A colourful and impressive display of artwork was on show at the Ulverston Society of Artists’ spring exhibition staged at the Coronation Hall in 1994.

Watercolours proved the most popular medium, providing more than half of the 131 exhibits.

All the work on show was of a high standard and covered a wide range of styles and subjects.

The beautiful south Cumbrian landscape again proved the inspiration for many watercolourists and Ron Stacey, of Bardsea, was well worth of mention.

With his dramatic use of light and shade his two paintings Buttermere and Crummock Water and Bait Up Bardsea Shore were outstanding.

Douglas Hyslop captured the imagination with his superb watercolour of Landing Stage, Lake Bank, Coniston, while his painting of walkers waiting for the ferry amid a typical Lakeland downpour displayed superb artistic skill.

Other eye-catching watercolours included Erik Gleave’s Towards Bardsea and Maureen Mycroft’s delicate Patchwork and Cycamen.

B Green’s watercolour showing old and new Hodbarow with the Haverigg windfarm in the background was well observed.

In gouache Christine Isherwood’s Primulas was exquisite as was K Millar’s Camelias using the same medium.

The Ulverston Society of Artists staged another exhibition of paintings in the Coronation Hall’s meeting room in September 1994.

The work was all done by local artists and featured local scenes, including Ulverston and the Lakes.

Artists in the society captured the beauty of the South Lakes and Furness through a variety of mediums, including oils and watercolours.

The rugged beauty of the coast and the tranquility of south Cumbria's villages and pastures were captured on canvas, as well as the wealth of wildlife in the woods and hedgerows.

Much of the work on show in the exhibition captured the changing moods of south Cumbria, from the softness of spring through to the icy peacefulness of winter.