Our AGM 9th July 2016

Next meeting will be on Saturday the 9th July 2016

This will be our AGM.

If anyone is interested in being part of the committee you must be a registered member before the 30th June. Members are welcome to apply for positions on the committee.

Our guest artist will be Chris Gordon Smith (Chris Roy)

Some homework will be needed for this workshop

 so please book in early.

Details of homework. Canvas is 16" x 20".

Basecoat the canvas with white gesso with a touch of Sapphire for sky. Draw the main lines of the tree trunks and basecoat these with Unbleached Titanium. That is the canvas ready for class. Trace the two birds onto transfer paper and bring to class.

Library Display 2016

Mountains and Rivers proudly present our bi-annual Display at Penrith Library, NSW. 

 

1st June - 30th June

Everyone welcome!

 

You are invited to go along and view our display. Entry is free and the quality of work is first class. Many of our members have won awards in local shows as well as the Royal Easter show.

 

There are three cabinet's of an assortment of traditional and none traditional work by artists.

 

Mountains and Rivers offer a Memory box programme to local hospitals, some of these  wood boxes, painted  by members on our volunteer memory box painting day's are also on display in a separate display cabinet. For more details about this programme see under the heading of Memory box programme.

 

This event is our only display of Memory boxes and Folk and Decorative paintings by members of the Mountains and Rivers.

Please come along and support us.

Meeting and Workshop 14th May 2016

Mountains and Rivers

 

General Meeting and Workshop Saturday May 14th

 

Guest Artist - Lorraine Wingfield

 

'Mixed Media Poppies'

 

 

Workshop; Please supply your own piece.

The size of the pattern is 25cm x 17cm It may be enlarged or reduced to fit your piece.

Please bring with you;
Glad wrap, a medium round brush for stencilling.
If you have a corner stencil then you may bring one with you.
Low tack tape.
Angle shaders; 1/4" 1/2" and 3/8"
A No 3 round.
A good Liner.
An old toothbrush.
A piece of sandpaper and a piece of old graphite transfer paper.

The M and R shop have supplies if you need any on the day

Prep; Use a foam roller and paint your surface with soft white or any white background paint you have. give two coats. DO NOT trace on pattern, but please trace it onto tracing paper to fit your piece.

Convention Pieces will also have to be picked up at this Meeting.

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2016 Convention teachers paintings..

A view of the Teachers sample of art work for our 2016 convention in May on display on Saturday at our first meeting of the year. Many nice projects and we can only choose three to paint over the three days! Hard choice to make they are all beautiful!  







Roberta Small

Merriel Adare