Steve Evely from the Adamstown Newsagency was our guest demonstrator at the May meeting and what a wonderful display it was! Steve, along with Windsor & Newton rep Tony, gave us an interesting, hands-on look at a variety of new products available from his shop – and their generosity with freebies, samples and knowledge is extremely […]
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Time Flies
With one exhibition over it’s time to start thinking about the next! Following the society’s success at Marketown, all our artists are busy getting their entries ready for Stockland Jesmond. It is only four weeks today before our annual Lola Rose Award begins and the entries are rolling in fast. If you’ve been looking on […]
It’s a Tie!
All the People’s Choice votes from our Marketown exhibition have been counted – and it’s a tie! Jenny Elks’ lovely watercolour ‘Merewether’ and Susanne Gorring’s gorgeous bunnies ‘Friends Forever’ proved equally popular with our voters. It’s great to see so many people getting involved and choosing their favourite painting – and a good way for […]
Rainy Days & Sundays
Rainy days are good for looking at art – so today is perfect for browsing through the two shops we have packed with art at Marketown. With only three weeks to Mothers Day, it could be even more of a reason! The constantly changing exhibition will close this coming Wednesday, so if you’ve been thinking […]
Exhibition Winners!
We were very lucky to have Lesley Duffin from Finite Gallery at Caves Beach as guest judge of this years Silver Palette Award and we thank her for donating her time to support our exhibition. Congratulations to the following members: Robert Loughran – ‘The Colour of Light’ – Winner Joe Punshon Silver Palette Award; Susanne […]
Marketown Winner
The Joe Punshon Silver Palette Award for 2016 went to Robert Loughran for his pastel ‘ The Colour of Light’. Congratulations to Robert – who is also the artist who painted this years raffle prize, which can be seen on the lower level at Marketown until the 20th of this month. A further listing of […]
Marketown Starts Today!
It was a big job setting up this morning, but our exhibition at Marketown has begun. Two shops full of paintings, drawings, encaustics and cards are really getting the public’s attention, with two paintings sold as we were checking pictures in! The shops look great and offer an opportunity to really see the art on […]
Countdown to Marketown
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 […]
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. […]