Arts Society Marina Alta

THE Arts Society Marina Alta will hold its 2023 Annual General Meeting on February 2 at Salones Canor Teulada.

The meeting will be followed the first presentation of the new season. Doors open at 9.30 for registration, the AGM beginning at 10.15, with the presentation beginning at 11.00am.

Speaker Brian Healey will present ‘The Extraordinary Talents of John Singer Sargent’. John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the ‘leading portrait painter of his generation’ for his evocations of Edwardian­era luxury.

Few artists can match the achievements of this American artist who trained in Paris and spent much of his life depicting the world of the Belle Époque.

His style is uniquely his own, impressionistic and realistic at once, flamboyant and spontaneous with a bravura and exactitude reminiscent of Velasquez and Van Dyck.

Sargent is buried in the Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, UK, with many other artists including Gustav Von Franck, Alfred William Hunt and Rebecca West.

For details of membership opportunities please contact Maggie at b.marinaalta@ theartssociety.org or for more information David at ch.mari naalta@theartssociety.org. Website: theartssociety.org/ marina­Alta

ON Wednesday, January 18, the TeuladaMoraira Fishing Club met to fish section B2.

The best fish of the day and biggest fish of the winter league so far weighed in at 6.875 kilograms, caught by Mick Owen.

There was a total catch of 17 fish with a combined weight of 37 kilograms, 10 of which were caught by two fishermen.

The final results for the day were: first place, Steve Hartwell who caught six fish weighing in at 12.35 kilograms. In second spot was Graham Sewell with four fish and a combined weight of 10.975 kilograms. Catching one fish weighing 6.875 kilograms put Mick Owen in third place. Richard Horsley followed in fourth place with two fish weigh­