Summer outdoor painting programme 2025

Date	Venue	Points of interest	Address	Facilities
June 10	Denbies	vineyard, hills	RH5 6AA	Café and toilets. Free parking
June 17	Knepp Wilding Estate	ruins, farmyard, orchard, café, woods	Worthing Rd, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NQ	Café and toilets. Free parking
June 24	Bletchingley near Hawthorns school	machinery, fields, farm buildings	Pendell Rd, Bletchingley, Redhill RH1 4QH
July 1	Bev Graham’s garden	garden	Friarsfield, Brighton Rd, Monksgate RH13 6JD
July 8	The White House garden, Esher	sculpture, plants, water feature	21 West End Lane, Esher KT10 8LB	Open 11.00 to 4.00. Donation of £10 per person goes directly to Princess Alice Hospice. This gives you tea, coffee and cakes.
July 15	Brockham Green	churchyard, pub, houses	RH3 7JH	Park and meet on or near green
July 22	Newlands Corner	view	Albury, Guildford GU4 8SE	Café and toilets. Free parking
July 29	Hannah Peschar Ockley	sculpture, garden	Standon Ln, nr Ockley RH5 5QU	Discounted charge TBC. Picnic area, toilet, parking on site
August 5	Wotton house	house, garden	RH5 6HS. Park at house	Wotton House would love to hang any pieces of work they particularly liked in the hotel.
August 12	Dapdune Wharf - National Trust	river, boats, buildings	Wharf Rd, Guildford GU1 4QZ	Opens at 11.00
August 19	Betchworth church and village	church, village, forge, pub	The Street, Betchworth RH3 7DN	Dolphin pub for lunch
August 26	Buckland Lakes (final session)	lake, views, trees	Buckland, RH3 7BQ	Contact 2 weeks before to confirm number. No car park charge if eating in café

DGA NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRIZE WINNERS FROM OUR SPRING EXHIBITION AT BETCHWORTH VILLAGE HALL

These three paintings won the Denbies prizes in our spring exhibition, donated by Denbies Vineyard. Congratulations to Colin Sharr: L1 114 Whitstable (1st prize); Jacky Cowdrey: Tea for one (2nd prize); John Hutchens: Two lighthouses (3rd prize).

Angela Hall won the Barbara Johnson Memorial Award for Tresco Beach.

The winner of the Pullingers prize, awarded by Pullingers Graphic and Fine Art Supplies, Epsom was Diana Croft with Japanese Garden.

Suzanne Lykiard won the award donated by Cassons Framing, Ashtead with 'Danna'

The award from the legacy of long-standing DGA member Natasha Claridge was won by Pauline Allbeury with Rhythm and blues.

Sarah Hudson: Conversations at the market, and Patricia Booth: Foam on the rocks both won a year's subscription to Leisure Painter and The Artist magazine.

These three lovely paintings by Denise Doran have been accepted for the Society of Women Artists' exhibition at the Mall Galleries 24th June to 28th June 2025.

Tessa Spantaon's paintings 'The Dancer' has been accepted for the Society of Women Artists' exhibition at the Mall Galleries 24th June to 28th June 2025.

David Runnalls' lovely painting Sunset Arundel Castle won the visitors' vote at our spring exhibition. Congratulations, David!