Worple Art Group

Join us at St Mark’s Church, Wimbledon for an inspiring showcase of over 200 original paintings and drawings by 17 talented local artists at our Spring Exhibition 2026 on 17th to 18th April. Whether you're drawn to vibrant florals, tranquil landscapes, expressive portraits or striking contemporary pieces, there’s truly something for every art lover.

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Admission is FREE, so bring your friends and family along and explore the creativity on display and chat to the artists. On Saturday we’ll also have a pop-up cafe where you can enjoy home baked cakes and other refreshments.

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Read on below for our artists' latest news and a flavour of what to expect at the exhibition!

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Having noticed how angular, in a way, giraffes are, Jeanette Carr has been having fun doodling a procession of running giraffes, which then reminded her of sky star charts – so she introduced the Southern sky chart and her memories of the clear night skies of her home country of Zimbabwe into this painting. Come along to the exhibition to see the result.

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Ed Hilton has taken inspiration from felines, ‘at Home and Away’. A large black cat by the name of Tommy has chosen Ed’s workplace as his official daytime residence and forms the centrepiece of his painting ‘Office Cat’. A recent visit to the fortress at Hammamet inspired two of Ed’s paintings in the Spring Exhibition: ‘Kitten on the Edge’ and ‘Hide & Seek’.

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Mark Lodge has had a year of travel. After spending the summer in the Swiss Alps, plein-air painting in the Mountains above Zermatt, he travelled to Asia, visiting Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore, Vietnam and more. He expects to exhibit a couple of small new paintings from his trip along with some work from previous trips to Southeast Asia.

 

For Sue Rigg, putting the brushes down and calling a painting ‘done’ is probably the most important decision she can make as an artist. It’s so very easy to miss the magic moment and overwork a painting. Sue’s Spring exhibition paintings will demonstrate how she tackles this challenge.

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Lisa Graa Jensen will be exhibiting more of her vibrant and popular watercolours and is also pleased to have had six paintings accepted for this year’s annual Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition at the Mall Galleries. The exhibition runs from 25th March until 11th April 2026, with free entry.

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This year John Field has had to adapt the subject matter of his new paintings to suit his reduced eyesight. For the first time he will have on display and for sale at the Spring Exhibition greetings cards made from his past work.