CHRISTMAS PARTY 2014
Although the weather was in a frosty winter mood attendance
was good at the Palm Room on Wednesday.
Helen got things going by showing us a display of pictures
illustrating the optical tricks used by artists in their work. The simplest of
these is using perspective (linear or aerial) to create depth in the picture
while artists such as Escher, Bruno Ernst, and in more recent times Bridget
Riley deal only with illusion in their work. Even Salvador Dali used the
illusion to good effect and trompe l'oeil has always been a popular art form.
The display caused much amusement as we tried the "tricks" out on
each other.
After we had eaten the Christmas fare and Pat and Paula had
distributed the raffle prizes, we formed a circle to carry out the main aim of
the evening. This was to pick a charity to support. Members had brought
paintings, photographs, poems etc that represented something of meaning in
their lives and which had influenced them enough to want to support a
particular charity. The charities chosen were Help for Heroes, It's Your
Choice, the Salvation Army, the Trussell Trust and the Wildlife Trust. We put a
pound in the pot to vote for the one we thought we would support which turned
out to be "It's Your Choice" sponsored by Di. This charity helps
young people who are going through a difficult time in their lives and need
help and support.
We were forced to end the very enjoyable evening through
lack of time and our thanks go to Di and Helen for organising it and to Pat and
Paula for arranging the raffle.
Finally we'd like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and New
Year and look forward to seeing all at the next meeting on January 28th 2015!
