RECENT ACTIVITIES
Maija Manou Workshop - making Folded & Stitched Sketch Books |
The Newcastle Urban Sketchers Group held their last sketching session for 2022 at Redhead Beach in December.
Newcastle Urban Sketchers - photos of their last outing for 2020 (Dec 12th) |
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Tracey Miller - Macro Flowers Workshop
Tracey Miller's Macro Flowers workshop on the weekend was a huge success. Everyone came away with an almost completed acrylic painting of the flower of their choice in large format. They looked very decorative and would be a prominent feature in any home. A great group of members to be with and Tracey was so generous with her expertise. Our Art Director has already discussed having her back next year and she is keen! 
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Lord Howe Island in Paint
August Members' Meeting Demonstration Bob Saxon recently spent a week plein air painting on Lord Howe Island. With a colourful, loose impressionistic style, Bob was able to capture much more than a photo could using his lightweight oil setup which he also demonstrated. |
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July 2020 Rod Bathgate pastel workshop
Participants enjoyed learning from Rod how he achieves those hyper-realistic results while staying Covid-safe. Members' Mini-Exhibition in the Ron Donkin Gallery
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'Out and About Challenge' painted by members during the Covid restrictionsDuring lockdown, the Monday afternoon group continued connecting through their Facebook group and on Zoom. One of the things that started was setting a “challenge” topic - and everyone painted their own interpretation, with some great results. Everyone enjoyed it so much we decided to keep it going as a monthly challenge - you may have seen the “Challenge Box” in the rooms? Here are the results of this month’s challenge, “Out and About”.
Hugh Cross, our President, recounted two art holidays to New Zealand in late 2019 with the aid of the many sketches and paintings that he did on-site.
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Medieval Villages with Annie Palmer
Annie's workshop at the Society rooms achieved some great results and lots of fun was had by the group of artists.
Annie's workshop at the Society rooms achieved some great results and lots of fun was had by the group of artists.
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2021 Annual General Meeting Demonstration -
Kay Macfarlane-Smith Kay treated the meeting to a virtual tour of some recent works and the decisions that she made in translating the scene into beautiful warm oil painitings. 
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2019 Newcastle Plein Air Painters' Festival
To take advantage of the calm autumn weather, the outdoor painting festival was held from 8 to 12 April this year. Click on the photo below to see some of the highlights. 
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