16/8/16 – Kay MacFarlane Smith was our guest at the August meeting, demonstrating painting with oils and producing a wonderful piece of art in the process. All our guest demonstrators are so generous with their time and knowledge, and we all look forward to their demonstrations at our meetings. A special thank you also to […]

5/8/16 – Well July has come and gone in the blink of an eye, but that’s not to say it was dull! Watercolourist Cheryl Bruce was guest demonstrator at our July meeting, sharing her technique for painting rocks and lots of other tips, and everyone seemed to enjoy watching her work. Our next exhibition is […]

A wonderful donation from former society member Marianne Lourensz was another feature of our June meeting. Over 100 art books and over another 100 art magazines were given to the society, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed looking through the vast collection. For a gold coin donation members could take any that took their fancy, and by […]

The June meeting was a day of winners, when all the prize winners in the Lola Rose Award were presented with certificates. Also, the winning work in the People’s Choice was announced – this time going to John Hastings for his intriguing painting ‘Valley of the Wolf’, with the winning voter being Kay Frost Smith […]

There was a lot happening at the June meeting, beginning with a wonderful demonstration by Gwendolin Lewis. Gwendolin was full of information on working with soft pastels, demonstrating the combination of acrylic paint and pastels on primed paper, while answering all our questions on products and technique. We are extremely fortunate to have so many […]

The first week of our Stockland Jesmond exhibition has flown! The public are once again commenting on the diversity of art on display – and the rapidly growing list of paintings sold reflects this, with a variety of subjects and styles being purchased. The People’s Choice is, as always, a popular competition for those looking […]

The winner of the Lola Rose Award for 2016 is Wendy Lesniak for her beautiful watercolour ‘Sunset Reflections’ (pictured). This painting has already been snapped up, along with ten other works by various artists – and we are only three days into the exhibition. Bill Freeman, was once again guest judge of the Lola Rose […]

When you come to Stockland Jesmond to see our latest exhibition, be sure to buy a ticket in the raffle for your chance to win this lovely acrylic painting ‘On Golden Pond’ by Bruno Wein. Tickets began selling as soon as it went on display – and at $1 each it’s not hard to see […]

We had another busy morning setting up our latest exhibition, the Lola Rose Award, at Stockland Jesmond today. Judy, Kate, Shahrzad and Gay are just a few committee members who spent the morning checking – in and hanging artwork. Renowned artist Bill Freeman once again offered his expertise as guest judge, while the public started […]

With only five days before our next exhibition and the Lola Rose Award at Stockland Jesmond, everyone is feeling relaxed after our social outing to Lake Macquarie Art Gallery and Awaba House earlier this month. Now it’s time to get busy again with the finishing touches to all our entries! The raffle prize for this exhibition […]