampstead Station and the 210 starts from Finsbury Park. The park is also of course accessible by bike. There is a small car park for blue badge holders, North End Way NW3 7HE. The surrounding streets all have parking restrictions, there is a paying car park at Jack Straws Castle, up to 4 hours for £8.

Sue has provided some photos of the Golders Hill Park, so do come and sketch the real thing.

Easter and Primavera

What a great response from you all. Easter Sunday was really lovely day and now that groups of up to six people can meet outdoors, things seemed to have lightened up, especially with the sunshine and spring flowers. Lots of joyous daffodils.

So contributions from:

Avis Dennis

Magnolia buds

Diane Umemoto

Zoom Seder, the Jewish festival and Spring daffodils.

Tricia Sharpe

Sue Lees

Easter tree

Looking forward to seeing friends and family again

Gill Steiner

Inspired by the green shoots in Hoop Lane Garden of Remembrance

Priscilla Worley

Hackney bus stop, the coming of Spring.

Good pun on Hockney

Janet Payne

Kenwood daffodils

Heather James

Inspired by a grown woman on a children's swing in Well Street Common