Six days to go before our Marketown exhibition opens and it is already shaping up to be one of our biggest in a while. The centre have offered 2 shops either side of Big W for us to fill with art, while our raffle and card sales will still be downstairs. With 40 artists contributing […]
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Linda Camac
Our March meeting began with a fantastic demonstration by Linda Camac, sharing her technique and tips using pencil and watercolour. Linda’s skill and patience result in truly beautiful work and many of us left feeling inspired. Linda conducts workshops in Newcastle and Muswellbrook, and is a member of the illustrious Botanical Society of Australia.
Two weeks to Marketown!
It’s just over two weeks to our next exhibition and everyone is busy with the finishing touches to their entries. With over forty artists exhibiting it is sure to be an interesting and varied display of paintings, drawings and possibly encaustics. This amazing watercolour by Wendy Lesniak is just a taste of what will be for sale. […]
Marketown Raffle
This beautifully bright pastel, ‘Newcastle Cathedral’ by Robert Loughran, will be the raffle prize at our Marketown exhibition – tickets only $1 each. It is the second time The Joe Punshon Award has been held at Marketown, upstairs near Big W, and the exhibition last year was such a popular success we are all keen […]
Great start to 2016
February’s meeting was a great start to the new year! Lots of members came to catch up with each other after our long break and the atmosphere was lively and positive, with many opportunities for exhibiting and socialising in the year ahead. We started with a fantastic demonstration from Deanne Newland of her beautifully vibrant […]