Mountains & Rivers No Frills Convention 2015

 

Our 6 projects for the No Frills weekend in October.

 

Six talented teachers are all ready to teach at our weekend away in October, see page 2015 meetings for more details.

 

This weekend is called no frills weekend as you may bring any painting surface to paint on of your choice, you know that special piece you have put away for a rainy day.

 

Paints used in the project are available for use on the day from the teacher. Please, you must provide any other painting equipment you will need on the day.

 

Mountains and Rivers will have a shop open with some painting supplies available to purchase.

 

 

 

 This weekend is the only convention where you can stay for the weekend or just attend 1 or 2 days. You may also bring along a friend who is not a member.

 

Morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch are provided for and included in the weekend package or the day package.

 

White Waratah's

Saturday the 8th August 2015 will be our next meeting/workshop.

 

 

 Our guest teacher will be Janette Newman, Janette will be guiding us as we paint her lovely white waratah's using a pallet knife.

 

You will need a canvas 30cm x 40cm (12" x 16").

 

Or surface of your choice.

 

Paint your surface with 1 coat of white gesso, dry, then trace on the pattern. Members, If you do not have the pattern please phone or email and I will send you one.

 

Bring with you a disposable pallet or flat pallet, a pallet knife (Loraine has some pallet knifes for sale in the Mountains and Rivers shop at the meeting).

 

Janette will supply the instructions and paints required.

 

 

 

 

Memory Box Painting Day 2015

On Thursday the 23 of April we will be

 

holding our  Memory Box Painting Day.

 

CWA rooms, Tindale street, Penrith.

 

10 am; All welcome!

 

 

 

This painting day is free for the exclusive painting of our Memory Boxes that we then donate to local hospitals, more information please click on our memory box programme.

 

Boxes will be provided to paint on while in the rooms, please bring your own paints and maybe a simple pattern you can complete on the day.

 

Starts at 10am for as long as you wish. please bring lunch if you are staying.

Tea and coffee provided.

 

 

 

 

Next meeting 9th May 2015

Next meeting/workshop will be on the 9th May

 

 

Our guest teacher will be Lyla Kimble, brush up on your flat brush skills with this lovely design by Lyla. You may paint yours on anything you may have at home.

The design is A4 size and I suggest that you keep it at that size so you get the full benefit of the layers of the rose's. 

 

Bookings  please!

 

 

 

 

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Convention 2015

 

 

This meeting we pick up our convention pieces, ready to prepare for our weekend at Nelson Bay.

 A sneak preview of our teachers designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First meeting of the year! 2015

 

 

How exciting! Our projects for our Celebrity Cruse will be on display at our next meeting. looking forward to seeing all the workshop paintings on the day, sometimes no matter how good the printing is they can never be as good as seeing the real craftsmanship first hand.

 

I would like to say Thankyou to all our lovely teachers, without them and the hard work that Laraine organising the teachers and also the whole convention, we simply would not have a convention to go to.

 

If you are a member of Mountains and Rivers then the workshop will be $15.

We are always happy to have Guests at our meeting/workshops, the cost will be $20 for a Guest.

Our workshops are informative and fun especially with the variety of teachers we have, each one bringing their own style to teach eager students, we have around 25-30 ladies each meeting day.
If you are a teacher and would like to join us, maybe you would like to teach, contact Laraine.
If you are a painter or would like to learn some technique's, contact us at the address or email us, you can find both contacts details at our membership 2015 page.  

 

Meeting/Workshop is at the CWA rooms, Tindale street, Penrith, NSW.

Doors open at 12 noon. See you there! Lyn.

 



 

 



Details of our 2015 meeting

Hi everyone a big welcome to our blog for 2015.

 

Our first meeting/workshop for the new year is on the

 14th of February 2015.

 

Our guest teacher will be Ellen Valenton

The painted piece is called Sunset Orchid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doors open at 12 noon, a short meeting and

our workshop will follow.

 

Workshop cost will be; $15 for Members,

  or $20 if you are a guest.

 

Please bring all your painting goodies you may need.

Use of paints on the day will be provided by our teacher.

 

Plan well ahead ! 

As homework is essential with this piece from Ellen.

 

Bookings are also essential, please contact me if you would like to book in and I can send you a pattern.

 

 

 

The pattern is A2 size, you may change the pattern size but please not bigger as our space is limited.