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In 1989, in a conversation at the Chelsea Arts Club, with Peter Peterson RBA, Sandra Pepys (then chair of the Society of Landscape Painters), Dennis Gilbert NEAC, Cinzia Bonada RBA and others, it was mentioned that many of them often painted small scale works and that it would be a good idea if there were a forum for exhibiting such works. The potential membership was discussed and a shortlist of names agreed on and the Small Paintings Society - subsequently renamed the Small Paintings Group - was founded.

Although many of their members also work on a much larger scale, the discipline involved in making small and intimate paintings demands a conciseness and directness all of its own and their affiliation to the Small Paintings Group reflects their appreciation of a forum where they can exhibit their smaller 鈥榗abinet鈥� sized paintings in sympathetic company in different venues across the country. These smaller works also have the advantage of fitting comfortably into the modern domestic environment where space may be limited 鈥� although, it is said, for the true collector a lack of space should never be a deterrent to adding to their collection!